Luke Horton
@lukehorton.bsky.social
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdXFajxKO8LQUqgCe-DJwbWqJY-N4_p6qI7Hd7nQYQNErxcyQ/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=115780487899036679119
New novel, Time Together, March 25 via Scribe
https://www.lukehorton.au/
New novel, Time Together, March 25 via Scribe
https://www.lukehorton.au/
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Can recommend!
Hello! I'm running a six-week writing workshop in Melbourne over summer designed to help you deepen your craft, receive generous feedback and build momentum in your work.
💫 Small group (max 12 writers)
💫 Fortnightly meet-ups
Places are limited. Apps close on Nov 7. App w info in bio.
💫 Small group (max 12 writers)
💫 Fortnightly meet-ups
Places are limited. Apps close on Nov 7. App w info in bio.
November 4, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Can recommend!
Hello! I'm running a six-week writing workshop in Melbourne over summer designed to help you deepen your craft, receive generous feedback and build momentum in your work.
💫 Small group (max 12 writers)
💫 Fortnightly meet-ups
Places are limited. Apps close on Nov 7. App w info in bio.
💫 Small group (max 12 writers)
💫 Fortnightly meet-ups
Places are limited. Apps close on Nov 7. App w info in bio.
November 3, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Hello! I'm running a six-week writing workshop in Melbourne over summer designed to help you deepen your craft, receive generous feedback and build momentum in your work.
💫 Small group (max 12 writers)
💫 Fortnightly meet-ups
Places are limited. Apps close on Nov 7. App w info in bio.
💫 Small group (max 12 writers)
💫 Fortnightly meet-ups
Places are limited. Apps close on Nov 7. App w info in bio.
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Bookish in Bendigo have pulled out as Bendigo Writers Festival's bookseller - this principled move comes at great cost to them as an independent store. If you've been thinking of purchasing a book (esp. one by someone who's also pulled labour from BWF), consider going to them! +61 3 5406 0596
August 15, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Bookish in Bendigo have pulled out as Bendigo Writers Festival's bookseller - this principled move comes at great cost to them as an independent store. If you've been thinking of purchasing a book (esp. one by someone who's also pulled labour from BWF), consider going to them! +61 3 5406 0596
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It would be hard to conjure a more unhelpful figure than Segal to lead the fight against anti-semitism than a
former NAB bank director, for over 2 decades during which time the bank admitted to misconduct, schemes involving bribery, forgery and general corporate grifting.
former NAB bank director, for over 2 decades during which time the bank admitted to misconduct, schemes involving bribery, forgery and general corporate grifting.
July 11, 2025 at 7:14 PM
It would be hard to conjure a more unhelpful figure than Segal to lead the fight against anti-semitism than a
former NAB bank director, for over 2 decades during which time the bank admitted to misconduct, schemes involving bribery, forgery and general corporate grifting.
former NAB bank director, for over 2 decades during which time the bank admitted to misconduct, schemes involving bribery, forgery and general corporate grifting.
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Let’s hope that the current government does not yield to this massive over reach . Even if you are so blinkered as to be only concerned with Jewish issues, exceptionalising Jews will foster antisemitism rather than defeat it . www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The special envoy’s plan is the latest push to weaponise antisemitism, as a relentless campaign pays off | Louise Adler
The omissions are as important as the inclusions in Jillian Segal’s plan, which is guilty of overreach
www.theguardian.com
July 11, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Let’s hope that the current government does not yield to this massive over reach . Even if you are so blinkered as to be only concerned with Jewish issues, exceptionalising Jews will foster antisemitism rather than defeat it . www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Imagine the public outcry and Murdoch media beat-up if Australia allowed the China lobby to define sinophobia then enacted censorship on the PRC's behalf. Yet that's exactly what's happening with Israel and antisemitism.
July 11, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Imagine the public outcry and Murdoch media beat-up if Australia allowed the China lobby to define sinophobia then enacted censorship on the PRC's behalf. Yet that's exactly what's happening with Israel and antisemitism.
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It's now open to non Indigenous signatories. Awww I love writers and other creative peeps xxxx
Feeling so loved and appreciated looking at this open letter, and seeing the names on it. Blak solidarity is an act of resistance!
overland.org.au/2025/05/open...
overland.org.au/2025/05/open...
