Alec Patric

Author of The Butcherbird Stories, Black Rock White City, Atlantic Black, Las Vegas for Vegans and The Rattler & other stories.

[Alec Patric @Rrrattler]

"Patric is an intense writer, and this collection will delight and unsettle you, often at the same time. The settings, characters and themes are both familiar and experimental, of the present and yet timeless."
Age/SMH
Cheers @theage @smh @_AstridEdwards_

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[Kill Your Darlings @kyd_magazine]

🎙 In October we joined the Aus @ShortStory_Fest for a special event celebrating our first print anthology! On the KYD Podcast, @JackKirne, @andgillum, Laura Elizabeth Woollett, @zbradley_, @Rrrattler, @wayneamarshall1 & Anne Hotta read from their stories: https://t.co/gHBboUKOQr

[Kill Your Darlings @kyd_magazine]

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[Kill Your Darlings @kyd_magazine]

🎉 NEW AUSTRALIAN FICTION 2019 is officially on sale today! We're so thrilled to have our inaugural short fiction anthology out in the world. Read Publishing Director @RebeccaStarford's introduction to the collection: https://t.co/Dbgw1uQEzK

[Alec Patric @Rrrattler]

I'm running a Novella workshop for @Writers_Vic in two weeks. Deets below if you wanted to come along.

https://t.co/uGaXsC46P0

[Readings @ReadingsBooks]

Featuring writing by Tony Birch, @juliekoh, @Rrrattler, @zbradley_, @lauraelvery, @mikclements, Laura Elizabeth Woollett,
@kldwarsame and more.

We can't wait!

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[Alec Patric @Rrrattler]

Brisbane Writers Festival was ace. Lovely to chat with so many brilliant writers. Not to mention the chance to get some sun.

Cheers @BrisWritersFest

[Bec Mac @MsBecMac]

The grind and the flow of the creative life that panel should have been called! thanks for the great conversation @ladyredjess @Rrrattler @mslcheng @BrisWritersFest #brisbanewritersfestival

[Writers Victoria @Writers_Vic]

Season Two is out today! Featuring a stellar lineup of @clairegcoleman, @laurajeanmckay, @roannagonsalves, @rrrattler, @cspacat, @lauriesteed, @emilybitto, and more ✨⁠

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[Alec Patric @Rrrattler]

Cheers @SydReviewBooks

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[Kill Your Darlings @kyd_magazine]

We're delighted to announce the 18 contributors to our inaugural print collection of short stories, NEW AUSTRALIAN FICTION, as well as the cover by the brilliant @alissadinallo! Watch this space for pre-orders and launch events! https://t.co/JEvjQepGG3

[Alec Patric @Rrrattler]

Flying to Brisbane tomorrow. Still a couple of spots for my weekend classes. QWC even has a weekend deal that might be on interest.
(Deets for that in the link below).

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Cheers @qldwriters

[Alec Patric @Rrrattler]

I'm looking forward to teaching Novel Dynamics and Short Story-Method and Art in a couple of weeks at Queensland Writers Centre. Couple of links below if that sounds useful and you're in Brisbane.

Cheers @qldwriters

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[NewtownReviewofBooks @NewtownBooks]

'...reads with a misty and dreamlike intensity, exploring dark themes in crystalline prose.' @JamesMcWatson on @Rrrattler's The Butcherbird Stories: https://t.co/oUJtA7oQ7S

[Kill Your Darlings @kyd_magazine]

Our reviewer called AS Patrić’s latest collection "a master class in short fiction” – now for the first time we’re offering a real life short fiction master class from the Miles Franklin winner himself! Become a KYD Member to save 10% on your booking! https://t.co/TCY5wbUb4F

[Alec Patric @Rrrattler]

Next week on Saturday I'm running a short story workshop with the lovely folk at Kill Your Darlings. Deets below if you want to come along.

Cheers @kyd_magazine
https://t.co/6Yk8ZK5GZV

[Alec Patric @Rrrattler]

Thrilled to see Butcherbird in paperback. Always exciting to get a reprint but especially so for a collection of stories. Big thanks to my publisher Transit Lounge. Cheers @transitlounge2

[Ventura Press @ventura_press]

Split: an anthology on leaving, loss and new beginnings by some of Australia's favourite writers. the stories are raw, they're courageous and very relatable. June 2019. edited by @LeeKofman

[Alec Patric @Rrrattler]

Love our literary festivals—feels like finding family all around the country. Looking forward to talking with you again one of these days Holden.

[Holden Sheppard 🇦🇺😎💪 @V8Sheppard]

@Rrrattler @perthfest Great meeting you mate and I enjoyed sharing a stage with you. Glad you had a good festival! 😃👍

[Alec Patric @Rrrattler]

Had a wonderful time over the weekend at Perth Festival Writers Week. Chatting for an hour+ with one of my literary heroes, David Malouf, was a highlight. And just love WA so much. Delighted to have have been part of a brilliant festival.

Cheers @perthfest

[Kill Your Darlings @kyd_magazine]

13 April: Join Miles Franklin Award-winner A.S. Patrić (@Rrrattler) for a unique writing course all about the fundamental principles of short fiction and the ever-evolving art of narrative expression: https://t.co/TCY5wcbLWd