Category Archives: Magic Realism

A Review: Catching Teller Crow

Posted on 7. March 2023 by juliariffel

“In telling this tale, we were informed by two sets of stories that are the inheritance of Aboriginal peoples. The first set are stories of our homelands, families, cultures; the stories that speak to the connections which sustain us and … Continue reading →

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Trauma and Poetry in “Catching Teller Crow”

Posted on 11. February 2022 by australianfantastic

By Benedikt von Laufenberg In this blog post, I want to focus on the first chapters of the novel Catching Teller Crow and the way in which the chapters highlight the relation between trauma and detective work. Moreover, I want … Continue reading →

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The Genres of Speculative Fiction – An Overview

Posted on 3. February 2022 by australianfantastic

by Nadja Marek, Renee Czyganowski, Danny Tran, and Ann-Sophie Ludwig Speculative fiction is an umbrella term that contains many different genres. Generally speaking, it deals with topics such as nature (or the supernatural) and alternate realities, either in the past … Continue reading →

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Review: “Water” by Ellen van Neerven

Posted on 11. October 2021 by australianfantastic

by Johanna Edler The short story “Water” from the collection Heat and Light by Ellen van Neerven was published in 2014 and discusses the treatment of Indigenous people in a futuristic Australia. Van Neerven is an Aboriginal Australian herself and … Continue reading →

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