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Fiction, Short Stories
Paperback book
The role of silence in the relationships of the people who populate this richly varied collection of stories is mirrored in the restraint of the writing that captures them. While the characters have all the difficulties communicating that we can recognise in our own lives, Buckle’s deceptively understated style reveals them with startling cumulative power.
Buckle’s stories have appeared widely, two of them in Best Australian Stories (Black Inc), and a number have won or been shortlisted for various prizes.
‘…imbued with a deep sense of knowingness… Buckle’s insights into human relationships make you sit up and pay attention.’ Whispering Gums
‘…put together with… assuredness and (a) piercing eye… Buckle’s tone, bending through various characters and their narratives, is sharply contemporary…’ Verity La
‘Not only is it a stylish book, I have enjoyed each story immensely—a ‘best read’ of 2017! I kept thinking the next story can’t be as gripping and convincing and superb as the last one—and it was.’ Kevin Brophy
Stephanie Buckle is a novelist and short story writer who lives on a farm in Brindabella, NSW. Her stories have won a number of awards, including the Marjorie Graber McInnes Short Story Award, and the Fellowship of Australian Writers, A.C.T. Branch, Short Story Award.Behind the Lines won first prize in the E.J. Brady Short Story Award 2006.A Lovely Afternoon won third prize in the Henry Handel Richardson Short Story Award in 2014. Some of the stories have also appeared in previous publications:Lillian and Meredith in Best Australian Stories 2010, edited by Cate Kennedy.Fifty Years in Best Australian Stories 2011, edited by Cate Kennedy. See a sample of her work here.
Fiction, Short Stories
Paperback book
The role of silence in the relationships of the people who populate this richly varied collection of stories is mirrored in the restraint of the writing that captures them. While the characters have all the difficulties communicating that we can recognise in our own lives, Buckle’s deceptively understated style reveals them with startling cumulative power.
Buckle’s stories have appeared widely, two of them in Best Australian Stories (Black Inc), and a number have won or been shortlisted for various prizes.
‘…imbued with a deep sense of knowingness… Buckle’s insights into human relationships make you sit up and pay attention.’ Whispering Gums
‘…put together with… assuredness and (a) piercing eye… Buckle’s tone, bending through various characters and their narratives, is sharply contemporary…’ Verity La
‘Not only is it a stylish book, I have enjoyed each story immensely—a ‘best read’ of 2017! I kept thinking the next story can’t be as gripping and convincing and superb as the last one—and it was.’ Kevin Brophy
Stephanie Buckle is a novelist and short story writer who lives on a farm in Brindabella, NSW. Her stories have won a number of awards, including the Marjorie Graber McInnes Short Story Award, and the Fellowship of Australian Writers, A.C.T. Branch, Short Story Award.Behind the Lines won first prize in the E.J. Brady Short Story Award 2006.A Lovely Afternoon won third prize in the Henry Handel Richardson Short Story Award in 2014. Some of the stories have also appeared in previous publications:Lillian and Meredith in Best Australian Stories 2010, edited by Cate Kennedy.Fifty Years in Best Australian Stories 2011, edited by Cate Kennedy. See a sample of her work here.