Slinkies 2023
New writers under 30
Do Millennials deal with relationship break-ups any differently to the deities from Greek mythology? What would the natural world actually say if it were given a voice? Can grief really drive us crazy?
Welcome to this diverse collection of contemporary stories from exciting new writers under 30 years of age. These stories play with genre, form and reader expectations, riffing on classic texts and popular culture to bring fresh insights into universal experiences.
Contributors include Leo Alder, Alex Chan, Stephanie Downing, Alexandra Stephens, Jack Webster
Emma Wortley has a background in academia and has published papers on children’s and young adult literature (the subject of her PhD thesis) in various journals. Her reviews, stories and poetry have appeared in Voiceworks, Southerly, Going Down Swinging, Paper Crown Magazine, textLitmag, Scintilla Magazine, Scum Mag and an episode of the Story Club podcast.