Open letter from First Nations storytellers to the Queensland State Library and the Queensland Education and Arts Minister - Overland literary journal
To the State Library of Queensland and the Queensland Education and Arts Minister, We write as a community of First Nations authors, publishers, literary scholars, arts workers and Storytellers. We sp...
overland.org.au
May 26, 2025 at 10:53 AM
It's now open to non Indigenous signatories. Awww I love writers and other creative peeps xxxx
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below is the brief acceptance speech I was going to give on Tuesday, but instead my Fellowship was rescinded a few hours before the award ceremony:-
I acknowledge that I’m speaking on the unceded lands of Turrbal, Yuggera and Jagerra peoples and pay my respect to their Elders, past and present.
1/
I acknowledge that I’m speaking on the unceded lands of Turrbal, Yuggera and Jagerra peoples and pay my respect to their Elders, past and present.
1/
May 22, 2025 at 10:55 AM
below is the brief acceptance speech I was going to give on Tuesday, but instead my Fellowship was rescinded a few hours before the award ceremony:-
I acknowledge that I’m speaking on the unceded lands of Turrbal, Yuggera and Jagerra peoples and pay my respect to their Elders, past and present.
1/
I acknowledge that I’m speaking on the unceded lands of Turrbal, Yuggera and Jagerra peoples and pay my respect to their Elders, past and present.
1/
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Powerful Stella prize speech from Michelle de Kretser:
“In Australia today it isn’t those applauding mass murder who have cause to be afraid, but those speaking out against it. Principally targeted are Palestinians, Arabs, Muslims, First Nations people, people of colour, queers.”
“In Australia today it isn’t those applauding mass murder who have cause to be afraid, but those speaking out against it. Principally targeted are Palestinians, Arabs, Muslims, First Nations people, people of colour, queers.”
‘Serious consequences for Australian democracy’: Author uses prize speech to warn against censorship
Australian author Michelle de Kretser described feeling afraid of speaking publicly about the conflict in Gaza as she accepted the 2025 Stella Prize for her book Theory & Practice.
www.theage.com.au
May 23, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Powerful Stella prize speech from Michelle de Kretser:
“In Australia today it isn’t those applauding mass murder who have cause to be afraid, but those speaking out against it. Principally targeted are Palestinians, Arabs, Muslims, First Nations people, people of colour, queers.”
“In Australia today it isn’t those applauding mass murder who have cause to be afraid, but those speaking out against it. Principally targeted are Palestinians, Arabs, Muslims, First Nations people, people of colour, queers.”
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The day author Ren Wyld was due to receive the Black & Write $15k Indigenous fellowship she was told it had been rescinded. A journo from the Oz seemed to know before she did. Appalling to see QLD govt cave to Murdoch press to punish a First Nations writer for speaking out in support of Palestine.
May 20, 2025 at 9:50 PM
The day author Ren Wyld was due to receive the Black & Write $15k Indigenous fellowship she was told it had been rescinded. A journo from the Oz seemed to know before she did. Appalling to see QLD govt cave to Murdoch press to punish a First Nations writer for speaking out in support of Palestine.
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What a great #essay. For me, the escalating destruction of our #ecosystem is the great horror of our times, notwithstanding our enforced complicity in the current round of crimes against humanity. And as for asking why #reading is essential - it's a bit like asking why thinking is essential. 🤯
"In spite of all this, at no time over the last 18 mths have I felt that writing fiction was a waste of time". Finally got to @lukehorton.bsky.social's great essay on meaningfully engaging with this world through writing (& reading) overland.org.au/2025/05/book...
Books are essential - Overland literary journal
Books are essential because — and yes, it seems now I dare to say it — they give us hope. But, more precisely, they give us the energy to seek new and better ways to understand, or to recognise. To se...
overland.org.au
May 7, 2025 at 8:34 PM
What a great #essay. For me, the escalating destruction of our #ecosystem is the great horror of our times, notwithstanding our enforced complicity in the current round of crimes against humanity. And as for asking why #reading is essential - it's a bit like asking why thinking is essential. 🤯
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How I admire people who can write like this.
"In spite of all this, at no time over the last 18 mths have I felt that writing fiction was a waste of time". Finally got to @lukehorton.bsky.social's great essay on meaningfully engaging with this world through writing (& reading) overland.org.au/2025/05/book...
