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AusLit
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A news feed of Australian literary journals, magazines, and institutions. Should also feature posts with #auslit or #ozlit. A work-in-progress, hoping to create the ultimate feed for Australian writers and writer-adjacent people.
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New in KYD 🌊 Read an extract from Neha Kale's (@nehakale) luminous debut, Foreign Return, from @NewSouthPublishing Foreign Return is a work of literary nonfiction that reimagines home and belonging through a journey across continents, artworks and personal histories. Read extract: buff.ly/O82wsdw
Kill Your Darlings New review! Read more: buff.ly/hhuzfM7
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This week on the Southerly Blog, Chloe Cannell explores the nuances of the old adage "those who can't, do teach", attending to the realities of work in academia today alongside her own path to teaching. Read now: southerlylitmag.com.au/those-who-ca... #southerly #austlit #academia
Kill Your Darlings ICYMI: Ben Brooker on gonzo journalist Jon Ronson's adventures into the world of unravelling men. Read more: buff.ly/hhuzfM7
Kill Your Darlings We're excited to share our October KYD Spotlight is The Lady with the Dog by Carrie Tiffany from @newsouthpublishing. The Lady with the Dog is a homage to Chekhov’s famous short story and offers readers an experience of rare emotional clarity and grace. Learn more: buff.ly/snIrpGD
Kill Your Darlings Ben Brooker on what the befuddled Brits of gonzo journalism get wrong about the manosphere. Link in bio.
Kill Your Darlings New in the magazine! Ben Brooker reviews The Castle by Jon Ronson. Read more: buff.ly/hhuzfM7 📘 The Castle in out now via Penguin Books Australia.
Australian Society of Authors If you’re planning to pitch your work don’t miss this rare opportunity to go behind the pitching process and hear directly from Beverly McWilliams, Ryan Butta and Shelley Burr, all of whom received publishing deals following Literary Speed Dating. Bookings: www.asauthors.org.au/events/pitch...
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It’s finally here - issue 260. In your mailbox shortly. Limited copies will be available online to purchase in the coming days. Thank you to our subscribers and supporters for their patience while we brought this issue to life 💗
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Want to work one-to-one with Gail Jones? Our Mentors Program supports early-career writers in developing a long-form work, with guidance from experienced, award-winning mentors like Gail. 💡Applications close 11:59pm Sunday 11 October—learn more: buff.ly/q6HAgkR
Australian Society of Authors Vale, Terry Denton. The ASA extends our deep condolences to Terry's family and friends. Terry was a most beloved author, illustrator, and artist. Image credit: Pan Macmillan.
Kill Your Darlings Read the inaugural winner of the KYD Poetry Prize, ‘The Youth Who Turned into Cockroaches’ by Saanjana Kapoor. Online now: buff.ly/TcrvTRh
Kill Your Darlings We're delighted to announce Saanjana Kapoor as the winner of the KYD Poetry Prize 2026! Read the winning poem in KYD magazine now, along with the judges’ report by Ender Başkan, Sara M. Saleh and KYD editor Suzy Garcia: buff.ly/TcrvTRh
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🔔 Deadline Extended! 🔔 Applications for the KYD Mentors Program now close Sunday 11 October Find out more: buff.ly/q6HAgkR
Kill Your Darlings Appearances could be everything in this comic short story by one of the Australia’s funniest writers. Read more: buff.ly/GOWWh84
Kevin Klehr #authorlife #writinglife #booksky #books #auslit #ausbooks #urbanfantasy #bookreviews #dystopian
Kill Your Darlings We're excited to add this one to our TBR list 📚 Exit Party is the new mind-bending epic from @emilystjohnmandel, the bestselling author of Station Eleven—a story of crimes committed and loves lost across space and time. Out now from Macmillan: buff.ly/eYeEyJF
Overland Journal Join us this coming Wednesday the 30th at narrm ngarrgu library for FLINT AND SPARK ⚡️With readings from Laniyuk, Bebe Oliver and Ellen van Neerven, MC’d by our own Evelyn Araluen. 5:30pm - 7pm. RSVP for free here: tally.so/r/0Q448N Presented in partnership with the City of Melbourne.
Kill Your Darlings What's the cost of love? Find out in this very funny short story by Chloe Wilson. Find out more: buff.ly/GOWWh84
Australian Society of Authors If you want to learn to confidently negotiate rates with clients and organisations, join Melanie Saward in this highly practical one hour session as she shows you how you can advocate for yourself and earn a sustainable living as a freelancer. Book now: www.asauthors.org.au/events/setti...
Australian Society of Authors The ASA has launched our Annual Survey for 2026 and we need to hear from you! The survey is open to all authors and illustrators, including ASA members and non-members. And please share! For more details and to take the survey please visit: www.asauthors.org.au/news/have-yo...
Kill Your Darlings What are the future of Australian literature thinking about? We asked six new exciting young voices what keeps them inspired and writing. Read more: buff.ly/cOQQTwI
Kevin Klehr It's not long now - so grab your free ticket! Join #authors, Sylvia Petter, Alexandria Burnham and moi at Writers at the Pub - an event put on by @sydney_authors_inked #books #booksky #writinglife #auslit #ausauthors #ausbooks Visit events.humanitix.com/writers-at-t...