The Melbourne launch of The Sleepers Almanac X was last Thursday at Bella Union, Trades Hall. It was a fantastic night.
My contribution to this final Almanac is a story called ‘The Fat Girl in History’, which will also appear in my short story collection to be published next year by UQP. Consider it a bit of a sneak peek.
I’m very happy to be in this Almanac alongside so many incredible writers. I’m also very sad to see the Almanac being laid to rest after a decade of nurturing the careers of so many Australian writers. It’s how I got a proper start in the industry – Zoe and Lou first published my work in No. 7 and have included my fiction in each Almanac since. They are amazing publishers.
Buy your copy of The Sleepers Almanac X here.
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- Lou Swinn and Zoe Dattner.
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- Xin Li, who kindly took many of these photos.
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- Oslo Davis.
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- View from the stage.
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- Second attempt with iPhone.
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- Blurry shot of Eric Dando during our duet reading. Eric’s story in this Almanac is ‘Space Monkeys Drink Tang’.
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- Melissa Howard reading from her short story ‘Just Love the Boys’.
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- Stephanie Barham reading ‘Archie & Nancy’.
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- Contributors Melanie Cheng (‘Things That Grow’) and Daniel Harper (‘A Quiet Day on the Ilha’).
