June 2010
ISBN 978-0-9806378-7-8
$24.95 paperback
Known Unknowns
by Emmett Stinson
Emmett Stinson is an American who moved to Australia in 2004 – and it was only with distance from his homeland that he could write Known Unknowns, his debut collection. Set largely in Washington DC immediately after September 11, these are engrossing stories that tap into the zeitgeist of disconnection, isolation and the loss of meaningful identity after these world-changing events.
With sharp, insightful prose that illuminates the frailty of human relationships, Known Unknowns is an arresting collection that marks the arrival an exciting new literary talent.
Praise for Known Unknowns
'These stories contain beautiful passages of writing.' The Australian
'Stinson's stories are superb.' Overland
'Emmett Stinson is a writer of our time.' Tony Birch
Shortlisted for the Steele Rudd Award 2011 Queensland Premier's Literary Awards
Emmett Stinson
Emmett Stinson was born in the United States in 1977. He moved to Adelaide in 2004, where he pursued an MA in Creative Writing.
He has received The Age Short Story Award, the ArtsSA Creative Writing Award, a Lannan Poetry Fellowship and the Wagner Medal for Fiction. His essays, fiction and poetry have appeared in various literary journals. He is also a co-founder and fiction editor of Wet Ink: The Magazine of New Writing.
Emmett is currently a Lecturer in Publishing and Communications at the University of Melbourne.
