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Brigid Mullane

Brigid Mullane is the commissioning editor at Ultimo Press. Previously, she worked at Hachette Australia as both a managing editor and a senior editor, and is a former editor of Kill Your Darlings. @BrigidMullane

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Editorial (Issue 24)
Culture
20 Dec, 2015

Editorial (Issue 24)

Brigid Mullane

Welcome to 2016 and the 24th issue of Kill Your Darlings. After three exciting years at KYD, this will be my final issue. As editor I have had the privilege of working with over 100 writers and I am endlessly proud of the work we have produced together. It has been an honour to be […]
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Editorial (Issue 24)
Culture
20 Dec, 2015

Editorial (Issue 24)

Brigid Mullane

Editorial (Issue 23)
Culture
11 Oct, 2015

Editorial (Issue 23)

Brigid Mullane

Welcome to Issue 23 of Kill Your Darlings. In this issue we look at the things that shape us – the media we consume, our education and the stories of our heritage. Filmmaker and academic Philip Brophy’s lead feature, ‘Voiding Effects and Terrorised Language: The Unreality of ISIS Videos’, is an insightful examination of the […]
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Editorial (Issue 23)
Culture
11 Oct, 2015

Editorial (Issue 23)

Brigid Mullane

Editorial (Issue 22)
Culture
05 Jul, 2015

Editorial (Issue 22)

Brigid Mullane

Welcome to Issue 22 of Kill Your Darlings. As we go to print, the arts community is reeling from recent cuts to Australia Council funding. As proud recipients of Australia Council funding, Rebecca Starford and Hannah Kent have penned an open letter, which helps illuminate the issue. I encourage you to read the letter and […]
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Editorial (Issue 22)
Culture
05 Jul, 2015

Editorial (Issue 22)

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Editorial (Issue 21)
Culture
15 Apr, 2015

Editorial (Issue 21)

Brigid Mullane

Welcome to Issue 21 of Kill Your Darlings. We have firmly left our teenage years behind and are now striding confidently – and optimistically – into our twenty-first issue and our sixth year of operation. Thank you for all of your support over the years. We are proud to still be bringing you quality, independent […]
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Editorial (Issue 21)
Culture
15 Apr, 2015

Editorial (Issue 21)

Brigid Mullane

Editorial (Issue 20)
Culture
08 Jan, 2015

Editorial (Issue 20)

Brigid Mullane

Welcome to Kill Your Darlings Issue 20. As we head into summer, photos of weddings are popping up in our Instagram feeds, and this issue has a strong focus on marriage. Writers Connor Tomas O’Brien and Elizabeth Flux signed up to a seven week counselling course together – under false pretenses, pretending to be a married a […]
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Editorial (Issue 20)
Culture
08 Jan, 2015

Editorial (Issue 20)

Brigid Mullane

Editorial (Issue 19)
Culture
04 Oct, 2014

Editorial (Issue 19)

Brigid Mullane

Welcome to Issue 19 of Kill Your Darlings. In this issue we look at the nature of violence, the importance of the stories we tell ourselves and we delve into sexuality and desire. Martin McKenzie-Murray’s lead feature, ‘The Violence Beneath Us: On the Complexity of Domestic Abuse’, is a call to examine the intricacies of […]
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Editorial (Issue 19)
Culture
04 Oct, 2014

Editorial (Issue 19)

Brigid Mullane

Editorial (Issue 18)
Culture
20 Jul, 2014

Editorial (Issue 18)

Brigid Mullane

Welcome to Issue 18 of Kill Your Darlings. In this issue we are looking locally – at the laws that affect our political system, at the state of our independent theatre scene, at the food in our backyard and at the things that inspire us. David Donaldson’s lead feature, ‘Dirty Money: How Political Donations Undermine […]
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Editorial (Issue 18)
Culture
20 Jul, 2014

Editorial (Issue 18)

Brigid Mullane

Editorial (Issue 17)
Culture
17 Apr, 2014

Editorial (Issue 17)

Brigid Mullane

Welcome to issue 17 of Kill Your Darlings. In this issue we will take you around the globe with contributions from Indonesia to Myanmar and South Africa to Syria. In this issue’s feature Jim Della-Giacoma provides an insightful and timely look into the state of Australian-Indonesian relations. Jim has lived in Indonesia intermittently for twenty […]
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Editorial (Issue 17)
Culture
17 Apr, 2014

Editorial (Issue 17)

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Conversation with Sheila Heti
Interview
03 Jul, 2013

Conversation with Sheila Heti

Brigid Mullane

In her role as interviews editor with the literary magazine The Believer, Sheila Heti has captured insights from conversations with the likes of Joan Didion, Mary Gaitskill and Sophie Calle. She is also a formidable author in her own right: her five books – two novels, a book of short stories, a work of self […]
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Conversation with Sheila Heti
Interview
03 Jul, 2013

Conversation with Sheila Heti

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