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'New Australian Fiction is a collection of eighteen stories from some of Australia's best and brightest writers of short fiction. Featuring stories from: Chloe Michele, Jack Kirne, Julie Koh, Craig Cormick, Andrea Gillum, Tony Birch, Laura Elizabeth Woollett, Josh Kemp, Zoë Bradley, Allee Richards, Khalid Warsame, Mikaella Clements, A.S. Patrić, Melanie Saward, Laura Elvery, Gretchen Shirm, Wayne Marshall, Anne Hotta.' (Publication summary)
Contents
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Introduction,
single work
essay
(p. ix-x)
'There is an elusive element to selecting and editing fiction. We are all creatures of taste; it follows, therefore, that we have particular tastes in our reading to.' (Introduction)
- Raven, single work short story (p. 1-10)
- A Still Shaken Thing, single work short story (p. 11-23)
- Workers of All Lands Unite, single work short story (p. 25-37)
- The Great Explorer Has Never Seen Anything Equal to This Land in His Life, single work short story (p. 39-48)
- A Trick of the Light, single work short story (p. 49-56)
- Flight, single work short story (p. 57-69)
- Physical Education, single work short story (p. 71-81)
- Spiral, single work short story (p. 83-94)
- Mould, single work short story (p. 95-101)
- This Version of Her, single work short story (p. 103-113)
- The Weather, single work short story (p. 115-124)
- The Ray Leaving the Eye, single work short story (p. 125-135)
- Bruiser, single work short story (p. 137-146)
- Bug Spray, single work short story (p. 147-154)
- Something Close to Gold, single work short story (p. 155-173)
- The Crying Room, single work short story (p. 175-184)
- The Hearing, single work short story (p. 185-199)
- Museum Piece, single work short story (p. 201-214)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Fresh Visions of a Vast Landscape
2020
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 7 March 2020; (p. 25)
— Review of New Australian Fiction 2019 2019 anthology short story ; Listurbia 2019 single work novella ; Red Can Origami 2019 single work novel -
Rebecca Starford (ed.) New Australian Fiction 2019
2019
single work
review
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 7-13 December 2019;
— Review of New Australian Fiction 2019 2019 anthology short story'Within the pages of the first short-fiction collection from Australian literary journal Kill Your Darlings, we are transported to a series of engrossing micro-worlds. Editor Rebecca Starford writes in the introduction that “stories offer a way to explore the most urgent issues of our time”. Indeed, these 18 stories are tied to the concerns of 2019, from the everyday to the more abstract and unabashedly political.' (Introduction)
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Seeking Comfort, Finding Strength
2019
single work
column
— Appears in: Kill Your Darlings [Online] , September 2019;'There is an elusive element to selecting and editing fiction. We are all creatures of taste; it follows, therefore, that we have particular tastes in our reading too.'
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Introduction
2019
single work
essay
— Appears in: New Australian Fiction 2019 2019; (p. ix-x)'There is an elusive element to selecting and editing fiction. We are all creatures of taste; it follows, therefore, that we have particular tastes in our reading to.' (Introduction)
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Rebecca Starford (ed.) New Australian Fiction 2019
2019
single work
review
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 7-13 December 2019;
— Review of New Australian Fiction 2019 2019 anthology short story'Within the pages of the first short-fiction collection from Australian literary journal Kill Your Darlings, we are transported to a series of engrossing micro-worlds. Editor Rebecca Starford writes in the introduction that “stories offer a way to explore the most urgent issues of our time”. Indeed, these 18 stories are tied to the concerns of 2019, from the everyday to the more abstract and unabashedly political.' (Introduction)
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Fresh Visions of a Vast Landscape
2020
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 7 March 2020; (p. 25)
— Review of New Australian Fiction 2019 2019 anthology short story ; Listurbia 2019 single work novella ; Red Can Origami 2019 single work novel -
Introduction
2019
single work
essay
— Appears in: New Australian Fiction 2019 2019; (p. ix-x)'There is an elusive element to selecting and editing fiction. We are all creatures of taste; it follows, therefore, that we have particular tastes in our reading to.' (Introduction)
-
Seeking Comfort, Finding Strength
2019
single work
column
— Appears in: Kill Your Darlings [Online] , September 2019;'There is an elusive element to selecting and editing fiction. We are all creatures of taste; it follows, therefore, that we have particular tastes in our reading too.'
