Laura Jean McKay
@laurajeanmckay.bsky.social
Writer. THE ANIMALS IN THAT COUNTRY winner of The Arthur C Clarke Award and The Victorian Prize for Literature. Latest collection GUNFLOWER. She/her. Views mostly other people's.
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On Meeanjin - Turrbal and Jagera Country.
Anti gen AI
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On Meeanjin - Turrbal and Jagera Country.
Anti gen AI
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Beautiful time learning from the confer kaleidoscope that is animal studies with @animalstudies.bsky.social. Especially special to have @laurajeanmckay.bsky.social virtually present through the astute readings of @cbayes.bsky.social et al.
November 7, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Beautiful time learning from the confer kaleidoscope that is animal studies with @animalstudies.bsky.social. Especially special to have @laurajeanmckay.bsky.social virtually present through the astute readings of @cbayes.bsky.social et al.
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Un nouveau prix littéraire : le prix Gargantua !
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#Gargantua #sciencefiction #fantasy #prixGargantua
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#Gargantua #sciencefiction #fantasy #prixGargantua
Un nouveau prix littéraire : le prix Gargantua !
Votre attention s'il vous plait, un nouveau prix littéraire d'imaginaire vient d'être lancé !Il s'intitule le prix Gargantua et a pour but de décerner un prix a
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March 31, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Un nouveau prix littéraire : le prix Gargantua !
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#Gargantua #sciencefiction #fantasy #prixGargantua
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#Gargantua #sciencefiction #fantasy #prixGargantua
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The AASA 2025 conference will be our 20th anniversary! 🎊That's why we are excited to announce the opening session of our conference: a conversation between founder Yvette Watt and past chairperson Dinesh Wadiwel. Read more about it in our blog: animalstudies.org.au/archives/13306
Second Announcement of Keynote Session for AASA Conference 2025! | Australasian Animal Studies Association
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October 9, 2025 at 1:58 AM
The AASA 2025 conference will be our 20th anniversary! 🎊That's why we are excited to announce the opening session of our conference: a conversation between founder Yvette Watt and past chairperson Dinesh Wadiwel. Read more about it in our blog: animalstudies.org.au/archives/13306
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Only two weeks until our conference! Read more about what our delegates can expect in our latest blogpost, and how the creative arts are embedded in the cross disciplinary conference: animalstudies.org.au/archives/13341
Looking Ahead to AASA 2025 | Australasian Animal Studies Association
animalstudies.org.au
October 21, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Only two weeks until our conference! Read more about what our delegates can expect in our latest blogpost, and how the creative arts are embedded in the cross disciplinary conference: animalstudies.org.au/archives/13341
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I've just applied! You should too! And if you apply by October 28th, you're entered into a draw for a $250 book prize 🤩
2026 Canadian History & Environment Summer School is going to Prince Edward Island!!
The theme of CHESS 2026 is Climate & History. Keynotes by @dagomardegroot.bsky.social & Liza Piper.
Apply to attend the PREMIER Canadian #EnvHist Event by 30 November 2025.
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The theme of CHESS 2026 is Climate & History. Keynotes by @dagomardegroot.bsky.social & Liza Piper.
Apply to attend the PREMIER Canadian #EnvHist Event by 30 November 2025.
niche-canada.org/2025/10/20/c...
CHESS 2026: Climate & History - Call for Participants
We are pleased to invite applications to attend the 2026 Canadian History & Environment Summer School.
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October 24, 2025 at 5:40 PM
I've just applied! You should too! And if you apply by October 28th, you're entered into a draw for a $250 book prize 🤩
I'm so happy to be doing another fiction workshop, this time with the wonderful @munsterlitcentre.bsky.social in Ireland - online, join from anywhere (timezones permitting)! munsterlit.ie/fiction-work...
7 pm IST, 2 pm EDT, 9 am PDT, 1 am WIB / 4 am AEST / 6 am NZST (for the keenest beans 😍)
7 pm IST, 2 pm EDT, 9 am PDT, 1 am WIB / 4 am AEST / 6 am NZST (for the keenest beans 😍)
Online Fiction Workshop with Laura Jean McKay – Munster Literature Centre
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October 26, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I'm so happy to be doing another fiction workshop, this time with the wonderful @munsterlitcentre.bsky.social in Ireland - online, join from anywhere (timezones permitting)! munsterlit.ie/fiction-work...
