Non-fiction pitches are now open!

This round we’re particularly interested in short-form memoir pieces, so we have collated some popular memoir pieces published in KYD recently:

 

On Motherhood and the Creative Life

by Megan Cheong

Two hands rest in soapy bathwater.

The Humiliation of Writing Fiction

by Em Meller

An old photograph of a middle-aged Chinese-Australian man and woman standing in a restaurant, with their two young children between them. The father and daughter are holding a knife above a birthday cake on the table in front of them.

A Farewell to Cheung’s Court

by Eugene Yiu Nam Cheung

The Harmony and Hierarchies of a Girls’ Choir

By Phoebe Lupton

Smart For An Aboriginal

By Courtney Jaye

Want to develop your piece before pitching? Check out our new course and bundles!

Making Memoir with Liam Pieper

Want practical advice on how to start and finish a memoir project, along with tips on how to best approach an agent or publisher?

Join acclaimed memoirist Liam Pieper in this unique and insightful course. Plus you’ll come away with a finished personal essay (perfect to pitch to KYD!).

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This bundle includes two practical courses from Liam Pieper and Rebecca Starford designed to help you develop your memoir for beginning to end. Purchase these courses together and save $109 off RRP.

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This bundle includes three courses from Kate GoldsworthyAngela Meyer, Rebecca Starford and Hannah Kent on preparing your work for publication and gaining insight into the publishing industry. Purchase these courses together and save $278 off RRP!

 

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