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Damien WilkinsDamien Wilkins

Damien Wilkins has published novels, collections of short stories and a book of poems. He has written for television and theatre. His work has won several awards, including the New Zealand Book Award for The Miserables (1993). He lives in Wellington, where he is the Director of the International Institute of Modern Letters at Victoria University.

The Glove, a short story by Damien Wilkins

12 March 2020 by Damien Wilkins

Damien Wilkins’ novel Aspiring is out today. It sprang from this very Salinger-y short story, which we remembered reading in Annual and are delighted to publish again here. First, a brief intro from Wilkins:  I don’t write for children. Kate de Goldi made me do it. She very kindly asked if I’d write something for … Read more

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