Rhys Tate on writing his Carmel Bird Award shortlisted story ‘The Koala Motel’, published in The Great Unknown. What did you enjoy about writing to this particular theme? I don’t scare that easily—the last time I really had the heebie-jeebies was when we broke into the boarded-up shell of an asylum out here in the … Read More
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The Great Unknown: Carmel Bird
Carmel Bird on writing ‘Hare’ I live in Castlemaine which is a small country town in the centre of Victoria. The earth in this part of the world is scarred by the workings and remains of old goldmines, and the streets of the town lead, not to more streets, but to the edge of the … Read More
The Great Unknown: Alex Cothren
The Great Unknown Q & A with Alex Cothren Our first interview with a contributor from The Great Unknown anthology is with Alex Cothren, whose story, ‘A Cure’, won The Carmel Bird Award 2013. See the judge’s comments on his winning story below. 1. What did you enjoy/find challenging about writing to this particular brief … Read More
The Great Unknown interviews
We are very excited to be publishing this collection of stories edited by Angela Meyer. Inspired by such TV shows as The Twilight Zone, Outer Limits and the X Files, these are stories set in Australia which explore the uncanny, spooky and downright weird. You can read more about how the book came about and … Read More