7 pm IST, 2 pm EDT, 9 am PDT, 1 am WIB / 4 am AEST / 6 am NZST (for the keenest beans 😍)
7 pm IST, 2 pm EDT, 9 am PDT, 1 am WIB / 4 am AEST / 6 am NZST (for the keenest beans 😍)
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Very excited to be included among this incredible group in the 2025 Seán Ó Faoláin Prize!
Huge thanks to @laurajeanmckay.bsky.social and @munsterlitcentre.bsky.social Congrats to Tim Collyer, @daveyfrankel.bsky.social, Tetiana Suchodolska, Farid Hamka, and JP Garvey
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Huge thanks to @laurajeanmckay.bsky.social and @munsterlitcentre.bsky.social Congrats to Tim Collyer, @daveyfrankel.bsky.social, Tetiana Suchodolska, Farid Hamka, and JP Garvey
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September 16, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Very excited to be included among this incredible group in the 2025 Seán Ó Faoláin Prize!
Huge thanks to @laurajeanmckay.bsky.social and @munsterlitcentre.bsky.social Congrats to Tim Collyer, @daveyfrankel.bsky.social, Tetiana Suchodolska, Farid Hamka, and JP Garvey
munsterlit.ie/o-faolain-sh...
Huge thanks to @laurajeanmckay.bsky.social and @munsterlitcentre.bsky.social Congrats to Tim Collyer, @daveyfrankel.bsky.social, Tetiana Suchodolska, Farid Hamka, and JP Garvey
munsterlit.ie/o-faolain-sh...
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My advice? Don't wait until your mid-40's to do the thing you always wanted to do. But if you do, don't wait any longer because it's joyous. And we don't want you missing out on joy amidst the weight of the heartbreaking and enraging. @laurajeanmckay.bsky.social @munsterlitcentre.bsky.social
Huge congratulations to all the prize winners of the 2025 Seán Ó Faoláin International Short Story Competition. First prize went to Tim Collyer. Full list of winners are available on our website: munsterlit.ie/o-faolain-sh...
#writing #shortstory #competitions
#writing #shortstory #competitions
September 17, 2025 at 8:39 PM
My advice? Don't wait until your mid-40's to do the thing you always wanted to do. But if you do, don't wait any longer because it's joyous. And we don't want you missing out on joy amidst the weight of the heartbreaking and enraging. @laurajeanmckay.bsky.social @munsterlitcentre.bsky.social
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This article means a huge amount to me. Furthering earlier work on @laurajeanmckay.bsky.social's award-winning novel, it explores the post-colonial invoking of @margaretatwood.bsky.social as a way to advance Animal Sociology #research #postcolonial #SpeculativeFiction #sociology #animals #futures
How can speculative fiction advance human-animal #sociology?
@drejosephine.bsky.social @sociologyaustralia.bsky.social reflects on #pandemics, Laura Jean McKay’s #sciencefiction novel The Animals in that Country, and the uneven nature of utopias.
#OpenAccess @journals.sagepub.com buff.ly/fF0t5SB
@drejosephine.bsky.social @sociologyaustralia.bsky.social reflects on #pandemics, Laura Jean McKay’s #sciencefiction novel The Animals in that Country, and the uneven nature of utopias.
#OpenAccess @journals.sagepub.com buff.ly/fF0t5SB
October 22, 2025 at 5:40 AM
This article means a huge amount to me. Furthering earlier work on @laurajeanmckay.bsky.social's award-winning novel, it explores the post-colonial invoking of @margaretatwood.bsky.social as a way to advance Animal Sociology #research #postcolonial #SpeculativeFiction #sociology #animals #futures
'Who are the people actively living for the end times? Are sovereign citizens the same as survivalists? Are survivalists different from preppers? And what precisely do people mean when they talk about “The End of the Word as We Know It”?' Tom Doig, Jordan McKenzie theconversation.com/what-is-prep...
What is prepping – and how does it work in Australia?
Prepping in Australia is distinctive: less about guns and militias; more about food, water and community. While anti-government preppers are a problem, they’re rare.
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September 4, 2025 at 11:58 PM
'Who are the people actively living for the end times? Are sovereign citizens the same as survivalists? Are survivalists different from preppers? And what precisely do people mean when they talk about “The End of the Word as We Know It”?' Tom Doig, Jordan McKenzie theconversation.com/what-is-prep...
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The little Meanjin collection that I helped bring into the world as editor. Just a fragment of its 85-year catalogue. What an act of bone-stupid arrogance to kill it.
September 4, 2025 at 11:01 PM
The little Meanjin collection that I helped bring into the world as editor. Just a fragment of its 85-year catalogue. What an act of bone-stupid arrogance to kill it.
