‘Rapture’ by Emily Maguire – Reading Matters
Fiction – paperback; Allen & Unwin; 310 pages; 2024. Emily Maguire’s Rapture is the story of an “unmarriageable girl” in the 9th century who disguises herself as a man t…| Reading Matters
Another quick contribution to #ShortStorySeptember. I was delighted when Comma Press sent me a surprise copy of The BBC National Short Story Award 2025, which prints the five stories shortlisted for this year’s prize. Now in its 20th year, the award has recognised established authors and newcomers alike – the roster of winners includes Lucy […]| Bookish Beck
Fiction – paperback; Allen & Unwin; 310 pages; 2024. Emily Maguire’s Rapture is the story of an “unmarriageable girl” in the 9th century who disguises herself as a man t…| Reading Matters
Fiction dominates the 2025 Stella Prize lonlgist which has just been announced at the Adelaide Festival. This prize for Australian women and non-binary writers is worth $60,000 to the winner| Reading Matters
Tanya Paperny, winner of the 2019 Tusculum Review Poetry Chapbook Prize. “How the Russians Ruined Their Glasses” and other poems selected by judge Bhanu Kapil.| The Tusculum Review
