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A peek inside Kill Your Darlings No. 16
It is with great pride and excitement that I introduce Issue 16 of Kill Your Darlings, and my first issue as editor. I’m thrilled to be part of a journal that I have long admired as one of the leading...
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Kill Your Darlings at the Digital Writers’ Festival
One of the things I’m most excited about for Kill Your Darlings in 2014 is our revamped book club, which the KYD team is currently working away on behind the scenes. That’s all I can reveal at this...
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Excerpt: KYD in conversation with Junot Díaz
I have been a fan of Junot Díaz ever since I picked up a copy of his first novel, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao. Díaz’s writing is crisp and funny, his characters full of life and easy to love....
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Watch KYD’s DWF book club with Luke Carman
Sydney writer Luke Carman is an exciting new voice in Australian writing, and Veronica Sullivan and I were lucky enough to chat to Luke this week at the inaugural Digital Writers’ Festival (DWF). A...
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Editor’s Pick: Wave by Sonali Deraniyagala
On Boxing Day in 2004 an earthquake deep in the Indian ocean – the third largest ever recorded, which caused the entire Earth to shake by 1 centimetre – triggered a tsunami that devastated the coastal...
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Q and A with our illustrator Guy Shield
We’re constantly receiving praise for our striking cover designs but we simply cannot take all the credit — our brilliant illustrator Guy Shield has been impressing us since he joined KYD in 2011. For...
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Announcing Kill Your Darlings’ new Online Editor
It is with much excitement I announce that Veronica Sullivan is Kill Your Darlings’ new Online Editor. Over the past year, Ronnie has been doing a stellar job as Deputy Online Editor and First Book...
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Presenting Three Outstanding Longform Works of Journalism
We know how good longform journalism can be, and we also know that there is increasingly shrinking space for writers to go to the depths. We are incredibly proud that the KYD Copyright Agency...
View ArticleAn Open Letter Regarding Arts Funding Cuts
Kill Your Darlings has been following the alarming cuts to the Australia Council for the Arts and the political erosion of arms-length funding with a great deal of concern these past weeks. As proud...
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Kill Your Darlings Seeks Contributing Editor for 2016
Kill Your Darlings is looking for a Contributing Editor to join our team in 2016. The Contributing Editor will write entertaining, informed and insightful articles for both print and online, focusing...
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Some staff news from Kill Your Darlings
2015 has been a huge year for KYD. We’ve published four print and online editions; published over 200 original works from new, emerging and established Australian writers on our website, including our...
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KYD Takes a Summer Break
The KYD team are taking a well-earned break over summer. The KYD office will be closed from 23 December 2015 – 11 January 2016. If you wish to contact us during this time, please email...
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Back issues of Kill Your Darlings all $10!
In the lead-up to Christmas, in addition to our subscription special, all back issues of Kill Your Darlings are just $10 each! This means that any issue of KYD except the current one will cost a mere...
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Killings columnists announced for 2014
I’m thrilled to announce the new bunch of columnists featuring on Killings this year. 2014 promises to be a huge year for the website and each fortnight you’ll hear from: Carody Culver on books Chad...
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A peek inside Kill Your Darlings No. 16
It is with great pride and excitement that I introduce Issue 16 of Kill Your Darlings, and my first issue as editor. I’m thrilled to be part of a journal that I have long admired as one of the leading...
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Kill Your Darlings at the Digital Writers’ Festival
One of the things I’m most excited about for Kill Your Darlings in 2014 is our revamped book club, which the KYD team is currently working away on behind the scenes. That’s all I can reveal at this...
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