Emma Wortley

Slinkies 2021 Emma Wortley

A man discovers his work shirt is becoming fused to his body. Family life as told from the neighbourhood cat's point of view. Toxic soil invades a young family's life. A post-pandemic frontier landscape is rocked by violence. An exploration of nascent queerness and non-belonging.

This is a diverse collection of contemporary stories from exciting new writers under 30 years of age.

The anthology includes works by Sydney-based academic and essayist, Amanda Jayne, Adelaide-based poet and fiction writer, Bethany Cody, West Australian author and artist, Lydia Tretheway, Copenhagen-based West Australian writer, Morgan Riley and Curtin University creative writing student, Vasco Pimentel.