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The cover image of Alex Forrest’s Idle Torque
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Review: Idle Torque by Alex Forrest, by Lauren Pratt

March 13, 2022May 7, 2022 By Underground Team

Title: Idle TorqueAuthor: Alex ForrestGenre: Non-fiction; special interest; coffee table bookPublished: 2021Publisher: Fremantle Press Idle Torque by Alex Forrest is the perfect coffee

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Review: Beneath the Stars by Ezekiel Kwaymullina & Sally Morgan, by Lauren Pratt

February 10, 2022May 7, 2022 By Underground Team

Title: Beneath the Stars [My Country, We All Sleep, and Dreamers]Author Ezekiel KwaymullinaIllustrator: Sally MorganPublication: 2021Publisher: Fremantle PressGenre: Children’s board books, ages 0-2

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The front cover of issue 36 of the UW zine: Revenge/Haunted
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Issue 36 is here!

November 5, 2021January 8, 2022 By Underground Team

The 36th issue of the Underground Writers zine is now available for free download from our Issues page!

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S J Norman’s book titled Permafrost.
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Review: Permafrost by S J Norman, by Lauren Pratt

October 27, 2021December 11, 2021 By Underground Team

Title: PermafrostAuthor: S J NormanGenre: Short story anthologyPublisher: UQPPublished: September 2021 October is definitely the month for all things haunted and spooky so

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The cover of Albert Namatjira by Vincent Namatjira
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Review: Albert Namatjira by Vincent Namatjira, by Lauren Pratt

October 21, 2021December 11, 2021 By Underground Team

Title: Albert NamatjiraAuthor: Vincent NamatjiraGenre: Biographical picture bookPublisher: Magabala BooksPublished: August 2021 Caution: Review mentions deceased First Nations person Albert Namatjira. Albert Namatjira

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Alt-text: The cover of Sea Country by Aunty Patsy Cameron and Lisa Kennedy.
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Review: Sea Country by Aunty Patsy Cameron and Lisa Kennedy, by Lauren Pratt

October 10, 2021December 11, 2021 By Underground Team

Title: Sea CountryAuthor: Aunty Patsy CameronIllustrator: Lisa KennedyGenre: Children’s Picture BookPublisher: Magabala BooksPublished: June 2021 Sea Country is a lovingly-made new picture book

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The cover of The River by Sally Morgan and Johnny Warrkatja Malibirr.
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Review: The River by Sally Morgan and Johnny Warrkatja Malibirr, by Lauren Pratt

October 6, 2021December 11, 2021 By Underground Team

Title: The RiverAuthor: Sally MorganIllustrator: Johnny Warrkatja MalibirrGenre: Children’s Picture BookPublisher: Magabala BooksPublished: August 2021 Sally Morgan and Johnny Warrkatja Malibirr’s new children’s

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Cover of Jazz Money’s poetry book titled how to make a basket.
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Review: how to make a basket by Jazz Money, by Lauren Pratt

September 26, 2021September 19, 2021 By Underground Team

Title: how to make a basketAuthor: Jazz MoneyGenre: Poetry/VersePublisher: UQPPublished: 31st of August 2021 Jazz Money’s debut book how to make a basket

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Cover of Flock: First Nations Stories Then and Now edited by Ellen van Neerven
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Review: Flock, Edited by Ellen van Neerven, by Lauren Pratt

September 15, 2021December 11, 2021 By Underground Team

Title: Flock: First Nations Stories Then and NowEditor: Ellen van NeervenGenre: Short Story AnthologyPublisher: UQPPublished: May 2021 Trigger warning: mention of a stillborn

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over of Two-Week Wait by Luke C. Jackson and Kelly Jackson. Illustrated by Mara Wild.
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Two-Week Wait: An I.V.F Story by Luke C. Jackson & Kelly Jackson, by Lauren Pratt

August 25, 2021August 18, 2021 By Underground Team

Title: Two-Week Wait: An I.V.F StoryAuthors: Luke C. Jackson and Kelly JacksonIllustrator: Mara WildGenre: Graphic novel, Health/Reproduction, IVFPublisher: Scribe PublishingPublished: May 2021 Two-Week

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Review: Sargasso by Kathy George, by Lauren Pratt

August 9, 2021August 9, 2021 By Underground Team

Title: SargassoAuthor: Kathy GeorgeGenre: Australian Gothic fictionPublisher: HQ FictionPublished: February 2021 This review was first published in issue 35: Australian Gothic There is

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Front cover art for Underground Writers issue 35: Australian Gothic
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Issue 35: Australian Gothic is now available!

August 5, 2021December 11, 2021 By Underground Team

The Underground Writers team presents issue 35: Australian Gothic! With the surge in Australian Gothic literature and films in the past few years,

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Our Favourite Australian Gothic Books

July 21, 2021August 22, 2021 By Underground Team

The UW team are very excited to be bringing you our 35th issue in a few weeks: Australian Gothic. To get you in

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Review: Slow Walk Home by Young Dawkins, by Lauren Pratt

June 16, 2021June 14, 2021 By Underground Team

Title: Slow Walk HomeAuthor: Young DawkinsGenre: PoetryPublisher: Red Squirrel PressPublished: 2021 ‘…we gather to piss on the fallenbecause America loves its tough guys’

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Review: Twice Not Shy, Ed. Laura Keenan & Linda Martin, by Lauren Pratt

June 9, 2021July 4, 2021 By Underground Team

Title: Twice not shy: One hundred short short storiesEditors: Laura Keenan & Linda MartinGenre: Flash fiction anthologyPublisher: Night Parrot PressPublished: April 2021 Night

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Books to Read to Continue National Reconciliation Week Action, by Shelley Timms

June 4, 2021July 4, 2021 By Underground Team

From 27th May-3rd June Australians of all backgrounds renewed their efforts to achieve reconciliation, the theme for this year’s National Reconciliation Week being

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Issue 34: Fan Fiction is here!

