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Chris Somerville Chris Somerville i(A78628 works by)
Born: Established: 1984 ;
Gender: Male
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1 y separately published work icon Live Recording : Ronnie Scott on The Adversary Chris Somerville (interviewer), 2020 23470280 2020 single work podcast interview

'Ronnie Scott chats with fellow author Chris Somerville about his debut novel, The Adversary. This is a live recording of an online event hosted via Zoom during the Covid-19 crisis.'  (Production summary)
1 y separately published work icon A Conversation with Sean O'Beirne Chris Somerville (interviewer), 2020 23470034 2020 single work podcast interview

'Sean O'Beirne chats with Readings bookseller and author Chris Somerville about his debut work of fiction, A Couple of Things Before the End.'  (Production summary)
1 Books Roundup : The Shining Wall, Lanny, City of Trees Ellen Cregan , Chris Somerville , Sonia Nair , 2019 single work review
— Appears in: Kill Your Darlings [Online] , April 2019;
— Review of The Shining Wall Melissa Ferguson , 2019 single work novel ; City of Trees : Essays on Life, Death and the Need for a Forest Sophie Cunningham , 2019 selected work essay autobiography
1 Grapefruit Chris Somerville , 2015 single work short story
— Appears in: Review of Australian Fiction , vol. 14 no. 6 2015;
1 Out in the Wild Chris Somerville , 2014 single work short story
— Appears in: Kill Your Darlings , April no. 17 2014; (p. 113-122) 'What I'd heard was that the casino's owner had held this great big dream of making the place themed to space travel, but it really only went as far as the solar system print on the carpet and the empty astronaut suit that greeted you at the entrance, gloved hand raised up like it was going to give you a high five. Then there were pot plants sitting around, the smell of blow-dryered hair, the feeling of sand under your shoes when you walked on the tile...' (Publication abstract)
1 The Early Works of Eva Braun Chris Somerville , 2014 single work short story
— Appears in: Review of Australian Fiction , vol. 12 no. 4 2014;
1 Selected Shorts Debra Adelaide , Tony Birch , Carmel Bird , Georgia Blain , Maxine Beneba Clarke , Susan Midalia , Ryan O'Neill , Paddy O'Reilly , Chris Somerville , Maria Takolander , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , September no. 364 2014; (p. 52-50)
— Review of Heat and Light Ellen van Neerven , 2014 selected work short story ; Captives Angela Meyer , 2014 selected work short story ; Arms Race : And Other Stories Nicolas Low , 2014 selected work short story ; Las Vegas for Vegans A. S. Patrić , 2012 selected work short story ; An Elegant Young Man Luke Carman , 2013 selected work short story ; Tarcutta Wake Josephine Rowe , 2012 selected work short story
1 On Leaving the Gold Coast : Street Fighter Chris Somerville , 2014 single work short story
— Appears in: Bumf 2014;
1 9 y separately published work icon We Are Not the Same Anymore Chris Somerville , St Lucia : University of Queensland Press , 2013 Z1924860 2013 selected work short story 'We are Not the Same Anymore is a collection of short fiction about people trying to connect with each other and the difficulties of finding intimacy. In these stories, Chris Somerville plays out the small catastrophes of everyday life, cutting his characters adrift in the uneasiness that ensues. A man turns up at his daughter's birthday party with a goldfish in an ice-cream container. On the way to collect firewood, a woman and her teenaged neighbour crash in a snowstorm. An unwilling son helps his sister and father put up posters for a missing dog named Michael. Familiar and endearing, Somerville's characters are consumed with their own neuroses, and through their eyes, the landscape of the domestic becomes surreal and dully terrifying. Suffused with a dark humour, their struggles for intimacy are recreated on the page with a deft and affectionate touch.' (Publisher's blurb)
1 Snow on the Mountain Chris Somerville , 2013 single work short story
— Appears in: The Best Australian Stories 2013 2013; (p. 148-159)
1 Many Writers, One Story [2012] Nick Earls , Marieke Hardy , Dave Graney , Jeff Sparrow , Kate Forsyth , Michaela McGuire , Michael Robotham , Krissy Kneen , Emilie Zoey Baker , Andy Griffiths , Phil Kafcaloudes , Tanveer Ahmed , Tony Cavanaugh , Tara Moss , Susan Johnson , Rebecca Sparrow , Mandy Beaumont , Sean Whelan , Belinda Jeffrey , Katherine Battersby , Sophie Hamley , Chris Currie , Kristina Schulz , Terry Whidborne , Anna Campbell , Chris Somerville , Tristan Bancks , Toni Jordan , Benjamin Law , 2012 single work short story

'Brisbane Writers Festival celebrates stories of all shapes and sizes. With the help of Twitter and a brilliant collection of 50 writers from around the globe, the Many Writers, One Story project hopes to put together a very Brisbane tale told in 140 character bite-sized pieces. Where will the story go? What twists will it take? Follow its progress from Tuesday 17 July [2012] ... or on Twitter by following the hashtag #BWF50.'

Source: Brisbane Writers Festival website, http://www.bwf.org.au/
Sighted: 14/08/2012
1 Harold Holt Chris Somerville , 2010 single work short story
— Appears in: The Lifted Brow , no. 7 2010; (p. 157-158) The Best of The Lifted Brow. Volume One 2013; (p. 69-70)
1 Parachute Chris Somerville , 2010 single work short story
— Appears in: The Lifted Brow , no. 6 2010; (p. 134-135)
1 'Quiet' : From Young Liars and Other Stories Chris Somerville , 2009 single work short story
— Appears in: Young Liars and Other Stories Perilous Adventures , vol. 09 no. 5 2009;
1 As Long As You're Here Chris Somerville , 2009 single work short story
— Appears in: Perilous Adventures , vol. 09 no. 5 2009;
1 y separately published work icon Young Liars and Other Stories Chris Somerville , 2009 (Manuscript version)x402091 Z1621556 2009 selected work short story
1 The Smoke was Somewhere up in the Clouds Chris Somerville , 2008 single work short story
— Appears in: Re-Placement : A National Anthology of Creative Writing from Universities across Australia 2008; (p. 26-34)
1 I Guess I'm From Here Chris Somerville , 2003 single work short story
— Appears in: Retort Magazine 2001-;
1 When I was Rising and Falling in the Sea Chris Somerville , 2003 2003 single work short story
— Appears in: State Library of Queensland Young Writers Award Website 1998-; The Courier-Mail , 4 October 2003; (p. 6)
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