Everything, All At Once: Fiction and poetry from 30 of Australia's best writers under 30

by Various

Endless sunshine bleaches the curtains and wears the nerves of a woman stuck inside. A chance encounter with a stranger changes the course of a life in small but significant ways. An imagined audience drives people to the extreme. A young woman wrestles with inheritance and loss.

Compiled from the winning entries of the 2021 Ultimo Prize, this collection represents Australia’s next generation of literary talent. Their work is forward-thinking and provocative, exciting and surprising. Beautifully designed by George Saad, Everything, All at Once is populated with characters seeking comfort and connection in an uncertain world.

​ Cherie Baird, Alice Bellette, Aishah Maryam David, Josie/Jocelyn Deane, Zowie Douglas-Kinghorn, Amy Duong, Gavin Yuan Gao, Madeleine Gray, Vivien Heng, Natasha Hertanto, Matilda Howard, Franklyn Hudson, Gurmeet Kaur, Robert Kennard, Andy Kovacic, Jennifer Nguyen, Ismene Panaretos, Georgia Rose Phillips, Jamaya Plackowski, Quanita, Seth Robinson, Shane Scriven, Charlotte Snedden, Coco Stallman, Lora Subotic, Amy Taylor, Sebastian Winter, Dženana Vucic, Cassandra-Elli Yiannacou and Amelia Zhou.PRAISE FOR EVERYTHING, ALL AT ONCE‘In its effort to give a face to the future of Australian writing, Everything, All At Once, in practice, does something else; it gives a voice to the present. The young writers featured in the collection expertly twine together an intimate engagement with themselves and their peers, with the greater anxieties that seem to rest on the shoulders of Australia’s young generations.’ – Stephanie Jenkins, UNSA

Genres: Short Stories

235 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 17, 2021

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Reviews

[Shan Dante · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great short stories and poetry by new-age writers, with a diverse range of POC and Queer representation. It's hard to give something such as this a solid rating, as there are a lot of texts within that I loved, and some that were a pass. Though the book does a great job at promoting these individuals and their work, I never felt like it went out of its way to do anything more, which is my only negative. It had a standard structure which it followed, and that worked fine. Great to read if you are wanting to support emerging artists, and feel inspired by more current viewpoints of creative writing.

[Lauren · Rating 4 out of 5]

i loved this!!

i wanted to read more poetry and this book was just perfect. I was able to read some short stories and poems from various authors. Authors that were young, innovative and passionate.

They all wrote such amazing pieces and i think publishing more books like this would be so amazing. exposing young, talented authors in such a way is such a good idea.

I would love to read more books in this format. I loved reading about the author, who they are and what inspired their works added so much to the experience.

[Chanel Chapters · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.25
I preferred the poetry over the short stories

[mabel · Rating 2 out of 5]

hard to rate. some very good. some very… skip-able 2.5 i guess

[Gwen B · Rating 5 out of 5]

Five stars for:
- Madeline Grey
- Amy Duong
- Georgia Rose Phillips
- Matilda Howard

Most of the rest were ok.