Alexander Cothren

About The Author

Alex Cothren is a lecturer in creative writing at Flinders University. He has won the Carmel Bird, William van Dyke, Griffith Review Emerging Voices and Peter Carey awards for short fiction. He has had writing published in Meanjin, Island, Overland, Griffith Review and Australian Book Review. He was born in the Pacific Northwest but now lives on beautiful Kaurna Yerta with his wife Maria and son Julio.

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Books by Alexander Cothren

Playing Nice Was Getting Me Nowhere

Satires

By Alexander Cothren

Shortlisted for the Aurealis Awards and the Queensland Literary Awards

A riotous collection of ethical fever dreams from an internationally recognised master of the short form, Alex Cothren’s Playing Nice Was Getting Me Nowhere is a book for anyone struggling...

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