Books are essential - Overland literary journal
Books are essential because — and yes, it seems now I dare to say it — they give us hope. But, more precisely, they give us the energy to seek new and better ways to understand, or to recognise. To se...
overland.org.au
May 7, 2025 at 11:35 PM
How I admire people who can write like this.
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"In spite of all this, at no time over the last 18 mths have I felt that writing fiction was a waste of time". Finally got to @lukehorton.bsky.social's great essay on meaningfully engaging with this world through writing (& reading) overland.org.au/2025/05/book...
Books are essential - Overland literary journal
Books are essential because — and yes, it seems now I dare to say it — they give us hope. But, more precisely, they give us the energy to seek new and better ways to understand, or to recognise. To se...
overland.org.au
May 7, 2025 at 9:58 AM
"In spite of all this, at no time over the last 18 mths have I felt that writing fiction was a waste of time". Finally got to @lukehorton.bsky.social's great essay on meaningfully engaging with this world through writing (& reading) overland.org.au/2025/05/book...
'...while Israelis continue to slaughter Palestinians in their thousands — and we have awoken each morning to new unbelievably horrific scenes that can never be scrubbed from our memories — literally no-one in power is doing anything to stop it. No-one.'
All I care about today, as we vote.
All I care about today, as we vote.
In response to the prompt of a publisher's campaign, Luke Horton offers an extended reflection on the value of literature and the work of writing (and reading) in the current moment.
Books are essential - Overland literary journal
Books are essential because — and yes, it seems now I dare to say it — they give us hope. But, more precisely, they give us the energy to seek new and better ways to understand, or to recognise. To se...
overland.org.au
May 3, 2025 at 6:17 AM
'...while Israelis continue to slaughter Palestinians in their thousands — and we have awoken each morning to new unbelievably horrific scenes that can never be scrubbed from our memories — literally no-one in power is doing anything to stop it. No-one.'
All I care about today, as we vote.
All I care about today, as we vote.
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In response to the prompt of a publisher's campaign, Luke Horton offers an extended reflection on the value of literature and the work of writing (and reading) in the current moment.
Books are essential - Overland literary journal
Books are essential because — and yes, it seems now I dare to say it — they give us hope. But, more precisely, they give us the energy to seek new and better ways to understand, or to recognise. To se...
overland.org.au
May 2, 2025 at 2:30 AM
In response to the prompt of a publisher's campaign, Luke Horton offers an extended reflection on the value of literature and the work of writing (and reading) in the current moment.
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“In both Gaza and Australia, genocide only happens to white people. The rest are either collateral damage or painted as liars — Windschuttle helped make sure of that.”
Sam Ryan on the passing of “one of our worst thinkers.”
Sam Ryan on the passing of “one of our worst thinkers.”
Keith Windschuttle’s rotten legacy - Overland literary journal
Much can and should be written about Windschuttle’s rotten legacy, which exceeds the bounds of his attacks on Aboriginal Australia. Instead of the comprehensive intellectual thrashing he deserves, thi...
overland.org.au
April 16, 2025 at 2:21 AM
“In both Gaza and Australia, genocide only happens to white people. The rest are either collateral damage or painted as liars — Windschuttle helped make sure of that.”
Sam Ryan on the passing of “one of our worst thinkers.”
Sam Ryan on the passing of “one of our worst thinkers.”
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I reviewed @lukehorton.bsky.social's excellent new novel, Time Together for @meanjin.bsky.social. My response to it can be summarised as 'hard relate'.
Thanks @mxcreant.bsky.social
Thanks @mxcreant.bsky.social
@dionkagan.bsky.social on Luke Horton's TIME TOGETHER:
"While Horton provides clues that could help explain how individual perspectives have formed, he’s more interested in the here-and-now: how this time together on holidays produces subtle changes in them all."
meanjin.com.au/latest/the-b...
"While Horton provides clues that could help explain how individual perspectives have formed, he’s more interested in the here-and-now: how this time together on holidays produces subtle changes in them all."
meanjin.com.au/latest/the-b...
The Big Chill in Mornington
When people break from their everyday routines, something unresolved or unwanted often emerges.
meanjin.com.au
April 2, 2025 at 4:11 AM
I reviewed @lukehorton.bsky.social's excellent new novel, Time Together for @meanjin.bsky.social. My response to it can be summarised as 'hard relate'.
