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- Published 20220503
- ISBN: 978-1-922212-74-0
- Extent: 264pp
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MT O’Byrne
MT O’Byrne is an Australian writer currently living in France. He has previously been published in Island, Westerly, SWAMP, Turbine, LitroNY and Black Denim Lit.
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