Chris Currie Chris Currie i(A73187 works by) (a.k.a. Christopher Currie)
Born: Established: 1981 Melbourne, Victoria, ;
Gender: Male
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1 The Dead Puppet Society's David Morton and Nick Paine Chris Currie , 2016 single work column
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 16 July 2016;

Christopher Currie visits the duo behind a production that explores Charles Darwin’s voyage aboard the HMS Beagle.

1 From Adult to Young Adult Chris Currie , 2015 single work column
— Appears in: Writing Queensland , December-February 2015-2016; (p. 18-19)
1 4 y separately published work icon Clancy of the Undertow Chris Currie , Melbourne : Text Publishing , 2015 8943028 2015 single work novel young adult

'We're sitting there with matching milkshakes, Sasha and me, and somehow, things aren't going like I always thought they would. We're face to face under 24-hour fluorescents with the thoroughly unromantic buzz of aircon in our ears and endless flabby wedges of seated trucker's butt as our only visual stimulus.

'In a dead-end town like Barwen a girl only to be a little different to feel like a freak. And Clancy, a typical sixteen-year-old misfit with a moderately dysfunctional family, a genuine interest in Nature Club and a major crush on the local hot girl, is packing a capital F.

'As the summer begins, Clancy's dad is involved in a road smash that kills two local teenagers. While the family is dealing with the reaction of a hostile town, Clancy meets someone who could possibly—at last—become a friend. Not only that, the unattainable Sasha starts to show what may be a romantic interest.

'In short, this is the summer when Clancy has to figure out who the hell she is.' (Publication summary)

1 I Will Follow the Parade Chris Currie , 2014 single work short story
— Appears in: Bumf 2014;
1 Clancy of the Undertow Chris Currie , 2013 single work short story
— Appears in: Review of Australian Fiction , vol. 5 no. 1 2013;
1 Accustomed to Intrigue Chris Currie , 2013 single work short story
— Appears in: Seizure : A Journal of New Writing , no. 5 2013; (p. 80-82)
1 What I’m Reading Chris Currie , 2013 single work column
— Appears in: Meanjin Online 2013;
1 The Streets of Your Town Chris Currie , 2012 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Emerging Writer : An Insider's Guide to Your Writing Journey 2012; (p. 129-135)
1 Many Writers, One Story [2012] Nick Earls , Marieke Hardy , Dave Graney , Jeff Sparrow , Kate Forsyth , Michaela McGuire , Michael Robotham , Krissy Kneen , Emilie Zoey Baker , Andy Griffiths , Phil Kafcaloudes , Tanveer Ahmed , Tony Cavanaugh , Tara Moss , Susan Johnson , Rebecca Sparrow , Mandy Beaumont , Sean Whelan , Belinda Jeffrey , Katherine Battersby , Sophie Hamley , Chris Currie , Kristina Schulz , Terry Whidborne , Anna Campbell , Chris Somerville , Tristan Bancks , Toni Jordan , Benjamin Law , 2012 single work short story

'Brisbane Writers Festival celebrates stories of all shapes and sizes. With the help of Twitter and a brilliant collection of 50 writers from around the globe, the Many Writers, One Story project hopes to put together a very Brisbane tale told in 140 character bite-sized pieces. Where will the story go? What twists will it take? Follow its progress from Tuesday 17 July [2012] ... or on Twitter by following the hashtag #BWF50.'

Source: Brisbane Writers Festival website, http://www.bwf.org.au/
Sighted: 14/08/2012

1 A Year at the Ottoman Hotel Chris Currie , 2011-2012 single work column
— Appears in: Writing Queensland , 11 December - 12 January no. 214 2011-2012; (p. 5)
1 Stop and Go Man Chris Currie , 2011 single work short story
— Appears in: Kill Your Darlings , October no. 7 2011; (p. 104-105)
1 14 y separately published work icon The Ottoman Motel Chris Currie , Melbourne : Text Publishing , 2011 Z1774266 2011 single work novel mystery 'Simon and his parents arrive in the small town of Reception and check in to the Ottoman Motel. Then, while Simon is asleep, his parents disappear.

'Are they lost? Has something terrible happened to them? Have they simply driven away and left him?

'All Simon knows is that he is alone in a strange town. And, as a desultory police investigation begins, he realises he is unsure who he can trust.

'The local police constable is kind; a B&B owner gives Simon a place to stay. The citizens of Reception have taken him in—but why does it seem as if no one is trying to find his parents?' (From the publisher's website)
1 Reality Chris Currie , 2010 single work short story
— Appears in: The Lifted Brow , no. 7 2010; (p. 159-160)
1 Tanzania Chris Currie , 2010 single work prose travel
— Appears in: The Lifted Brow , no. 6 2010; (p. 173-175)
1 1969 Chris Currie , 2009 single work short story
— Appears in: The Words We Found : The Best Writing from 21 Years of Voiceworks Magazine 2009; (p. 69-74) The Lifted Brow , no. 9 2011; (p. 33-36)
1 Reasons for Being Chris Currie , 2009 single work short story
— Appears in: Etchings , no. 7 2009; (p. 88-95)
1 How to Explain it to Somone Who Wasn't Actually There Chris Currie , 2009 single work short story
— Appears in: Page Seventeen , no. 7 2009; (p. 140-141)
1 Never a Frontward Step Chris Currie , 2009 single work short story crime
— Appears in: Rex : A Journal of New Writing , no. 1 2009; (p. 21-29)
1 [Review] The World Beneath Chris Currie , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , September vol. 89 no. 2 2009; (p. 29)

— Review of The World Beneath Cate Kennedy , 2009 single work novel
1 [Review] The Danger Game Chris Currie , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , August vol. 89 no. 1 2009; (p. 39)

— Review of The Danger Game Kalinda Ashton , 2008 single work novel
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