2020 began with firestorms raging through the country, followed by floods and then a global pandemic that has changed how Australians think, feel and live. We all experienced this year differently, but one thing rings true for all of us: this is a year we won't forget. This anthology brings together original work from a diverse collection of Australian voices, from writers to scientists, journalists to historians, all expressing what 2020 meant to them. Fire Flood Plague is a vital cultural record of the resilience and humanity needed in these extraordinary times, including original pieces from Lenore Taylor, Nyadol Nuon, Christos Tsiolkas, Melissa Lucashenko, Billy Griffiths, Jess Hill, Kim Scott, Brenda Walker, Jane Rawson, Omar Sakr, Richard McGregor, Jennifer Mills, Gabrielle Chan, John Birmingham, Tim Flannery and many more.

Contents: Timeline--Introduction --This place of sickness / Billy Griffiths -- The year of lethal wonders / John Birmingham -- Black flowers / Kirsten Tranter --Living in time of coronavirus / Delia Falconer --Flames / Alison Croggon --The great unravelling / Joelle Gergis -- Drawing breath / Tom Griffiths -- Dead water / Sophie Cunningham -- A matter of urgency / Tim Flannery --Don't blink / Jane Rawson --Our daily bread / Gabrielle Chan --Falling / James Bradley -- Call and response / Christos Tsiolkas -- Friday the thirteenth / Melanie Cheng -- The music of the virus / Brenda Walker -- Waiting for a friend / Kate Cole-Adams -- Too deadly / Melissa Lucashenko --Trouble breathing / Jennifer Mills --A long shadow / George Megalogenis --The ghost in the machine / Jess Hill --One voice / Kim Scott --About the birds this spring / Rebecca Giggs --The coming storm / Richard McGregor --A convincing darkness / Omar Sakr --A reinstatement of the facts / Lenore Taylor --The plague and the cultivation of an inner life / Nyadol Nyuon -- Notes.

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