Long Story winner – Felicity Volk

March 12, 2013By Bronwyn Mehanfeature article No Comments

What Amanda Lohrey said about Felicity Volk’s winning story – Go, you are sent forth (Ite, missa est) ‘ I chose this as the winner because it is a fully developed story. It took me somewhere interesting, it surprised me at several turns, i.e. it developed, and developed interestingly, and it took some bold risks … Read More

Australian Icons competition results

January 26, 2013By Bronwyn Mehanfeature article No Comments

SPINELESS WONDERS is proud to announce the results of the Australian Icons Prose Poetry and Microfiction competition, judged by Carol Jenkins.  Our warmest congratulations go to: WINNER ($300) Mark O’Flynn, under the maw of luna park HIGHLY COMMENDED Richard Holt, Bush burial Stu Hatton, down south Trina Denner, Playing Outside Paul Mitchell, The Old Man … Read More

Earworms festive season sale

December 24, 2012By Bronwyn MehanAudio No Comments

Earworms Sale – 50% off until Feb 1!!!! To celebrate the festive season, our short Australian audio stories are now on sale at half price. So this means you can grab yourself a 20-minute short story for as little as $0.99. Stock up for that summer road trip you have planned. Or if you’re working … Read More

Open letter

November 19, 2012By Bronwyn Mehanguest blog No Comments

Dear SPINELESS WONDERS, I facilitate a group of young, emerging writers and have been encouraging them to enter your Icons competition. Could you tell us a little more about it? Yours, Frustr8d Teacher Dear FT, Thank you for your inquiry and for the chance to explain a little more about our latest competition. An icon … Read More

Small Wonder review

October 15, 2012By Bronwyn Mehanreviews, small wonder interviews No Comments

We are reproducing, in full, this terrific review by Ali Jane Smith of our first prose poetry/microfiction anthology, Small Wonder. You can find other reviews, great fiction and poetry in the final issue of Famous Reporter here. Copies of Small Wonder can be purchased from our Products Page or ask for it at your local … Read More

Spineless Wonders asks Louise D’Arcy

September 24, 2012By Bronwyn Mehaninterviews No Comments

1. Who are the short fiction authors you admire (Australian or otherwise, alive or dead)? I admire Cate Kennedy for the quiet way she digs deep into a story and, almost without you noticing, takes you somewhere you weren’t expecting.  I’ve just read Ryan O’Neill’s collection, The Weight of a human heart and thoroughly enjoyed … Read More