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Ben Brooker: The World To Come

November 10, 2014By Bronwyn MehanShop, short story anthology, The World To Come

Our latest anthology, The World To Come, features short speculative fiction by nineteen writers from here and overseas. In this series of interviews we ask the authors about the story published in The World To Come, about their views on the speculative fiction genre, who and what influences their writing and for some inspirational tips. … Read More

The World To Come: speculative stories with substance

November 4, 2014By Bronwyn Mehanfeature article, Shop

 In a recent interview on ABC Radio National’s Books and Arts Daily, Nic Low, an Australian author who has just published his first collection of short stories, Arms Race (Text Publishing) argues that 89% of short fiction produced in Australia is middle class white angst and not really ‘about anything’. In this special blogpost, CAITLIN … Read More

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