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The cover of the book True Tracks by Teri Janke
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Review: True Tracks by Terri Janke, by Lily Maddison

February 24, 2022February 24, 2022 By Underground Team

Title: True TracksAuthor: Terri JankeGenre: Non-FictionPublisher: UNSW PressPublished: July 2021 Terri Janke’s True Tracks is like no book I have read before. It

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Review: Good Indian Daughter by Ruhi Lee, by Shelley Timms

February 10, 2022May 7, 2022 By Underground Team

Title: Good Indian DaughterAuthor: Ruhi LeeGenre: MemoirPublished: 2021Publisher: Affirm Press The Good Indian Daughter might look different from family to family — depending

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Review: Nothing But My Body by Tilly Lawless, by Lily Maddison

September 22, 2021August 29, 2021 By Underground Team

Title: Nothing But My BodyAuthor: Tilly LawlessGenre: Literary auto-fictionPublisher: Allen & UnwinPublished: August 2021 From the minute I picked Nothing But My Body

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Review: The First Time I Thought I Was Dying by Sarah Walker, by Jemimah Halbert Brewster

September 8, 2021December 11, 2021 By Underground Team

Title: The First Time I Thought I Was DyingAuthor: Sarah WalkerGenre: Nonfiction; personal essaysPublisher: UQPPublished: August 2021 Trigger warning: mention of self-harm, mental

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Review: Lines to the Horizon anthology, by Lily Maddison

September 5, 2021September 19, 2021 By Underground Team

Title: Lines to the HorizonAuthor: Sally Breen, Emily Brugman, Sam Carmody, Madelaine Dickie, Jake Sandtner and Mark SmithGenre: Anthology, nonfictionPublisher: Fremantle PressPublished: March

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Review: The Shape of Sound by Fiona Murphy, by Kate Lomas Glendenning

August 1, 2021July 30, 2021 By Underground Team

Title: The Shape of SoundAuthor: Fiona MurphyGenre: Biography & MemoirPublisher: Text PublishingPublished: March 2021 As I read Fiona Murphy’s debut novel, The Shape

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Alt text: The cover of the book, Kate Kelly: The True Story of Ned Kelly’s Little Sister by Rebecca Wilson
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Review: Kate Kelly by Rebecca Wilson, by Shelley Timms

July 28, 2021August 22, 2021 By Underground Team

Title: Kate Kelly: The True Story of Ned Kelly’s Little SisterAuthor: Rebecca WilsonGenre: NonfictionPublisher: Allen & UnwinPublished: February 2021 Kate Kelly is an

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Opportunities for writers July 2021

July 4, 2021August 3, 2021 By Underground Team

Cover photo by Karolina Grabowska from Pexels. Image shows an open notebook with three flowers and a pen. Stella Young Award 2021 – for young disabled

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The cover of the book How to End by Bridget Hustwaite
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Review: How to Endo by Bridget Hustwaite, by Ebony Bryant

June 30, 2021June 25, 2021 By Underground Team

Title: How to Endo: A Guide to Surviving and Thriving with EndometriosisAuthor: Bridget HustwaiteGenre: Non-FictionPublisher: Allen & UnwinPublished: March 2021 Image Description:Book cover

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Review: Women of a Certain Rage Ed. by Liz Byrski, by Shelley Timms

June 6, 2021August 3, 2021 By Underground Team

Title: Women of a Certain RageEditor: Liz ByrskiGenre: Essay collectionPublisher: Fremantle PressPublished: February 2021 I can vividly remember the last time I was

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Opportunities for writers June 2021

June 2, 2021July 4, 2021 By Underground Team

Photo by Steve Johnson from Pexels Reading and Writing Group for Queer YouthA place for queer (anyone who identifies as other than heterosexual

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Review: Eating With My Mouth Open by Sam van Zweden, by Shelley Timms

April 11, 2021April 1, 2021 By Underground Team

Title: Eating With My Mouth OpenAuthor: Sam van ZwedenPublisher: NewSouth PublishingGenre: MemoirPublished: February 2021 Eating With My Mouth Open is a deeply personal

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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: Growing Up Disabled in Australia, Ed. Carly Findlay, by Kate Lomas Glendenning

March 24, 2021May 27, 2021 By Underground Team

Title: Growing Up Disabled in AustraliaEdited by: Carly FindlayGenre: AnthologyPublisher: Black Inc.Published: June 2020 “I thought disability looked a certain way. And I

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Review: The Edward Street Baby Farm by Stella Budrikis, by Shelley Timms

March 10, 2021March 3, 2021 By Underground Team

Title: The Edward Street Baby FarmAuthor: Stella BudrikisGenre: True crimePublisher: Fremantle PressPublished: October 2020 TW: Child abuse, child death, neglect The Edward Street

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Review: With My Little Eye by Sandra Hogan, by Grace Wholley

February 28, 2021March 6, 2022 By Underground Team

Title: With My Little EyeAuthor: Sandra HoganGenre: Non-fictionPublisher: Allen & UnwinRelease: February 2021 Over a decade ago, Sue-Ellen Doherty connected with Sandra Hogan

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Interview: Sandra Hogan, author of With My Little Eye, by Grace Wholley

February 24, 2021February 24, 2021 By Underground Team

Over a decade ago, Sue-Ellen Doherty connected with Queensland-based journalist, reviewer and business-writing teacher Sandra Hogan to assist her in publishing the story

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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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Review: Windfall by Ketan Joshi, by Jess Gately

November 29, 2020January 26, 2021 By Underground Team

Title: Windfall: Unlocking a fossil-free future Author: Ketan Joshi Publisher: NewSouth Books ‘Australia’s new decade has opened with the static anxiety of helplessness

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Upcoming New Releases We’re Looking Forward To, by Jemimah Halbert Brewster

August 26, 2020December 31, 2020 By Underground Team

Here at Underground we’re always hearing about new and exciting books being released in Australia. There’s always a delightful and relevant combination of

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Take your Nonfiction to the Next Level by Shelley Carter

December 25, 2019December 31, 2020 By Underground Team

Image from Canva Free Stock Images Writing long-form nonfiction can be difficult; there is a fine line between cramming as much interesting information into a book or article,

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Writing Opportunities July 2019

July 5, 2019September 28, 2019 By Jess

Overland speculative alternatives issue ‘Overland is seeking fiction submissions for a special online edition themed around the future(s) you would manifest, to be

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