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The early bird registration for our 2025 conference closes 10 September. 🦆 This year's conference will be extra special as we celebrate AASA's 20th anniversary year. Come join us for this fabulous milestone! 🎊 Register here: animalstudies.org.au/aasa2025-cen...
AASA 2025: Centring Animals Across The Disciplines | Australasian Animal Studies Association
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September 1, 2025 at 2:55 AM
The early bird registration for our 2025 conference closes 10 September. 🦆 This year's conference will be extra special as we celebrate AASA's 20th anniversary year. Come join us for this fabulous milestone! 🎊 Register here: animalstudies.org.au/aasa2025-cen...
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Early bird registration is now open for the AASA 2025 conference: Centring Animals Across The Disciplines! The conference asks us to pause, reorientate, and engage our imagination, intellect, and practice to place non-human animals at the centre. Register here!
animalstudies.org.au/aasa2025-cen...
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AASA 2025: Centring Animals Across The Disciplines | Australasian Animal Studies Association
animalstudies.org.au
August 20, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Early bird registration is now open for the AASA 2025 conference: Centring Animals Across The Disciplines! The conference asks us to pause, reorientate, and engage our imagination, intellect, and practice to place non-human animals at the centre. Register here!
animalstudies.org.au/aasa2025-cen...
animalstudies.org.au/aasa2025-cen...
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The AASA Activity Fund round is open and welcomes submissions! The fund stimulates activities that improve, enhance, or facilitate AASA members in undertaking activities that could not otherwise proceed without this financial support. Closes 20 September 2025
animalstudies.org.au/activity-fun...
animalstudies.org.au/activity-fun...
Activity Fund 2025-26 Guidelines | Australasian Animal Studies Association
animalstudies.org.au
August 22, 2025 at 5:52 AM
The AASA Activity Fund round is open and welcomes submissions! The fund stimulates activities that improve, enhance, or facilitate AASA members in undertaking activities that could not otherwise proceed without this financial support. Closes 20 September 2025
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animalstudies.org.au/activity-fun...
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Abstract submissions for our conference 'AASA 2025: Centring Animals Across The Disciplines' close on 4 August! We're particularly seeking non-traditional research abstracts in art and literature, and warmly encourage First Nations perspectives. #academicsky animalstudies.org.au/aasa2025-cen...
AASA 2025: Centring Animals Across The Disciplines | Australasian Animal Studies Association
animalstudies.org.au
July 25, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Abstract submissions for our conference 'AASA 2025: Centring Animals Across The Disciplines' close on 4 August! We're particularly seeking non-traditional research abstracts in art and literature, and warmly encourage First Nations perspectives. #academicsky animalstudies.org.au/aasa2025-cen...
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The swirl of fur and dust and the smell of cat shit both acrid and sweet—the smell of life, for us. The felines appeal through the bars as I waddle through the caged aisles.
@laurajeanmckay.bsky.social, ‘Cats at the Fire Front’ (newsroom.co.nz/2023/02/24/s... )
@laurajeanmckay.bsky.social, ‘Cats at the Fire Front’ (newsroom.co.nz/2023/02/24/s... )
Short story: Cats at the Fire Front, by Laura Jean McKay
The first of four consecutive weekly short stories about cats
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July 22, 2025 at 2:15 PM
The swirl of fur and dust and the smell of cat shit both acrid and sweet—the smell of life, for us. The felines appeal through the bars as I waddle through the caged aisles.
@laurajeanmckay.bsky.social, ‘Cats at the Fire Front’ (newsroom.co.nz/2023/02/24/s... )
@laurajeanmckay.bsky.social, ‘Cats at the Fire Front’ (newsroom.co.nz/2023/02/24/s... )
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A fantastic new edition of Animal Studies Journal - 'Dairy issue to honour Deidre Wicks' - is out now! www.uowoajournals.org/asj/issue/14...
Animal Studies Journal |
Issue: Issue: 1(14) Dairy Issue (2025)
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July 8, 2025 at 11:10 PM
A fantastic new edition of Animal Studies Journal - 'Dairy issue to honour Deidre Wicks' - is out now! www.uowoajournals.org/asj/issue/14...
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Thrilling conference news from AASA: abstract submissions for the AASA 2025 conference Centring Animals Across The Disciplines have been extended until 4th August! Find out more about submissions, registration and the beautiful location here animalstudies.org.au/aasa2025-cen...
