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Publishing News:
- Jade and Emerald by KYD member and former mentee Michelle See-Tho. Published by Penguin Random House 16 July.
- Translations by KYD member and New Australian Fiction 2024 contributor Jumaana Abdu. Published by Penguin Random House 27 August.
- The Baker’s Son by KYD member Hank Van Iersel. Produced by Independent Ink and published by Punslinger Publishing 17 July.
New Australian Fiction 2024 will be in bookstores on Sunday 1 September, with short stories from the following KYD members:
Jumaana Abdu
Dominic Amerena
Alice Bishop
Behrouz Boochani
Ennis Ćehić
Paige Clark
Ceridwen Dovey
Kathryn Gledhill-Tucker
Erin Gough
Lee Hana
Tracey Lien
Lucy Nelson
Daley Rangi
Josephine Rowe
Aisling Smith
Current KYD Mentees:
Joanne Madeline Moore, mentored by Nikki Gemmell
Alex Dupriez, mentored by Shelley Parker-Chan
Melissa Ellis, mentored by Alice Robinson
Jennifer Smart, mentored by Alice Robinson
Elliott Stone, mentored by Alice Robinson
Dani Ringrose, mentored by Alice Robinson
Bastian Fox Phelan, mentored by Mireille Juchua
Rebecca Douglas, mentored by Anna Snoekstra
William Stanforth, mentored by Anna Snoekstra
Tracy (T.J.) Pender, mentored by Anna Snoekstra
Sherry Zhang, mentored by Demet Divaroren
Kalida Edwards, mentored by Demet Divaroren
Nick Timms, mentored by R.W.R. McDonald
Katherine Lykos, mentored by R.W.R. McDonald
Find more info about the KYD Mentors Program here.
