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'Award Winning Australian Writing showcases some of the best stories that have won a short story writing competition in Australia over the past year. From The Age Short Story Competition to the Arafura Short Story Award as well as winning bush poetry, the book covers an entertaining diversity of themes and gives voice to emerging writers. Each story also profiles the author and competition.' (Libraries Australia record)
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Melbourne,
Victoria,:Melbourne Books
, 2009 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Plain Indians, single work short story (p. 12-17)
- Sam, single work short story (p. 19-22)
- The Feeder, single work short story (p. 24-33)
- I Thought About You, single work short story (p. 35-41)
- Love and Other Catastrophes The Life of Brian (or Lack Thereof), single work short story (p. 43-51)
- Somebody's Darlingi"With foam flying forth from her nostrils", single work poetry (p. 53-57)
- Skin Deep, single work short story (p. 59-65)
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The Goosle,
single work
short story
fantasy
horror
An interpretation of the fairy story Hansel and Gretel by the Brothers Grimm.
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Dev,
single work
short story
'An intimate exploration of just what might be the story behind a couple you see sharing the weekend paper at a coffee shop.'
Source: ZineWest blog, http://zinewest.blogspot.com/
Sighted: 13/01/2010 - Walking across the Stadium, single work short story (p. 90-100)
- Crocodile Tears, single work short story (p. 102-108)
- Mille Feuille, single work short story (p. 110-119)
- The Summerhouse, single work short story (p. 121-127)
- Snake in My Belly, single work short story (p. 129-132)
- The Self-Sufficient Gardener, single work short story science fiction (p. 134-146)
- The Exchange, single work short story horror (p. 148-152)
- Mulling over Mafekingi"The sedges and the bracken ferns are marching up the hill;", single work poetry (p. 154-156)
- Rangi and Lillian, single work short story (p. 158-167)
- Renting James Joyce's House, single work short story (p. 168-171)
- Finding the Sweet Spot, single work short story (p. 172-180)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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The Long and Short of Elbow Room
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 17 October 2009; (p. 13)
— Review of The Australian Long Story 2009 anthology short story prose novella autobiography ; Award Winning Australian Writing 2009 2009 anthology poetry short story
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The Long and Short of Elbow Room
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 17 October 2009; (p. 13)
— Review of The Australian Long Story 2009 anthology short story prose novella autobiography ; Award Winning Australian Writing 2009 2009 anthology poetry short story
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