Really happy that my short story ‘The Fat Girl in History’, from the Sleepers Almanac X and Portable Curiosities, has been included in the Best Australian Stories 2016, edited by Charlotte Wood. Out 7 November.

A brilliant review of Portable Curiosities, and collections by fellow UQP authors Tara June Winch and Paddy O’Reilly, in the Sydney Review of Books. These twelve richly satirical narratives are absurdist, bleak, and blackly comic. Koh balances political commentary with portraits of society’s most perversely self-defeating behaviours that are often wickedly funny, and sometimes moving. … Koh is not […]

I’m looking forward to attending the very first Australian Short Story Festival in Perth this Friday to Sunday. The sessions I’ll be participating in are as follows.   * SATURDAY 22 OCTOBER Out of the Ordinary 9.00am–9.45am, Centre for Stories (100 Aberdeen Street, Northbridge), Room 2 Nadine Brown, Julie Koh and David Whish-Wilson discuss the subjects […]

Thanks to Readings, here are five reasons why you should read Portable Curiosities. And here are thirty reasons to read the entire Readings Prize shortlist.  

Things have been so hectic recently that I neglected to post about the shortlisting of Portable Curiosities for two awards: the Readings Prize for New Australian Fiction 2016 and the Queensland Literary Awards – Australian Short Story Collection – Steele Rudd Award 2016. I’m honoured to be on both shortlists, especially in such amazing company.

I’m launching this wonderful book tomorrow at Gleebooks. 3.30 for 4pm. Editor Laurie Steed will be there, and there will be readings from Jo Riccioni and Catherine Moffat. Everyone welcome! Details here.