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Today's Drive-By: Kirstyn McDermott, Duchess of Darkness

Kirstyn McDermott’s work has won Aurealis Awards, Ditmars, been anthologised in Best Of collections and garnered Honorable Mentions from the likes of Ellen Datlow. Her first book, Madigan Mine, is out very, very soon. It should be purchased and read as soon as possible. She
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Madigan Mine – you want more?

Oh well, alright. Ze blurb is below:

OBSESSION NEVER DIES.

When Alex meets Madigan again everything changes. His childhood sweetheart is beautiful and impulsive, but there is something wrong with her. Something dangerous.

Then she commits suicide.

Now Alex can’t get Madigan out of his head. Is it all in his mind, or is she communicating with him?

To save himself and those he loves,
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Make Space on Your Bookshelf

Yes, space on the bookshelf.

Shuffle that beloved, dog-eared copy of Jane Eyre aside … or indeed anything else … coz this is going to totally kick the collective asses of everything on the shelf … so make a little moat around it.

Kirstyn McDermott’s first book will be released into the wild in August of this year (from Picador). Madigan Mine is a
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The Bribie Pack

This is the bunch of reprobates who went to Bribie for The Edge Writers’ Retreat a couple of months back … only the names have been omitted to protect the guilty or slightly culpable … except for Kirstyn McDermott, whose photo it is … and Jason Nahrung who desseminated said photo …

Did I cop it for the plaits? Yes, I
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QWC Cocktail Party – Industry IQ Launch

Jodi De Vantier (QWC's Uber Editor of WQ); Hinemoana Baker (Arts Qld's Poet in Residence)

Jodi De Vantier (QWC's Uber Editor of WQ); Hinemoana Baker (Arts Qld's Poet in Residence)

Awesome Meg Vann (QWC's AWMonline Coordinator); Norb Vonnegut (Author and BWF guest)
Awesome Meg Vann (QWC’s
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Reason #412 to love Jack Dann

Not only is the man a great writer and a rocking editor, he is a generous professional. He says wise things here and he says nice things here: http://blogs.abc.net.au/articulate/2009/03/flycon-intervie.html

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