Fiction Edition 2024 - Ed#718

If you’re a bit overwhelmed by the real world at the moment, our Fiction Edition may be your greatest escape. Now in its 20th year, this bumper edition boasts 13 great reads: from an art heist in 1980s Melbourne to a knitting competition gone wrong, from a near-death escape on a farm to an unexpected mid-air friendship and a woman’s plea for her hands…and much more!

This popular edition features new stories from award-winning writers Max Easton and Murray Middleton. Plus, we bring you tales from new and emerging talents whose stories were selected from 808 submissions around the country – judged by broadcaster and Big Issue books editor Mel Fulton; writer and critic Claire Cao; writer and broadcaster Daniel James; and the editorial team. Each story is brought to life by the gorgeous artworks of Adelaide-based illustrator Alice Lindstrom. Made possible thanks to the generous support of the Copyright Agency’s Cultural Fund, The Big Issue’s Fiction Edition remains Australia’s biggest-selling fiction magazine. Happy reading!