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The Best Australian Stories 2013 by [Kim Scott, Cate Kennedy, Laurie Steed, Favel Parrett, Liam Davison, Ryan O’Neill, Marion Halligan, Tegan Bennett Daylight, Tara Cartland, Theresa Layton, Wayne Macauley, Tony Birch, Andy Kissane, Kalinda Ashton, Chris Somerville, Bruce Pascoe, Ruby J. Murray, James Bradley, Madeleine Griffeth, Lucy Treloar, Sinead Roarty, Georgia Blain, Robyn Mundy, Ashley Hay, John Kinsella, Eric Yoshiaki Dando]

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‘A story can lure us into gaps and spaces that feel sacred in their silence.’ —Kim Scott

In The Best Australian Stories 2013, Kim Scott assembles the most exceptional short fiction of the last year and invites readers to build ‘a rare and intimate relationship’ with these talented writers, one that is ‘essential to storytelling in print, whether on paper or screen.’

These stories conjure disparate moods, from delight to melancholy. A family Christmas lays bare a relationship grown cold. A father pursues the art of the birdcall in an effort to speak his son’s language. A cat becomes a conduit for a neighbour’s true feelings while Brisbane floods. Striking new voices blend seamlessly with those of celebrated storytellers to form a collection that will leave an indelible impression long after the last word is read.

Kalinda Ashton • Tony Birch • Georgia Blain • James Bradley • Tara Cartland • Eric Yoshiaki Dando • Liam Davison • Tegan Bennett Daylight • Madeleine Griffeth • Marion Halligan • Ashley Hay • Cate Kennedy • John Kinsella • Andy Kissane • Theresa Layton • Wayne Macauley • Robyn Mundy • Ruby J. Murray • Ryan O’Neill • Favel Parrett • Bruce Pascoe • Sinead Roarty • Chris Somerville • Laurie Steed • Lucy Treloar

Kim Scott is a descendant of the Wirlomin Noongar people. He was the first Indigenous author to win the Miles Franklin Award, for Benang, and his most recent novel, That Deadman Dance, won the 2011 Miles Franklin Award, the South-east Asia and Pacific Commonwealth Writers’ Prize, the ALS Gold Medal, the Victorian Premier’s prizes for Literature and Fiction and the 2010 Western Australian Premier’s Award for Fiction.

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Black Inc.
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4 November 2013
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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00FDMJ1ZU
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Black Inc. (4 November 2013)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 755 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 290 pages

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Laurie Steed was born in Hamilton, New Zealand in 1977, and his family moved to Perth, Western Australia in 1986. His short fiction has been broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and has been published in Best Australian Stories, Award Winning Australian Writing, The Age, and elsewhere, and, in 2016 he was the editor of Shibboleth and other stories: stories from the 2016 Margaret River Short Story Competition.
He writes indelible, unforgettable stories about love, loss and family. His debut novel, You Belong Here, was published in 2018 and was shortlisted for The 2018 Western Australian Premier's Book Awards. Shelley Hadfield of The Herald Sun described it as 'A Little Gem', while WritingWA called it 'Funny, sad, sensual and deeply real.' His next book, Nova, is due in 2021.
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Rosemary

Best of the best

Reviewed in Australia on 13 November 2015

I have always enjoyed short stories and this book is full of great stories by good Australian authors, recommended reading

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Rosemary

Great variety

Reviewed in the United States on 17 January 2014

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This book of short stories shows what great Australian short story writers there are. Some of the writers sre well known but I hope we hear more from the less well known. Apart from enjoying the stories, this is a great way to find new authors to further explore.

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Margv

Have read better

Reviewed in the United States on 29 January 2014

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Found them a it boring
Nothing really sang for me. After a great year of Australian fiction. Too bad then