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y separately published work icon New Australian Fiction 2022 anthology   short story  
Issue Details: First known date: 2022... 2022 New Australian Fiction 2022
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'Characters hunt for fame and fortune. Children rise from the dead to return to their mothers. The world is on fire. New Australian Fiction showcases the strength and diversity of Australian short fiction at its best. Now in its fourth year, these stories will move, entertain and enlighten you.' (Publication summary)

Contents

* Contents derived from the Fitzroy North, Fitzroy - Collingwood area, Melbourne - North, Melbourne, Victoria,:Kill Your Darlings , 2022 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Introduction, Suzy Garcia , single work essay
'We live in a time of narrative tension. Viruses, climate change, global catastrophes - will that person text me back? What will happen next? Who really knows. The plot thickens, storylines are unfolding as you read this.' (Introduction)
(p. xi-xii)
The Smaller of Two Tomatoes, Elizabeth Tan , single work short story (p. 1-12)
Goodbye to the Body, Jack Vening , single work short story (p. 13-25)
Lifestyle Creep, Chloe Wilson , single work short story (p. 27-59)
Berchem Station, Kavita Bedford , single work short story (p. 61-67)
Heati"Summer", Maxine Beneba Clarke , single work poetry (p. 69-70)
Heat, Maxine Beneba Clarke , sequence poetry (p. 69-93)
Abdoi"At the start of summer,", Maxine Beneba Clarke , single work poetry (p. 70-73)
Text Messagei"Nobody's allowed", Maxine Beneba Clarke , single work poetry (p. 74-75)
The Three Amigosi"Me and Daniel and Deng", Maxine Beneba Clarke , single work poetry (p. 75-76)
Freeziei"Maysa and Lulu,", Maxine Beneba Clarke , single work poetry (p. 76-78)
Duski"Dusk, on our balcony", Maxine Beneba Clarke , single work poetry (p. 79)
Lessonsi"At night,", Maxine Beneba Clarke , single work poetry (p. 79-80)
Stuffi"When I wake up,", Maxine Beneba Clarke , single work poetry (p. 80-84)
Betrayali"When Dad and I get to the car.", Maxine Beneba Clarke , single work poetry (p. 84-85)
Amberi"I don't like Dad's new house.", Maxine Beneba Clarke , single work short story (p. 85-87)
Morningi"Wide avake", Maxine Beneba Clarke , single work poetry (p. 87-88)
Strangeri"At 9am", Maxine Beneba Clarke , single work short story (p. 88)
Snoopi"When they leave,", Maxine Beneba Clarke , single work poetry (p. 88-89)
Somali Kitcheni"At lunch", Maxine Beneba Clarke , single work poetry (p. 90-91)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

Long Live the Short Story Maks Sipowicz , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: Meanjin Online 2022;

— Review of New Australian Fiction 2022 2022 anthology short story
y separately published work icon Kill Your Darlings — New Australian Fiction Anthology Nico Callaghan (presenter), 2022 25657419 2022 single work podcast

'A live recording of the launch event for Kill Your Darlings fourth print anthology, New Australian Fiction 2022. This recording includes writers reading their original works.'

Suzy Garcia (ed.) New Australian Fiction 2022 Geordie Williamson , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 10-16 September 2022;

— Review of New Australian Fiction 2022 2022 anthology short story

'Anthologies such as Kill Your Darlings’ New Australian Fiction have a long and necessary prehistory. In continental Europe and Britain during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, “little magazines” were established to showcase writing that disobeyed the public taste – then as now – for mass-market fiction published by large commercial concerns.' (Introduction)

Introduction Suzy Garcia , 2022 single work essay
— Appears in: New Australian Fiction 2022 2022; (p. xi-xii)
'We live in a time of narrative tension. Viruses, climate change, global catastrophes - will that person text me back? What will happen next? Who really knows. The plot thickens, storylines are unfolding as you read this.' (Introduction)
Suzy Garcia (ed.) New Australian Fiction 2022 Geordie Williamson , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 10-16 September 2022;

— Review of New Australian Fiction 2022 2022 anthology short story

'Anthologies such as Kill Your Darlings’ New Australian Fiction have a long and necessary prehistory. In continental Europe and Britain during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, “little magazines” were established to showcase writing that disobeyed the public taste – then as now – for mass-market fiction published by large commercial concerns.' (Introduction)

Long Live the Short Story Maks Sipowicz , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: Meanjin Online 2022;

— Review of New Australian Fiction 2022 2022 anthology short story
Introduction Suzy Garcia , 2022 single work essay
— Appears in: New Australian Fiction 2022 2022; (p. xi-xii)
'We live in a time of narrative tension. Viruses, climate change, global catastrophes - will that person text me back? What will happen next? Who really knows. The plot thickens, storylines are unfolding as you read this.' (Introduction)
y separately published work icon Kill Your Darlings — New Australian Fiction Anthology Nico Callaghan (presenter), 2022 25657419 2022 single work podcast

'A live recording of the launch event for Kill Your Darlings fourth print anthology, New Australian Fiction 2022. This recording includes writers reading their original works.'

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