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1 Tea Party Lauren E. Mitchell , 2016 single work short story science fiction
— Appears in: Defying Doomsday 2016; (p. 263-288)

Tally is one of the patients living at a private hospital's psychiatric ward after the apocalypse. Along with another survivor, Count, she goes searching for supplies. They encounter a nurse, Mary, on crutches in a medical clinic while looking for medications.

Mary joins them, and they use a scavenged ute to carry more supplies. An earthquake has them fleeing home with a narrow escape. Tally checks on the rest of the survivors before gathering them around for tea time.
1 y separately published work icon The Fear Collectors Lauren E. Mitchell , Australia : Lauren E. Mitchell , 2016 11328943 2016 single work novel horror

'The Fear Clinic. A safe place. A place where phobias are treated. Erica's parents are sure it's perfect, that Erica's younger sister Missy will be freed of her fear of the dark. But when Missy shows no signs of improvement, Erica's not so sure. And when she takes it upon herself to investigate, she finds answers that she could never have expected.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
1 Interview with Stephen Orr Lauren E. Mitchell , 2016 single work interview
— Appears in: Griffith Review , no. 54 2016; 'Based in Adelaide, Stephen Orr has published several novels, and has been nominated for the Commonwealth Writers Prize and twice for the Miles Franklin Literary Award. His novella ‘Datsunland’ explores the hesitant bond that develops between a reluctant music teacher and his teenage student in a school they both loathe. In this interview, he discusses his own experiences of teaching, and how growing up in ’70s suburbia informed his writing.' (Publication abstract)
1 Interview with Suzanne McCourt Lauren E. Mitchell , 2016 single work interview
— Appears in: Griffith Review , no. 54 2016; 'Suzanne McCourt’s first novel The Lost Child (Text, 2014) was longlisted for the Miles Franklin Literary Award in 2015. Her novella ‘The Last Taboo: A Love Story’, published in Griffith Review 54: Earthly Delights, is a confronting story about the fraught relationship that develops between a mother and son reunited in later life after she gave him up for adoption as a teenager. In this interview, she discusses her lengthy struggle to win the confidence to become a writer, and the importance of enchantment in her creative work.' (Publication abstract)
1 Interview with Daniel Jenkins Lauren E. Mitchell (interviewer), 2016 single work interview
— Appears in: Griffith Review , no. 54 2016; 'Daniel Jenkins grew up in New South Wales. He has spent most of the past ten years living in Asia and the Middle East, teaching and writing. His novella ‘Those Boys From Jalaan’ is set in a Middle Eastern country and focuses on the mixed experiences of a woman who arrives to teach English to college students, and that of her predecessor in the apartment she occupies. In this interview, he discusses how his writing has influenced his choice of destinations, and the challenges of writing from a female perspective.' (Publication abstract)
1 Interview with Graham Lang Lauren E. Mitchell (interviewer), 2016 single work interview
— Appears in: Griffith Review , no. 54 2016; 'Graham Lang is an artist and writer who has published three novels: Clouds Like Black Dogs (Jonathan Ball Publishers, 2003), Place of Birth (Jonathan Ball Publishers, 2006) and Lettah’s Gift (UQP, 2011). His novella ‘A Fulcrum of Infinities’, published in Griffith Review 54: Earthly Delights, bears the same name as his most recent body of visual work. In this interview, Lang discusses the 'thrilling potential of both written and visual work, and reveals how the novella was profoundly informed by his own brush with death.' (Publication abstract)
1 Interview with Melanie Cheng Lauren E. Mitchell (interviewer), 2016 single work interview
— Appears in: Griffith Review , no. 54 2016; 'Melanie Cheng is a Melbourne-based writer and practising GP. ‘Muse’, published in Griffith Review 54: Earthly Delights, is part of a collection of short fiction, Australia Day, which was awarded the 2016 Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for an Unpublished Manuscript. In this interview, Cheng explains how her novella fits within the Australia Day manuscript and discusses the central of role of empathy in her work as both a doctor and a writer.' (Publication abstract)
1 Latency Lauren E. Mitchell , 2015 single work short story
— Appears in: Award Winning Australian Writing 2015 2015; (p. 199-209)
1 From Chronicles of Suburbia Lauren E. Mitchell , 2012 single work prose
— Appears in: Scintillae 2012 2012; (p. 219-222)
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