Blurred lines: Jen Craig on ‘Panthers and the Museum of Fire’
‘The year 2015 is only in its early days, but already I know that Sydney writer Jen Craig’s novella, Panthers and the Museum of Fire [Spineless Wonders, March], will be...
Spineless Wonders launches new short fiction series
Independent Australian publisher Spineless Wonders has announced plans for a new series that combines short stories with authors’ reflections on them.Publisher Bronwyn Mehan told Books+Publishing that the ‘SW Fiction Plus’ series...
Damaged in Transit (Mary Manning, Spineless Wonders)
Damaged in Transit is a collection of short stories from Melbourne writer Mary Manning. It charts familiar territory—journeys on trams, along highways and outback roads—but renders them unfamiliar through unusual...
In Brief
ABR Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize winners announcedCarrie Tiffany and Gregory Day are the joint winners of the 2011 Australian Book Review (ABR) Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize. Tiffany was...
Spineless Wonders launches Carmel Bird Short Fiction Award
New publisher Spineless Wonders, which launched with the short story collection Permission to Lie (Julie Chevalier) in April, has announced the establishment of the Carmel Bird Short Fiction Award. The...