May 5, 2021July 4, 2021 By Underground Team

Editor in chief Kate Lomas Glendenning writes in her introduction “A lot of uncertainty and disdain surrounds the genre of ‘fan fiction’. Many

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New picture books from Magabala Books, by Lauren Pratt

May 2, 2021May 27, 2021 By Underground Team

Genre: Children’s picture booksPublisher: Magabala BooksAuthors: Ambelin Kwaymullina; Helen Milroy; and Sally MorganPublished: February, March, and April 2021 Magabala Books have recently published

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Review: Emotional Female by Yumiko Kadota, by Lauren Pratt

April 4, 2021March 28, 2021 By Underground Team

Title: Emotional FemaleAuthor: Yumiko KadotaGenre: MemoirPublisher: Penguin Books AustraliaPublished: March 2021 Emotional Female is a debut memoir by former-surgeon Yumiko Kadota. It is

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Review: Everyday Madness by Susan Midalia, by Lauren Pratt

March 7, 2021March 3, 2021 By Underground Team

Title: Everyday MadnessAuthor: Susan MidaliaGenre: Contemporary FictionPublisher: Fremantle PressPublished: March 2021 Everyday Madness is a gripping and stunning novel by Susan Midalia that

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Review: Dropbear by Evelyn Araluen, by Lauren Pratt

March 7, 2021May 27, 2021 By Underground Team

Title: DropbearAuthor: Evelyn AraluenGenre: Verse/Poetry collectionPublisher: University of Queensland Press ‘The trope once had long hair and spoke of liberation, but now votes

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Issue 33: Historical Fiction is here!

February 18, 2021April 1, 2021 By Underground Team

When we sought submissions for this issue, we wrote that, ‘What makes historical fiction captivating is not the absence of modern inventions but

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Review: The Pronoun Lowdown by Nevo Zisin, by Lauren Pratt

February 14, 2021May 27, 2021 By Underground Team

Title: The Pronoun LowdownAuthor: Nevo ZisinGenre: Non-Fiction; LGBTQIA+ literaturePublisher: Smith Street Books If you have no idea where to start with educating yourself

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Our Favourite Aussie Historical Fiction Books

January 31, 2021April 1, 2021 By Underground Team

Photo by JJ Jordan from Pexels With our Historical Fiction issue out in February, the Underground team wants to share our favourite historical

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Review: Born Into This by Adam Thompson, by Lauren Pratt

January 27, 2021January 22, 2021 By Underground Team

Title: Born Into ThisAuthor: Adam ThompsonGenre: Literary Fiction; Short story collectionPublisher: UQP Adam Thompson’s debut book Born Into This is a thought-provoking short

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UW Does AWWC 2021

January 14, 2021February 18, 2021 By Underground Team

Last year the Underground team took on the Australian Women Writers Challenge, committing to the Franklin level challenge to read at least ten

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Interview: Dub Leffler, illustrator of Bindi, by Lauren Pratt

January 10, 2021January 17, 2021 By Underground Team

Following on from her review of Bindi, Lauren interviewed illustrator Dub Leffler about what it was like to create the illustrations for this

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Interview: Kirli Saunders, author of Bindi, by Lauren Pratt

January 10, 2021January 17, 2021 By Underground Team

Author photo by Salty Dingo Media Kirli Saunders is a proud Gunai woman who has released a new children’s verse novel titled Bindi.

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Review: Bindi by Kirli Saunders, by Lauren Pratt

January 6, 2021February 18, 2021 By Underground Team

Title: BindiAuthor: Kirli SaundersIllustrator: Dub LefflerPublished: November 2020Publisher: Magabala Books To read and consume the verse novel Bindi is a gift—especially for children

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AWWC Wrap-Up for 2020

December 31, 2020January 17, 2021 By Underground Team

In January the Underground Team took up the Australian Women Writers Challenge for 2020, pledging the Franklin-level challenge where we committed to read

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Our Favourite Books Released in 2020

December 23, 2020February 18, 2021 By Underground Team

Image by cottonbro, from Pexels free images In our final post for 2020, the Underground Team have rounded up all their favourite new

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Review: Where The Fruit Falls by Karen Wyld, by Lauren Pratt

November 18, 2020February 18, 2021 By Underground Team

Title: Where The Fruit Falls Author: Karen Wyld Publisher: UWAP Where The Fruit Falls is Karen Wyld’s debut award-winning novel which delves into

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Issue 32: Horror has arrived!

November 5, 2020February 18, 2021 By Underground Team

Cover art by Linus Andersson Issue 32: Horror can be downloaded for FREE here Welcome to the final issue of 2020, #32: Horror.

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Interview: Laura Elvery by Lauren Pratt

November 4, 2020January 17, 2021 By Underground Team

Underground Junior Editor Lauren Pratt speaks with Laura Elvery about women in science, inspiration, and her new short story collection Ordinary Matter.  Congratulations

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Meet Our New Junior Editors: Lauren Pratt & Grace Wholley

September 1, 2020January 17, 2021 By Underground Team

Underground Writers is pleased to welcome Lauren Pratt and Grace Wholley to the team as Junior Editors for the next six months. They

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