A deftly curated anthology of the best of contemporary Australian short stories, each with an essay by their authors
Breaking down the wall between the creative and discursive, the imagistic and the expository, this collection offers an alternating story/essay structure, making it ideal for the classroom, as well as a pure pleasure to read for anyone interested in the best of Ozlit. The authors' essays reveal the acute organizing intelligence behind the most artless-appearing of stories, and are a rare bonus for readers.
Julie Chevalieris a poet and short story writer. She grew up in New Jersey and went to St. Lawrence University in upstate New York, and now lives in Sydney.Bronwyn Mehanis a poet and fiction writer, and runs Spineless Wonders.
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