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Issue Details: First known date: 2024... February 2024 of Kill Your Darlings [Online] est. 2010 Kill Your Darlings [Online]
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Contents

* Contents derived from the , 2024 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Extract : Tidelines, Sarah Sasson , extract novel
What I Wish I’d Known About : Book Deals, Various , single work column

'What I Wish I’d Known is a regular series where we ask some of our favourite people in the book industry to reflect on their careers. In this instalment, authors share some of the unexpected and useful things they’ve learned along the way about book deals, advances and royalties.'

Debut Spotlight : 5 Questions with Amy Brown, Amy Brown , single work

'Each month we celebrate an Australian debut release of fiction or non-fiction in the Kill Your Darlings Debut Spotlight feature. For February that debut is My Brilliant Sister by Amy Brown (Scribner Australia), a genre-bending novel exploring Brown’s own life and reimagining the lives of one of Australia’s most celebrated writers, Miles Franklin. We spoke to Amy about her experience in the publishing industry and what advice she has for other writers.' (Introduction)

Extract : Girl Friday, Kristine Philipp , extract autobiography
Pub Talk : Literary Powerhouse Louise Adler, Suzy Garcia (interviewer), single work interview

'Louise Adler is the director of Adelaide Writers’ Week. Her illustrious career as an editor, publisher and leader in the arts spans more than three decades, and notably includes her time as CEO and publisher at Melbourne University Press from 2008–2019.' (Introduction)

Show Your Working : John Morrissey, John Morrissey , single work column

'Show Your Working is a regular column exploring how some of our favourite writers get things done. In this instalment, we take a peek into the writing routine of author John Morrissey. His debut collection of short stories, Firelight, is out now.' (Introduction) 

Shadow Lives in My Brilliant Sister, Eleanor Limprecht , single work review
— Review of My Brilliant Sister Amy Brown , 2024 single work novel ;
'Amy Brown’s debut offers an original literary triptych that pushes beyond the mythology of Miles Franklin. This exceptional novel interrogates what it means for women to accept or reject a conventional life.' 

(Introduction)

Adapting The Hate Race for Theatre, single work interview

'Maxine Beneba Clarke’s The Hate Race became an instant Australian memoir classic when it was published in 2016. This month, the moving coming-of-age story about racism and belonging graces the stage of the Malthouse Theatre. In this interview, the award-winning poet, author and playwright talks about the process of adaption, collaboration and the freedoms of the theatrical form.' (Introduction)

The Birth of Amplify Bookstore, Marina Sano , single work column
'The events of 2020 gave rise to anti-racist reading lists that transformed publishing. Not satisfied with a waning ‘trend’, I teamed up with a friend to establish a bookshop that platforms stories by racially diverse authors.' 

(Introduction)

Shelf Reflection : Nam Le, Nam Le , single work column

'Shelf Reflection is our series where we explore the bookshelves and reading habits of some of our favourite authors. In this latest instalment, Nam Le talks to us about poetry, re-reading books and why his latest release, 36 Ways of Writing a Vietnamese Poem, is the book he has been writing his whole life.' (Introduction)

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