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Harriet McKnight

News from the Editor's Desk - January-February 2019

Australian Book Review
Wednesday, 26 December 2018

News from the Editors Desk

The ABR Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize is open

Gretchen Shirm reviews 'Rain Birds' by Harriet McKnight

Gretchen Shirm
Wednesday, 27 September 2017

In Harriet McKnight’s début novel, a story about early onset dementia is offset by a second conservation-focused narrative involving the glossy black cockatoo. This braided structure immediately creates anticipation about where and how the two stories will meet. Pina is the primary carer for her husband, Alan, whose illness ...

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Published in October 2017, no. 395

News from the Editor's desk - October 2015

Friday, 25 September 2015

Environmental times

For the second year in a row, generous support from the Bjarne K. Dahl Trust

Jolley Prize 2015 (Shortlist): 'Crest' by Harriet McKnight

Harriet McKnight
Tuesday, 25 August 2015

It takes more than half an hour to put on all the layers of the dry suit. First the woollen thermals, then the thick undersuit and the neoprene seals around the neck and wrists. Finally, the membrane shell. All this before we even look for the hole in the ice. By the time we hit the water we are as plump and blubber-thick as the more cold-adapted creatures: se ...