Celebrating the release of Spinning Around – The Kylie Playlist with readings by some of the queer authors.

Australian icon Kylie Minogue is the musical muse for this sparkling new anthology. Twenty-four writers, a third of whom identify as LGBTQIA+, used a Kylie Minogue song as the springboard for a new, original piece of work, covering the genres of crime, memoir, speculative fiction, poetry and science fiction − from Kylie’s 1987 release ‘I Should Be So Lucky’ all the way through to her newest single ‘Tension’.

Our line up of authors is

Dmetri Kakmi is an essayist, reviewer, speaker, editor and author. His memoir Mother Land was shortlisted for a NSW Premier’s Literary Award. The novella ‘Haunting Matilda’ was shortlisted for an Aurealis Award, and is included in his short story collection, The Door and Other Uncanny Tales. His novel The Woman in the Well will be published in March 2025.

Jes Layton (he/she) is an author, illustrator and performer residing on Wurundjeri Land. He is the current Executive Director/CEO of the Emerging Writers’ Festival and is represented by Alex Adsett Literary Agency. Jes’s work can be found online, in print and at @AGeekwithaHat

Miriam Sved (she/her) is the author of two novels, with A Universe of Sufficient Size shortlisted for the Colin Roderick Award. Her novella 'All The Things I Should Have Given' was a winner of Griffith Review’s Novella Project. She is co-editor of three feminist anthologies. She lives in Melbourne with her wife and daughter.

Christos Tsiolkas (he/him) is the multi-award-winning writer of eight novels and a short story collection titled Merciless Gods. His latest novel is The In-Between. Christos’s books have been translated in multiple languages and he is also a playwright, scriptwriter, essayist and film critic. Many of his stories have been adapted for screen and stage.

Angela Savage (she/her) is an award-winning writer and CEO of Public Libraries Victoria. She is co-editor, with Kirsten Krauth, of Spinning Around: The Kylie Playlist. Angela holds a PhD in Creative Writing, giving her the Bond villain-like name of Doctor Savage. Her most recent novel is Mother of Pearl.