Oh Matilda: Who Bloody Killed Her? A gonzo story, exclusively in The Australian
Australia’s best writers are joining forces on a progressive summer novel: fast and fun-filled.
Australia’s best writers are joining forces on a progressive summer novel: fast and fun-filled.
Caroline Overington has started the story with Chapter One, published in December 23 as a pre-Christmas sneak peek.
On December 30 we’ll publish Chapter Two by Gideon Haigh and on January 1 comes Chapter Three by Trent Dalton.
Then every Monday, Wednesday and Friday through summer we’ll bring you a new chapter by one of our stunning lineup of writers, from Shankari Chandran to William McInnes.
The final chapter, due in mid-February, is by Booker Prize-winning novelist and historian Thomas Keneally.
The novel, entitled Oh Matilda: Who Bloody Killed Her? is still in progress, and as each writer completes a chapter, the story is passed on to the next with just three days to write 1000 words.
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