AustLit

'Amanda Lohrey’s Miles Franklin-winnning novel explores notions of impermanence and healing in a small coastal town.'

'Clare Moleta’s novel canvases big questions as a mother searches for her child in a hostile landscape.' 

'The sixth novel from the author of An Isolated Incident and Fishing for Tigers explores hoarding, shame and class.' 

'Ella Baxter’s debut novel is about a young woman attempting to make sense of her world and her body after she has experienced two serious bouts of grief. This needs to be said upfront because a reader could get caught up in the detail of this story and forget that this young woman is experiencing deep pain.' (Introduction)

'As the editor for this autumn 2018 issue of Overland online, I read almost 450 stories. I had to think quite intently on which, in my opinion, four stories could represent the magazine Overland.

'Why did I relate to the stories I chose? The stories stand out because they have characters with complex lives. They are struggling with adversity, but are alive to life. The stories are written in scenes, not long descriptive passages or discursive dialogue. These are narratives that go to the heart of the matter and arrive there from the first sentence. The writing has a voice, tone and a story arc. The language is simple. And definitely not too many adjectives and adverbs.' (Linda Godfrey, Editorial introduction)

'Eva Hornung shows us that the story of the Garden of Eden can have a different ending.'