Rebecca Starford

Publishing director and CEO Rebecca Starford is the author of the novels The Visitor and The Imitator and the memoir Bad Behaviour, which was recently adapted into a Stan Original series. She is a former editor at Text Publishing and Affirm Press, and has a PhD in Creative Writing from the University of Queensland. Follow her on Bluesky.

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Shed a Tear for the Norman Mailers

Shed a Tear for the Norman Mailers

Rebecca Starford

A recent article on Australian literature’s ‘moral hygiene’ finds familiar scapegoats for the publishing industry’s problems.

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Shed a Tear for the Norman Mailers

Shed a Tear for the Norman Mailers

Rebecca Starford

Does Australia Have a Queer Literary Canon?

Does Australia Have a Queer Literary Canon?

Rebecca Starford

Our new podcast series examines the LGBTQIA+ books that have had a profound and lasting impact on life and literature in Australia.

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Does Australia Have a Queer Literary Canon?

Does Australia Have a Queer Literary Canon?

Rebecca Starford

The Visitor

The Visitor

Rebecca Starford

A fire roared in the hearth. Andrew took their wet coats to hang from the rack in the boot room, then steered Laura and Tilly towards the lounge. The house smelled of caramelised onions; Andrew had made pizzas, now cooking in the wood-burning oven next to the stove. ‘So, the party?’ he asked, accepting the […]

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The Visitor

The Visitor

Rebecca Starford

New Australian Fiction 2021 now available to read online

New Australian Fiction 2021 now available to read online

Rebecca Starford

A Note from the Editor

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New Australian Fiction 2021 now available to read online

New Australian Fiction 2021 now available to read online

Rebecca Starford

Pub Talk with Leah Jing McIntosh

Pub Talk with Leah Jing McIntosh

Rebecca Starford

An industry interview with the publisher of the antiracist literary platform Liminal on the power of visibility and community.

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Pub Talk with Leah Jing McIntosh

Pub Talk with Leah Jing McIntosh

Rebecca Starford

Pub Talk with Brigid Mullane

Pub Talk with Brigid Mullane

Rebecca Starford

An industry interview with the commissioning editor of Ultimo Press.

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Pub Talk with Brigid Mullane

Pub Talk with Brigid Mullane

Rebecca Starford

Show Your Working: Rebecca Starford shares her workspace and writing routine

Show Your Working: Rebecca Starford shares her workspace and writing routine

Rebecca Starford

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Show Your Working: Rebecca Starford shares her workspace and writing routine

Show Your Working: Rebecca Starford shares her workspace and writing routine

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The Imitator: An Extract

The Imitator: An Extract

Rebecca Starford

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The Imitator: An Extract

The Imitator: An Extract

Rebecca Starford

New Australian Fiction 2019 now available to read online

New Australian Fiction 2019 now available to read online

Kill Your Darlings, Rebecca Starford

New Australian Fiction 2019 is now available to read on our website with a KYD Membership! Find all the stories here. Want to buy a print copy? Purchase yours from our website, bundle it with a KYD Membership, or order from your local independent bookseller. Introduction There is an elusive element to selecting and editing fiction. […]

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New Australian Fiction 2019 now available to read online

New Australian Fiction 2019 now available to read online

Kill Your Darlings

Editorial (Issue 29)

Editorial (Issue 29)

Rebecca Starford

Welcome to the 29th issue of Kill Your Darlings – and our final edition in print. Here at KYD, the publication of this edition is a bittersweet celebration. Our print publication has long been the darling of our organisation, and so the decision to go entirely online has not been made lightly. The magazine has […]

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Editorial (Issue 29)

Editorial (Issue 29)

Rebecca Starford

Editorial (Issue 28)

Editorial (Issue 28)

Rebecca Starford

Welcome to the 28th issue of Kill Your Darlings. We have gone to print a few days after the US election, and the aftershocks of this most troubling result are still resounding. Much is still to be written about this world-changing event, but in the meantime here at KYD we recognise the important role the […]

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Editorial (Issue 28)

Editorial (Issue 28)

Rebecca Starford

Editorial

Editorial

Rebecca Starford, Hannah Kent

Welcome to the 27th issue of Kill Your Darlings. As many of our readers will now be aware, 2017 will see some exciting changes at Kill Your Darlings. From 1 January, KYD will become a digital-only publisher, and the April 2017 edition (our 29th) will be the last print magazine produced. This is a huge […]

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Editorial

Editorial

Rebecca Starford

Editorial (Issue 26)

Editorial (Issue 26)

Rebecca Starford, Hannah Kent

Welcome to the 26th issue of Kill Your Darlings. The future of the arts in Australia was much on our minds as we prepared this edition. The full force of the Coalition government’s recent gutting of the Australia Council has been felt by many arts organisations around the country, with dozens losing operational funding, meaning […]

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Editorial (Issue 26)

Editorial (Issue 26)

Rebecca Starford

Editorial (Issue 25)

Editorial (Issue 25)

Hannah Kent, Rebecca Starford

Welcome to the twenty-fifth issue of Kill Your Darlings. We are delighted to be back at the editorial helm in this year after spending some time behind the scenes. We’d like to thank our former editor Brigid Mullane, whose indefatigable work and enthusiasm shaped KYD into what it is today, and our readers, for your […]

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Editorial (Issue 25)

Editorial (Issue 25)

Hannah Kent

Editorial (Issue 16)

Editorial (Issue 16)

Rebecca Starford

You may notice a slight difference in the way Kill Your Darlings now rests in your hands, a little slimmer and a little wider. Our commitment to quality writing and design remains, but as we race into our fourth year (time really does fly when you’re having fun!) we thought it was time for a […]

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Editorial (Issue 16)

Editorial (Issue 16)

Rebecca Starford