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Risky proximity

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September 2006, no. 284

Dark Roots by Cate Kennedy

Scribe, $28.95 pb, 192 pp

Risky proximity

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September 2006, no. 284

Cate Kennedy’s name will be familiar to anyone who takes even the vaguest interest in Australian short story contests. Over the last decade, she has racked up an impressive list of awards in regional competitions, but readers are most likely to have noticed her successes in two of the most high-profile ones. In 2001 she took out the prestigious and now-defunct HQ Magazine short story competition; and in 2000 and 2001, two Age short story competitions back-to-back. With such a strong recognition factor, it seems like a smart move by Scribe to publish her first collection. Not only should it appeal to readers looking for new short fiction of established quality, but also, presumably, to the thousands of writers who enter short story competitions each year and who wish to see the gold standard.

Dark Roots

Dark Roots

by Cate Kennedy

Scribe, $28.95 pb, 192 pp

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