AASA 2025: Centring Animals Across The Disciplines | Australasian Animal Studies Association
animalstudies.org.au
July 2, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Thrilling conference news from AASA: abstract submissions for the AASA 2025 conference Centring Animals Across The Disciplines have been extended until 4th August! Find out more about submissions, registration and the beautiful location here animalstudies.org.au/aasa2025-cen...
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Animal Studies folks!! You can still sneak in an abstract (I hear we’ll still take them on the 30th of June). Come join us in beautiful Toowoomba, it is our 20th anniversary after all 😻
We're thrilled to announce our CALL FOR PAPERS for the 2025 AASA Conference: "Centring Animals Across the Disciplines"!
📆 5th Nov. - 7th. Nov. at the University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Australia
⏰ Proposals due 20 June 2025
#animalstudies #academia
animalstudies.org.au/aasa2025-cen...
📆 5th Nov. - 7th. Nov. at the University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Australia
⏰ Proposals due 20 June 2025
#animalstudies #academia
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AASA 2025: Centring Animals Across The Disciplines | Australasian Animal Studies Association
animalstudies.org.au
June 27, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Animal Studies folks!! You can still sneak in an abstract (I hear we’ll still take them on the 30th of June). Come join us in beautiful Toowoomba, it is our 20th anniversary after all 😻
Huge congratulations to the shortlisted authors for the 2025 AASA Siobhan O'Sullivan Book Prize: Yamini Narayanan, Mother Cow Mother India, Josh Milburn, Food, Justice and Animals and Doris Schneeberger, Envisioning a Better Future for Nonhuman Animals! animalstudies.org.au/book-prize
Book Prize | Australasian Animal Studies Association
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May 29, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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Huge congratulations to the shortlisted authors for the 2025 AASA Siobhan O'Sullivan Book Prize: Yamini Narayanan, Mother Cow Mother India, Josh Milburn, Food, Justice and Animals and Doris Schneeberger, Envisioning a Better Future for Nonhuman Animals! animalstudies.org.au/book-prize
Book Prize | Australasian Animal Studies Association
animalstudies.org.au
May 29, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Huge congratulations to the shortlisted authors for the 2025 AASA Siobhan O'Sullivan Book Prize: Yamini Narayanan, Mother Cow Mother India, Josh Milburn, Food, Justice and Animals and Doris Schneeberger, Envisioning a Better Future for Nonhuman Animals! animalstudies.org.au/book-prize
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I am so thrilled to be judging the Seán Ó Faoláin International Short Story Competition this year - entries are now open! Send in your words xx munsterlit.ie/ofaolain-com...
Seán Ó Faoláin International Short Story Competition – Munster Literature Centre
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May 6, 2025 at 12:01 AM
I am so thrilled to be judging the Seán Ó Faoláin International Short Story Competition this year - entries are now open! Send in your words xx munsterlit.ie/ofaolain-com...
Bid for a signed copy of Gunflower plus a 30-minute online chat about short stories for
#authorsartistsforpalestine! Bidding closes Wednesday.
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#authorsartistsforpalestine! Bidding closes Wednesday.
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30-minute zoom call about short stories PLUS a signed copy of Gunflower with award-winning author Laura Jean McKay
Gunflower is award-winning author Laura Jean McKay's second short story collection, a book that offers glimpses of places where dreams subsume reality, where childhood restarts, where humans embrace t...
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May 12, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Bid for a signed copy of Gunflower plus a 30-minute online chat about short stories for
#authorsartistsforpalestine! Bidding closes Wednesday.
airauctioneer.com/authors-and-...
#authorsartistsforpalestine! Bidding closes Wednesday.
airauctioneer.com/authors-and-...
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We must not forget the situation of the women of Afghanistan, in a situation we played a big part in making
#HumanRights #WomensRights
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#HumanRights #WomensRights
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‘Whipped in front of everyone’: three women on being flogged by the Taliban
Hundreds of women forced to confess to ‘moral crimes’ they did not commit have been publicly lashed in Afghanistan
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May 6, 2025 at 12:01 PM
We must not forget the situation of the women of Afghanistan, in a situation we played a big part in making
#HumanRights #WomensRights
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
#HumanRights #WomensRights
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
This perfect workshop! Writing History with Pre-Loved Objects events.humanitix.com/writing-hist...
Writing History with Pre-Loved Objects
Writing History with Pre-Loved Objects
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May 6, 2025 at 6:39 AM
This perfect workshop! Writing History with Pre-Loved Objects events.humanitix.com/writing-hist...