Martine Kropkowski

Martine Kropkowski is a Meanjin/Brisbane-based writer who has worked as a soldier, a journalist and an academic. Her research centres on deconstructed crime narratives, and her essays and short fiction appear in journals such as Griffith Review, The Conversation, Overland and Crackle Anthology. 

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Martine teaches professional and creative writing at The University of Queensland as well as in the community, and she is a regular speaker and in-conversation partner at literary events.

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Martine's debut novel Everywhere We Look has been shortlisted for a Ned Kelly Award, and her new novel Left Behind is available to pre-order now.