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Essays, memoir, fiction and poetry from Australia's finest writers. In the December edition of Meanjin, Rachel Weaver draws on a lurid murder case from 19th century Sydney to discuss the birth of society's fascination with 'sensation'. Alex Miller writes on the power of fiction, and Marcus Westbury files from China. We have powerful new fiction by David Mence, Tom Cho and Michael McGirr and will feature the annual Dorothy Porter Prize.