We’re enjoying reading the stories in The Pearl Prize 2025 – An Anthology of Queer Writing from Across Australia. This year’s theme: Queerness beyond the ML and AI in (A) ARTificial space.
Barry was one of the fifteen finalists in this year’s prize, so his story ‘Who Was Avery Rottedean?’ is included in the book. He wrote a blog post about the prize in January – a wonderful start to the year, for him and the group.
We were taken with the softcover and hardback versions of the anthology, and really couldn’t decide between them, so chose to get both. And why not! They’re handsome additions to any bookshelf. If you’d like to get your mitts on a copy, follow these links to Readings, or Hares & Hyenas, or get it direct from the publisher.
The Pearl Prize is presented with Osborne and Fawkner Publishing and supported by Midsumma Festival.
Congratulations to Barry and the other finalists, and big-ups to the winner, Niko Satria, and runner-up, Julien Furnace.
Happy reading,
EW
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Oh thanks for doing this, EW. What a nice surprise. It keeps the celebratory mood alive.
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No problem, Barry. Sorry we didn’t get round to writing this post sooner. You know how it is. And better a bit late than never. Congratulations on the story.
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Wonderful story, Barry. I’m just on the second last page. That Avery is a match for AI.
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Thanks, Marg. I love that you’re reading it nice and slowly. It’s a good way to read.
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