Barry Lee Thompson

Creative Victoria

  • The story behind ‘Phase’

    Here in the southern hemisphere, winter is beginning to give way to spring. Different flowers are blooming: while out walking, the heady scent of jasmine has hit me once or twice, drifting over a garden fence or down a laneway. And the sun is setting later, by about two minutes each night. And though I

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  • New Year news

    I was thrilled to hear this week that the development of my second collection of fiction, Afterdark, has the backing of the Sustaining Creative Workers program. Sustaining Creative Workers Initiative is supported by the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria and Regional Arts Victoria. The program is being delivered by Regional Arts Victoria and administered by an

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  • Broken Rules and Other Stories | May 2020, Transit Lounge

    Broken Rules and Other Stories is my first collection of fiction. It’s being published in May by Transit Lounge. The collection is included in The Sydney Morning Herald feature ‘The books to read in 2020’. From derelict industrial districts, to a lonely highway diner, to the faded charm of a British seaside resort, these are

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