Australian Love Stories
Edited by Cate Kennedy
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There are imaginary lovers, unattainable lovers, star-crossed lovers and predestined lovers. There is straight love, same sex love and some very curious love.
…And, Love’s attendants—cupid, lust, obsession, and betrayal—dance through this volume that contributes to the growing tradition of Australian love. This brand new collection from Inkerman & Blunt is a beautiful companion to Australian Love Poems . Australian Love Stories is edited by Australia’s most respected short story writer, and well loved poet and novelist, Cate Kennedy. The book features stories from award winning writers recognized nationally and internationally such as Bruce Pascoe, Jon Bauer, David Francis, Carmel Bird, Lisa Jacobson, Irma Gold, Tony Birch,Catherine Cole, Leah Swann, Catherine Bateson and Susan Midalia. Available at all good bookshops and online, or visit: http://inkermanandblunt.com/home/how-to-buy/ |
The Best Australian Stories 2014
Edited by Amanda Lohrey
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Overland Story Wine Prize
The winner of Overland’s inaugural Story Wine Prize has been announced.
‘That Inward Eye’ by Leah Swann has won the prize and was published on the label of a Story Wines Shiraz, as well as in the Summer issue of Overland.
Swann’s one-sentence story was the ‘unaminous’ choice by judges, who praised its ‘joyous celebration of the inner life—observation, memory and a profound appreciation of beauty intertwined in a technically impressive single sentence of 585 words’. It’s a story, the judges say, ‘that will reward multiple readings’.
Two runners-up were also announced and will each receive $500 and publication in Overland . They are: ‘I thought maybe I could be a lounge singer’ by Lauren Aimee Curtis and ‘6pm Saturday night’ by Sally Breen.
‘That Inward Eye’ by Leah Swann has won the prize and was published on the label of a Story Wines Shiraz, as well as in the Summer issue of Overland.
Swann’s one-sentence story was the ‘unaminous’ choice by judges, who praised its ‘joyous celebration of the inner life—observation, memory and a profound appreciation of beauty intertwined in a technically impressive single sentence of 585 words’. It’s a story, the judges say, ‘that will reward multiple readings’.
Two runners-up were also announced and will each receive $500 and publication in Overland . They are: ‘I thought maybe I could be a lounge singer’ by Lauren Aimee Curtis and ‘6pm Saturday night’ by Sally Breen.
Review of Australian Fiction, Volume 11, Issue 5
Review of Australian Fiction has published Karen Manton's "Nobody Wants A Sick Man" alongside Swann's "The Puzzle Ball."
Manton's atmospheric story examines the effects of chronic illness on a marriage, the rage and the love, the compassion and the fatigue, the dream of a cure and the loss of that dream. Beautifully written, it's a story that will live on in you after you've read it...
Manton's atmospheric story examines the effects of chronic illness on a marriage, the rage and the love, the compassion and the fatigue, the dream of a cure and the loss of that dream. Beautifully written, it's a story that will live on in you after you've read it...
The World to Come
"compelling works of creative genius"
"Of Life Belo
In 1738, the English preacher, Isaac Watts wrote ‘The world to come’, a Christian tract about departed souls, death, and the glory or terror of the resurrection. Almost 300 years later the world to come still fascinates readers. It’s not only climate change, it’s the climate of everything: from technological ‘advances’ that threaten to create an immortal humanity; to an endless ‘war on terror,’ which means that, though we may never know war, nor will we ever truly know peace; to a thousand visions of post-Apocalyptic life in the media. The world to come is everywhere; it is with us now… In this exciting new speculative fiction anthology, twenty-one writers respond to the world to come – the one just around the corner, the hereafter and the everywhen.
The World To Come is edited by Patrick West & Om Prakash Dwivedi and published by Spineless Wonders.
'A veritable smorgasbord of sci-fi and speculative fiction by hand-picked writers from across the globe out to amaze, shock and stir readers with a palate for the unexpected and disconcerting. These stories are compelling works of creative genius.' DIVYA DUBEY, Earthen Lamp Journal
The World To Come is a truly international publication, edited by Om Dwivedi (India) and Patrick West (Australia), and featuring talented new voices as well as established authors from around the globe. Contributions by:
Ben Brooker | Bwesigye bwa Mwesigire |Craig Cormick |Jeannette Delamoir | Sébastien Doubinsky |John Fulton |Lucy Greenwood | Abir Hamdar |Tabish Khair |Crisetta MacLeod |Eunice Ngongkum |Tim Richards |Emily Riches| Leone Ross |John G. Shulman |Dirk Strasser |Leah Swann |Bronwyne Thomason | Tham Chui-Joe | Marcus Waters Jeanette Zissell
Buy a copy: http://shortaustralianstories.com.au/products-page/anthologies-3/the-world-to-come/
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New Stories in Review of Australian Fiction |
Review of Australian Fiction is an online journal that offers two new stories every two weeks. Leah Swann's stories The Way That You Found Me and The Green Lamp have been paired with stories from gifted writers Patrick Holland and Alison Croggon. Like others who have written for RAF, Swann enjoyed the freedom offered by digital space to write a longer story.
"Most journals and writing competitions have word limits of 5,000 or less. While I love that discipline, it was fun to relax and write as much as I wanted. It gave the characters in The Way That You Found Me room to move without having to commit to a novel."
At only $2.99 per issue, RAF offers affordable, quality fiction -- a break from the info stream that you can read in transit, or between novels -- that keeps you in touch with current trends in Australian literature. See more at http://reviewofaustralianfiction.com/ or click on previews below.
"Most journals and writing competitions have word limits of 5,000 or less. While I love that discipline, it was fun to relax and write as much as I wanted. It gave the characters in The Way That You Found Me room to move without having to commit to a novel."
At only $2.99 per issue, RAF offers affordable, quality fiction -- a break from the info stream that you can read in transit, or between novels -- that keeps you in touch with current trends in Australian literature. See more at http://reviewofaustralianfiction.com/ or click on previews below.
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