Description
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A young woman in an eating disorder ward is captivated by an avatar. A reclusive witch confronts an intruder on her land. Two writers use graphics to explore the cost of living crisis and intergenerational trauma. We meet Joan of Arc over cake in a coffee shop.
Welcome to this diverse collection of contemporary stories from exciting new writers under 30 years of age. Through a mixture of textual and visual storytelling, this anthology explores worldly relationships with other-worldly beings and the dead.
Read our exclusive interviews with the 2024 Slinkies here: Fiona Wilkes, Georgia Loadsman, Miles Mazzocato, Jewel Swe, Helena and Aggy Pantsis.
Illustrations by Lauryn Evans.
About The Editors
EMMA WORTLEY has a background in academia and has published papers on children’s and young adult literature (the subject of her PhD thesis) in various journals. Her reviews, stories and poetry have appeared in Voiceworks, Southerly, Going Down Swinging, Paper Crown Magazine, textLitmag, Scintilla Magazine, Scum Mag and an episode of the Story Club podcast.
SOFIANA BAHRUM, an Indonesian-Australian Muslim, is a dynamic writer, reviewer and editor passionate about the intersection of diverse cultures in creative art forms.
Editorial assistance by Zara Kernan, Erin O’Connor, Nilushi Jayawardena, Miah Foster and Vanessa Perera.
