It takes the average reader 3 hours and 55 minutes to read Joiner Bay and Other Stories by Ellen Van Neerven
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Selected out of over 200 entries from the 2017 Margaret River Short Story Competition, Joiner Bay and Other Stories features seventeen beautifully written and distinct short stories from across Australia. This year's winner, Laura Elvery has had work published in The Big Issue Fiction Edition, Kill Your Darlings, Award-Winning Australian Writing and Griffith Review. Her story, "Joiner Bay", tells the tale of a schoolboy who runs to make sense of his best friend's suicide. Second prize winner Else Fitzgerald's work has appeared in Visible Ink, Australian Book Review, Award Winning Australian Writing and Offset. Her story "Sheen" leaves the reader questioning what it is that makes up humanity. The South West Prize winner Leslie Thiele has had her short fiction commended and shortlisted in various competitions. Her story "Harbour Lights" details the emotional turmoil created by a painful confrontation.
Joiner Bay and Other Stories by Ellen Van Neerven is 228 pages long, and a total of 58,824 words.
This makes it 77% the length of the average book. It also has 72% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 21 minutes to read Joiner Bay and Other Stories aloud.
Joiner Bay and Other Stories is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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