1. Who are the short fiction authors you admire (Australian or otherwise, alive or dead)? Patrick White. He was a great short fiction writer, as well as novelist. Have read and re-read his stories, especially the collection, The Cockatoos. I still read them and discover new things. The novella, A Woman’s Hand contains some of … Read More
Long Story winner – Felicity Volk
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
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
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
Spineless Wonders asks Cara Munro
1. What inspired you to write the prose poem/microfiction which is published in Small Wonder? In 2005/6 I lived in a single room apartment in Delhi with 3 other women. Our home was built on the rooftop, or terrace, of a three story building, a space usually reserved for chili drying, clothes hanging, kite flying … Read More
Open letter
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
Spineless Wonders asks Vivienne Plumb
1. What inspired you to write the prose poem/microfiction which is published in Small Wonder? I started writing prose poems a while back and really enjoy writing in that compressed form. About ten years ago, I was invited to an amazing literary festival called Vilenica in Slovenia, and it was there that I met the … Read More
Small Wonder review
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
What we talk about when we talk about collections and anthologies Part 2 Book Clubs
In Part 1, I asked some of our top reviewers how they felt about the task of reviewing short fiction. In Part 2, I ponder why it is that Book Clubs may shy away from discussing collection and anthologies, I ask the opinion of some short fiction writers and finally, I provide a few tips … Read More
Spineless Wonders asks Louise D’Arcy
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