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Issue Details: First known date: 2011... 2011 The Best Australian Stories 2011
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'In The Best Australian Stories 2011, Cate Kennedy selects the year’s most outstanding short fiction. Featuring much loved masters as well as exciting new voices, this book is a perfect introduction to Australia’s best contemporary fiction.' (From the publisher's website.)

Contents

* Contents derived from the Melbourne, Victoria,:Black Inc. , 2011 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Duty of Care, Joanne Riccioni , single work short story (p. 1-8)
Carrying On, Gretchen Shirm , single work short story (p. 9-17)
Blow In, Rebecca Giggs , single work short story (p. 18-35)
Istanbul, Sarah Holland-Batt , single work short story (p. 30-43)
The Men Outside My Room, Michael Sala , single work short story (p. 44-53)
Matter, Miriam Sved , single work short story (p. 54-65)
Space Under the Stars, Liam Davison , single work short story (p. 66-76)
Where There's Smoke, Chris Womersley , single work short story (p. 77-81)
The Sleepers in That Quiet Earth, Debra Adelaide , single work short story (p. 82-94)
Everyone Wins on Kid Planet, Nick Smith , single work short story (p. 95-101)
The Road to Nowhere, Russell King , single work short story (p. 102-106)
The Gills of Fish, Karen Manton , single work short story (p. 107-115)
Street Sweeper, Leah Swann , single work short story (p. 116-123)
Forging Friendship, Karen Hitchcock , single work short story (p. 124-134)
(Favoured by) Babies, Tim Richards , single work short story (p. 135-143)
Look Down with Me, Jennifer Mills , single work short story (p. 144-147)
Visitors' Day, Mark Dapin , single work short story (p. 148-155)
Shelter, Kate Rotherham , single work short story (p. 156-160)
Ten-Day Socks, Marele Day , single work short story (p. 161-167)
Shooting the Fox, Marion Halligan , single work short story (p. 168-179)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Melbourne, Victoria,: Black Inc. , 2011 .
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      Extent: xiii, 256p.p.
      Note/s:
      • Introduction by Cate Kennedy.
      ISBN: 9781863955485
      Series: y separately published work icon The Best Australian Stories Black Inc. (publisher), Melbourne : Bookman Press , 1999 Z1845180 1999 series - publisher short story extract

      The second of the three Best of collections, Best Australian Stories was inaugurated in 1999, under the guidance of executive chair Morry Schwartz. In 2004, publisher Chris Feik took over the series. In March 2018, Black Inc. announced the cancellation of all three series, replaced by Best Summer Stories.

      Number in series: 12

Other Formats

Works about this Work

The Latest Word Lindy Warrell , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: Wet Ink , no. 26 2012; (p. 49-50)

— Review of The Best Australian Stories 2011 2011 anthology short story
Review Best Australian Stories 2011 Sally J. Finn , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: Overland [Online] , January 2012;

— Review of The Best Australian Stories 2011 2011 anthology short story
Proof that Australian Writing Is Hard to Best Christopher Bantick , 2011-2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 31 December - 1 January 2011-2012; (p. 20-21)

— Review of The Best Australian Essays 2011 2011 anthology essay extract criticism ; The Best Australian Stories 2011 2011 anthology short story ; The Best Australian Poems 2011 2011 anthology poetry
Meet Some of Australia's Best Diane Stubbings , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 17 December 2011; (p. 26)

— Review of The Sleepers Almanac : No. 7 2011 anthology poetry short story ; The Best Australian Stories 2011 2011 anthology short story
Class of 2011 Simon Caterson , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 10-11 December 2011; (p. 37)

— Review of The Best Australian Stories 2011 2011 anthology short story ; The Best Australian Poems 2011 2011 anthology poetry ; The Best Australian Essays 2011 2011 anthology essay extract criticism
Capital Collections Simon Caterson , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 3 December 2011; (p. 26-27)

— Review of The Best Australian Stories 2011 2011 anthology short story ; The Best Australian Poems 2011 2011 anthology poetry ; The Best Australian Essays 2011 2011 anthology essay extract criticism
Short Stories John Bailey , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 4 December 2011; (p. 18)

— Review of The Best Australian Stories 2011 2011 anthology short story
Timely Tales of What Ails Us John Bailey , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 4 December 2011; (p. 7)

— Review of The Best Australian Stories 2011 2011 anthology short story
Best Parenting Ruth Starke , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December 2011-January 2012 no. 337 2011; (p. 18)

— Review of The Best Australian Stories 2011 2011 anthology short story
Class of 2011 Simon Caterson , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 10-11 December 2011; (p. 37)

— Review of The Best Australian Stories 2011 2011 anthology short story ; The Best Australian Poems 2011 2011 anthology poetry ; The Best Australian Essays 2011 2011 anthology essay extract criticism
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