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George Oliver Kowalik

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Writer & researcher. Author of 'Hybrid Novels: Post-postmodernism, Sincerity, and Race at the Turn of the 21st Century' (Routledge). Currently teaching at Glasgow Caledonian University London.

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George Oliver Kowalik @kowalikgeorge.bsky.social · 2d

My book came out on Friday!

Hybrid Novels has chapters on Percival Everett, Jonathan Franzen, Zadie Smith & David Foster Wallace, before turning to Sheila Heti, Ben Lerner, Teju Cole & Tao Lin.

c20/c21 scholars/students… order in to your libraries!

www.routledge.com/Hybrid-Novel...

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George Oliver Kowalik @kowalikgeorge.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks Jay!

George Oliver Kowalik @kowalikgeorge.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks so much!

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George Oliver Kowalik @kowalikgeorge.bsky.social · 8d

“Impeded” - feat. junior football firms, British pub culture, organised fights, directionless male youth ✍️

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George Oliver Kowalik @kowalikgeorge.bsky.social · 12d

Thanks Dominic!

George Oliver Kowalik @kowalikgeorge.bsky.social · 12d

My book is out a week today!

Amazon: www.amazon.co.uk/Hybrid-Novel...

Bookshop: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/hybr...

Waterstones: www.waterstones.com/book/hybrid-...

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IndieWire @indiewire.com · 22d

Redford's golden boy aura made him perfect for roles like "The Great Gatsby" and "The Way We Were," but cost him others like "The Graduate."

Robert Redford, Activist, Actor, Director, and Sundance Leader, Dead at 89

Redford's golden boy aura made him perfect for roles like "The Great Gatsby" and "The Way We Were," but cost him others like "The Graduate."

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IndieWire @indiewire.com · 22d

Robert Redford's 15 Best Movies: His greatest performances from Butch Cassidy, The Sting, and Jeremiah Johnson to All Is Lost.

The 15 Greatest Robert Redford Performances

Robert Redford's 15 Best Movies: His greatest performances from Butch Cassidy, The Sting, and Jeremiah Johnson to All Is Lost.

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Penstricken @penstricken.bsky.social · 29d

Did you know all our magazines are free to read online? Because they are. 👉🏻 penstricken.com/issues

#fiction #poetry #writing

Issues

Issues Current Issue Title: Love and HateIssue no.: 3 (Summer 2025) Love and hate: commonplace words that encompass an almost endless array of interweaving feelings and actions. From the true story…

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George Oliver Kowalik @kowalikgeorge.bsky.social · 29d

Congrats Chris! This sounds fantastic

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George Oliver Kowalik @kowalikgeorge.bsky.social · Aug 22

I have a short story in The Brussels Review’s new “Blanc” anthology, which is available now: shop.thebrusselsreview.com

A couple of big influences on ‘Impeded’ were Melville’s “Billy Budd” and Bill Buford’s ‘Among the Thugs’

George Oliver Kowalik @kowalikgeorge.bsky.social · Aug 17

‘The Peel’ was included in this anthology after being shortlisted for the MTP 2025 Short Story Competition. It was originally published last year: www.sanspress.com/the-archive-...

George Oliver Kowalik @kowalikgeorge.bsky.social · Aug 11

My book has a pre-order date!

www.routledge.com/Hybrid-Novel...

Hybrid Novels: Post-postmodernism, Sincerity, and Race at the Turn of the 21st Century

The phrase “post-postmodernism” has appeared in Contemporary Literary Studies since the 20th century, but what does it mean? Scholars have defined the term in various, often contradictory ways. Existi...

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George Oliver Kowalik @kowalikgeorge.bsky.social · Jul 30

My 2023 journal article on post-postmodernism (part of my PhD research, now part of my forthcoming first book) won an award!

My thanks to ‘Humanities’ 🙏

George Oliver Kowalik @kowalikgeorge.bsky.social · Jul 10

Excited to have my story ‘The Peel’ shortlisted for the MTP 2025 Short Story Competition.

It’ll be appearing in a print anthology next month!

George Oliver Kowalik @kowalikgeorge.bsky.social · Jun 16

At the British Library this evening!

George Oliver Kowalik @kowalikgeorge.bsky.social · Jun 8

Thanks to @librelit.bsky.social for publishing my story ‘Car Drives Away.’

Link below!

Libre @librelit.bsky.social · Jun 7

Prose today by George Oliver

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Libre @librelit.bsky.social · Jun 2

We’re taking a break from publications until Friday. We’ll be publishing Nicole Brogdon, M. Klein, & George Oliver that day. Fabulous writers with loads to say. Thank you for understanding!

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Querencia Press @querenciapress.bsky.social · Jun 1

Our 2025 Spring anthology is out now! As always these are unthemed & touch on some triggering subjects so read with care ✨ link in bio

*Small reminder, Spring issue was very behind schedule so we are already starting to read through the Summer subs which close tonight 🥰

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George Oliver Kowalik @kowalikgeorge.bsky.social · May 30

My story ‘Hinterland’ appears in the Spring Quarterly Anthology of @querenciapress.bsky.social!

Available to buy here:
www.querenciapress.com/querencia-sp...

Querencia Spring 2025 Anthology — Querencia Press

Querencia Press's Spring 2025 anthology features 53 contributors of Poetry, Fiction, & Non-fiction work. The themes of the collection vary widely. Get your copy today!

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George Oliver Kowalik @kowalikgeorge.bsky.social · May 16

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George Oliver Kowalik @kowalikgeorge.bsky.social · May 16

I have a new story about Polishness and the Life in the UK Test in the new issue of Reverie Magazine.

I wrote it before this week’s government White Paper. I for one might fuck off outta this country if we keep pretending that our economy and society doesn’t/hasn’t ALWAYS relied on immigrants.

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George Oliver Kowalik @kowalikgeorge.bsky.social · May 15

My story ‘Hinterland’ will also appear in this! 🥝🥝🥝

Querencia Press @querenciapress.bsky.social · May 14

Our 2025 Spring anthology (featuring 53 contributors) is available for a quick preorder! As always these are unthemed & touch on some triggering subjects so should be read with care ✨ link in bio

George Oliver Kowalik @kowalikgeorge.bsky.social · May 14

My story ‘Hinterland’ - a speculative fiction about dreams, coffee shops, and city life - is in the new issue of The Interpreter’s House.

theinterpretershouse.org/current-issue

George Oliver Kowalik @kowalikgeorge.bsky.social · May 11

I have a new story in the latest issue of Freshwater Literary Journal!

Available online here: issuu.com/freshwaterli....