Presenting a showcase of some of Australia’s best new fantasy & speculative fiction, selected from over 130 submissions!

Voice in Non-Fiction with Sarah Krasnostein

Join the award-winning author of The Trauma Cleaner for a unique workshop all about research, empathy and objectivity in creative non-fiction.

**The KYD School Writing Prize is now open!**

Kill Your Darlings

We’re seeking fiction and non-fiction up to 1500 words from Australian secondary students. Winners receive $500 and publication in KYD – Entries close 28 June!

First Book Club

Kill Your Darlings

Our May pick is Eleanor Gordon-Smith’s Stop Being Reasonable (NewSouth Books), a mind-changing exploration of the murky place where philosophy and real life meet.

Lucky Stars and Lucky Socks

Why is astrology – seeing a new resurgence among women and queer folk – still denigrated as frivolous fairytales, while superstitions and hoodoos in sport are accepted as part of what it takes to win?

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21.05.19 — Commentary — Rebecca Starford

You Must Go On, I Can’t Go On, I’ll Go On: A Response to the Federal Election

20.05.19 — Essays — Chloë Cooper

Chasing Immortality: How the Denial of Death Prevents Us From Living

16.05.19 — New Fiction — Ruby Porter

Extract: Ruby Porter’s Attraction (Giveaway)

15.05.19 — Books & Publishing — Clare Millar

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KYD School Writing Prize award is now open!

Entries are now open for the 2019 KYD School Writing Prize! The two winners will be selected from Australian secondary schools and will receive a $500 cash prize, editorial support and publication in KYD.