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CJ SUTTON

CJ Sutton is an Australian author. Dortmund Hibernate was his debut and his latest title is This Strange Hell. Both are published by Crooked Cat.

CJ’s working life is multi-faceted. ‘I write full time, but in multiple roles,’ he says. ‘By day it’s journalistic non-fiction, but by night and at weekends I write creative fiction in the form of novels. I’m also a learning advisor for students studying writing and communications.

‘When I arrive home from work at about 5pm, I spend

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