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- Published 20221101
- ISBN: 978-1-922212-74-0
- Extent: 264pp
- Paperback (234 x 153mm), eBook
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Luke Johnson
Luke Johnson is the author of the short-story collection Ferocious Animals (RWP, 2021), and a lecturer in creative writing at the University of Wollongong.
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