Street magazine The Big Issue releases its 16th annual Fiction Edition on Friday, featuring 14 stories from prominent and emerging Australian writers.
The edition includes new commissioned work from Bruce Pascoe, Claire G Coleman and Alice Bishop. A further 11 writers - Millie Baylis, Anne Kate Blair, Nina Cullen, Jennie Del Mastro, Brooke Dunnell, Angharad Hampshire, Jodie Kewley, Michael McGirr, Ferne Merrylees, Rebecca Varcoe and Colin Varney - were selected from a record 871 submissions.
The Big Issue editor Amy Hetherington said the fiction edition was highly anticipated by readers and vendors alike.
"There is always something special about The Big Issue's Fiction Edition, but this year it's extra special," she said.
"Sharing stories is a way we connect and make sense of the world, and this collection of new fiction brings some levity and meaning to these unpredictable times.
"Not only is this edition full of great reads from new and emerging writers, but by buying a copy you're also supporting your local Big Issue vendor in what has been a tough year."
