New Australian Fiction 2020: A new collection of short fiction from Kill Your Darlings

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The stories in this collection explore how characters respond to some of the most intriguing and urgent issues of our time, including genetic experimentation, nuclear fallout, and ongoing and destructive white-settler colonialism. These are also stories about human connection, finding empathy with the natural environment and each other, and the enduring spirt of our society.

New Australian Fiction features brilliant writers with distinct experiences, voices and styles from all corners of Australia. Together they showcase the strength and diversity of Australian short fiction at its best.

Contributors include:

MAAME BLUE CLAIRE G. COLEMAN ELIZABETH FLUX KATERINA GIBSON JACK KIRNE DARIA LEBEDYEVA DONNA MAZZA LAURA MCPHEE-BROWNE SOPHIE OVERETT KA REES MIRANDI RIWOE MYKAELA SAUNDERS LAURA STORTENBEKER JESSIE TU JACK VENING MADELEINE WATTS

'If you need any reminder about why fiction matters, read this collection, and join me in grateful awe of these authors.' Ceridwen Dovey

Praise for New Australian Fiction 2019:

'The stories in this collection are nuanced, captivatingand accomplished. With the briefest of brushstrokes,they reveal vivid and complex worlds. Australian shortfiction is indeed alive and well.' Maxine BenebaClarke

'Like the best short fiction should, these stories leaveroom for interpretation, and echo the despair of themodern age while still providing a glimmer ofsomething close to hope.' Saturday Paper

'A consistently high-quality collectionthe sort offiction that is firmly grounded in character andnarrative.'The Age / The Sydney Morning Herald

'This volume truly has something for everyone, and is a wonderful way to discover some excellent emergingAustralian writers.' Readings

Listen to the podcast celebrating the launch here