Thanks @mxcreant.bsky.social
Thanks @mxcreant.bsky.social
'I've been longing for an Australian novel like this: one riffling through the feeling of being forty-something in the 2020s—uncertainty and faint regret around careers or relationships, clocking the exodus of youth from the body...'
Ty @meanjin.bsky.social and @dionkagan.bsky.social
Ty @meanjin.bsky.social and @dionkagan.bsky.social
New reviews on the Meanjin Daily!
First, @dionkagan.bsky.social reviews Time Together by Luke Horton @lukehorton.bsky.social / @scribepub.bsky.social.
'Holidays are rarely an escape from trouble and relational tension, but more often magnify them.'
meanjin.com.au/latest/the-b...
First, @dionkagan.bsky.social reviews Time Together by Luke Horton @lukehorton.bsky.social / @scribepub.bsky.social.
'Holidays are rarely an escape from trouble and relational tension, but more often magnify them.'
meanjin.com.au/latest/the-b...
The Big Chill in Mornington
When people break from their everyday routines, something unresolved or unwanted often emerges.
meanjin.com.au
April 2, 2025 at 3:48 AM
'I've been longing for an Australian novel like this: one riffling through the feeling of being forty-something in the 2020s—uncertainty and faint regret around careers or relationships, clocking the exodus of youth from the body...'
Ty @meanjin.bsky.social and @dionkagan.bsky.social
Ty @meanjin.bsky.social and @dionkagan.bsky.social
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Islamophobia and antisemitism — why they are a shared challenge, not a competition #AusPol www.abc.net.au/religion/der...
Islamophobia and antisemitism — why they are a shared challenge, not a competition - ABC Religion & Ethics
While there is broad agreement between us that both antisemitism and Islamophobia are on the rise, Andre Oboler’s recent article highlights a troubling trend: the tendency to debate which form of prej...
www.abc.net.au
January 21, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Islamophobia and antisemitism — why they are a shared challenge, not a competition #AusPol www.abc.net.au/religion/der...
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The term ‘antisemitism’ is being weaponised and stripped of meaning – and that’s incredibly dangerous www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The term ‘antisemitism’ has been weaponised and stripped of meaning – and that’s incredibly dangerous | Rachel Shabi
Israel uses it to silence critics of its Gaza war while the right uses it to attack opponents. Meanwhile, the issue itself goes unaddressed, says author Rachel Shabi
www.theguardian.com
January 1, 2025 at 8:41 AM
The term ‘antisemitism’ is being weaponised and stripped of meaning – and that’s incredibly dangerous www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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When I described Israelis hunting Palestinian children for sport I was not exaggerating or being purposefully outrageous. It is literally what the IDF is doing in Gaza. They are actually, literally, shooting civilians for fun.
www.instagram.com/p/DDxdPV1v1BN
www.instagram.com/p/DDxdPV1v1BN
December 19, 2024 at 9:45 PM
When I described Israelis hunting Palestinian children for sport I was not exaggerating or being purposefully outrageous. It is literally what the IDF is doing in Gaza. They are actually, literally, shooting civilians for fun.
www.instagram.com/p/DDxdPV1v1BN
www.instagram.com/p/DDxdPV1v1BN
'Writers – and everyone else – must take sides, irrespective of the sensitivities they offend. We have no choice. Gaza is not safe, and neither is the world that allows Gaza to happen.' Great piece by @jeffsparrow1.bsky.social
December 6, 2024 at 8:51 AM
'Writers – and everyone else – must take sides, irrespective of the sensitivities they offend. We have no choice. Gaza is not safe, and neither is the world that allows Gaza to happen.' Great piece by @jeffsparrow1.bsky.social
Beautiful new writing from @jenniferdown.bsky.social 💙
the first and only thing ive published in 2024 is live today. thank u Going Down Swinging for having me and my essay on grief, light hauntings, caregiving, body memory &c . ok see y’all in another 12 to 24 months 🫡
goingdownswinging.org.au/archives/abs...
goingdownswinging.org.au/archives/abs...
Abscess – Going Down Swinging
goingdownswinging.org.au
November 29, 2024 at 6:19 AM
Beautiful new writing from @jenniferdown.bsky.social 💙