1. Who are the short fiction authors you admire (Australian or otherwise, alive or dead)? Annie Proulx, Elizabeth Jolley and Carson McCullers are a few of the many writers I admire for their short fiction. From a closer position I’ve gained knowledge and been influenced by collections such as Anson Cameron’s, ‘Nice Shootin’ Cowboy’, Tim … Read More
Author: Bronwyn Mehan
Spineless Wonders asks Pierz Newton-John
1. Who are the short fiction authors you admire (Australian or otherwise, alive or dead)? There are so many! But some who spring to mind include Anne Enright, Wells Tower, Peter Carey, Alice Munro, Raymond Carver, Borges, Kafka. 2.What is the most memorable short story you have read? And why does it stand out for … Read More
Spineless Wonders asks Sam Cooney
1. Who are the short fiction authors you admire (Australian or otherwise, alive or dead)? Ryan O’Neill, Eva Hornung, Peter Carey, Jessica Au, A.G. McNeil, Amanda Lohrey, Frank Moorhouse Gerard Murnane, Denis Johnson, David Foster Wallace, Doris Lessing, Donald Barthelme, Jorge Luis Barthes, Miranda July, Michael Cunningham, Raymond Carver. 2. What is the most memorable … Read More
Spineless Wonders asks Michelle Cahill
1. Who are the short fiction authors you admire (Australian or otherwise, alive or dead)? I admire Cate Kennedy’s short stories, Maria Takolander’s psychological fragility, Nam Lee’s compelling realism and the fantasy in Tom Cho’s writing. I also like Roberto Bolaño, Sushma Joshi, Aravind Adiga, Jhumpa Lahiri. And of course I’ve loved reading Chekov, Borges, … Read More
Spineless Wonders Asks Jon Steiner
1. Who are the short fiction authors you admire (Australian or otherwise, alive or dead)? Well, David Foster Wallace, for one, obviously. Here are some others: ZZ Packer, Robert Drewe, Jhumpa Lahiri, Grace Paley, Sam Shepard, Richard Yates. But also, I often read a story somewhere that totally blows me away—in the New Yorker, or … Read More
Spineless Wonders Asks Kate Geyer
1. Who are the short fiction authors you admire (Australian or otherwise, alive or dead)? Miranda July, ZZ Packer, Alice Munro and Josephine Rowe. 2. What is the most memorable short story you have read? And why does it stand out for you? I read Helen Garner’s collection of short stories ‘My Hard Heart’ about … Read More
Spineless Wonders Asks Yin Lin
1. Who are the short fiction authors you admire (Australian or otherwise, alive or dead)? I’ll confess straight up and say that I actually don’t read a huge amount of short stories. Most of the short fiction I’ve read is from high school. I like Cilla McQueen, Apirana Taylor, Katherine Mansfield… Hm, my English teachers … Read More
Win a Kobo ereader for 140 characters
We are currently running a competition, in search of quality writing with a Twitter-style character limit. The winner will receive a Kobo Touch ereader and there are ebooks and other Spineless Wonders giveaways for runners up. Competition closes at midnight on Tuesday, January 31. Entry is free via our Submissions Manager. Entries will be judged … Read More
Spineless Wonders asks Amanda Curtin
1. Who are the short fiction authors you admire (Australian or otherwise, alive or dead)? I admire Cate Kennedy immensely — Dark Roots feels like perfection to me. I (like so many people) was also hugely impressed with Nam Le’s The Boat, and other Australian collections I’ve loved include Josephine Rowe’s stories-in-miniature, When a Moth … Read More
Escape an anthology of short Australian stories
“Quality short fiction. Packed with surprises. Prepare to be transported.” Marion Halligan Escapist reading is usually light and inconsequential – ideal for those times when your body is relaxing on the beach, lounging in bed with a breakfast tray or slumping its way to work on public transport. The twenty-eight stories collected here, in Escape, … Read More