Meet Little Fictions MC, Kathryn Yuen

This week we interview Sydney actor and author, Kathryn Yuen who is the special guest MC at the Little Fictions’ Year of the Dog: stories for a Lunar New Year. Kathryn will be host of the Tuesday February 20 show at Sydney’s Knox St Bar and on Saturday February 24 at the City of Sydney’s … Read More

Landmarks: Gavin Austin

Landmarks: Gavin Austin

This week we talk to Gavin Austin about his piece ‘My Mother’s Song’ which appears in Landmarks, the latest anthology curated by Spineless Wonders. During this interview we discover Gavin’s favourite Australian landscape, who inspires his writing and what inspired his micro-lit ‘My Mother’s Song’.

Adnarchy

Adnarchy

Mark Vender

After his brother Erik is left brain damaged from a car crash, Kevin finds himself a reluctant carer; the only clear-headed person in a world of invalids and mindless shoppers.

 

 

The Carmel Bird Award

About the Carmel Bird Digital Literary Award Please note, this award will not be offered in 2022. Since 2011,  Spineless Wonders has auspiced an award for the best short fiction writing in honour of foremost Australian author, Carmel Bird. Finalists chosen by each year’s judging panel are offered publication in either our bi-annual anthology alongside … Read More

Microlit on StoryPhones

We are excited to be launching the Spineless Wonders StoryPhones. The first set of twelve audio stories to be featured on the StoryPhones are microlit – all under two minutes long. The subject matter ranges from shark attacks to shipwrecks and they are recorded by actors as well as  authors. In this article, intern, Jordan … Read More

Michael McGirr Selects: Mark Vender

In the last of our series of interviews with authors from the Michael McGirr Selects series, we chat with Melbourne-based Mark Vender about the his story, ‘Adnarchy’, about writers he admires and what he does when he stuck for ideas. To read an excerpt and purchase a copy of ‘Adnarchy’, see below. And to meet … Read More

Out of Place: Charles D’Anastasi

Out of Place contributor, Charles D’Anastasi, talks about ‘Broken House’, closing lines and inspiring reads. Read his piece and other great microliterature in Out of Place. What inspired you to write the piece of microliterature which will appear in Out of Place? How would you describe this form of writing? I remember reading a newspaper … Read More

Exploring Crime Scenes with Zane Lovitt and Emily St John Mandel

This year Spineless Wonders will publish Crime Scenes, an anthology of crime fiction anthology edited by Zane Lovitt. Who is Zane Lovitt and what kind of crime writing is he looking for? During the 2013 Adelaide Festival, Zane appeared with Emily St John Mandel on a panel entitled ‘Not Quite Crime’. It was a fascinating … Read More