Short Stories
I have been published in anthologies, magazines, journals, e-zines and won short story competitions.
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A young girl writes in her diary about her life while under siege in Sarajevo during the Balkan War.
Originally published in 2004 Best Australian Stories, edited by Frank Moorhouse
Reviews:
‘A powerful and moving story of family dissolution and the suffering, deprivation and terror of war’ (Australian Book Review, Feb 2005)
‘Amra Pajalic’s Bosnian Diary is a masterpiece of broken elegy’ (Bulletin, Dec 2004)
You can read my work for free on-line:
Renovator’s Hell (remix of Cate Kennedy’s story Renovator’s Heaven as part of Remix My Lit Project, August 2008)
Game (Spinetingler, Summer 2008)
The Old Man (Spinetingler, Summer 2008)
The Vow (Spinetingler, Summer 2008)
The Other Shoe (Spinetingler, Summer 2008)
The Living Dead (Spinetingler, July 2007)
Publication credits
Wordlines Anthology published by Five Mile Press, edited by Hilary McPhee (July 2010)
Through the Clock’s Workings anthology by Sydney University Publication (June 2009)
Spinetingler on-line Journal, (2007 & 2008)
2005 Best Australian Short Stories, Black Inc, edited by Frank Moorhouse (Dec 2005)
2004 Best Australian Short Stories, Black Inc, edited by Frank Moorhouse (Dec 2004)
Wildfire Literary Erotica journal (Nov 2004)
Stories of Melbourne The Bigger M Anthology, edited by Arnold Zable (Nov 2001)
Australian Women’s Forum (May 2001)
Woman’s Day (Apr 2001)
Voiceworks (Nov 2000)
Big Issue (Nov 2000)
Short Story Competitions
Highly Commended in 2011 Ada Cambridge Short Story Competition
Second Prize in 2006 Brimbank Council Short Story Competition
Shortlisted in 2004 Raspberry and Vine Short Story Competition
Third prize in 2001 Glen Eira Literary Awards, My Brother Jack open award


