This week’s spotlight shines on Emma Ashmere’s atmospheric collection Dreams They Forgot, highlighting the story ‘The Winter Months’.
SHORT STORY SPOTLIGHT: ‘The Winter Months’ by Emma Ashmere
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ANNOUNCEMENT: Jillian Smith wins the January WWWC!
We’re pleased to announce the winner of the January WWWC: Jillian Smith! In ‘Sapphiretown’, a woman’s bittersweet reunion with the beach shack she holidayed in as a child brings back old memories.
Read Jillian’s winning entry below.
Continue readingPOETRY SPOTLIGHT: ‘Devil’s Elbow’ by Jelena Dinić
This week’s spotlight shines once again on Jelena Dinić’s stunning collection In the Room with the She Wolf, highlighting the poem ‘Devil’s Elbow’.
DREAM SPOTLIGHT: ‘It will be freezing and wet but the Iliad will be open’ by Mike Ladd
This week’s spotlight, like its feature writer Mike Ladd, subverts its usual form to highlight the essay, ‘It will be freezing and wet but the Iliad will be open’ from the recently released Dream Tetras.
POETRY SPOTLIGHT: ‘the cumquats of christmas past’ by Ali Whitelock
This week’s poetry spotlight returns to Ali Whitelock’s charming and much-loved work, highlighting the poem ‘the cumquats of christmas past’ from her second collection, The Lactic Acid in the Calves of Your Despair.
ANNOUNCEMENT: James Byron Books wins the November WWWC!
We’re pleased to announce the winner of the November WWWC: James Byron Books! James’ response to the prompt ‘car on a hill’ features a malevolent Volkswagen Beetle that seems to thirst for blood.
Read James’ winning entry below.
Continue readingEXTRACT: Stephen Orr’s THE BOY IN TIME
To celebrate the release of Stephen Orr’s The Boy in Time, we’re pleased to be publishing a sneak peek into the pages of the collection. The extract comes from Stephen’s introduction to the collection, where he writes about his first forays into short fiction, and highlights some of his inspirations for his work.
A plane in the distance, artillery, his father waiting, and the boy wonders what to do. In Stephen Orr’s new short story collection, a child born into a world he can’t comprehend waits for answers, overcome with possibilities. The collection’s impressionistic take on the short story captures a child’s bewilderment of what it’s like to be alive.
Read the introduction below.
Continue readingGUEST POST: Law Reform and the Death of Dr Duncan
Fifty years ago, Dr Ian Duncan’s murder led to major law reform, as South Australia became the first state to decriminalise homosexuality. In this special guest post, Robert Hicks discusses the political impacts of Dr Duncan’s death.
Read his fascinating piece below.
Feast Festival is hosting a commemoration event for Dr Duncan on Thursday 24 November at 11 am at Centennial Park. Find more information on the event here.
Continue readingGUEST POST: Twenty Years of SIBLINGS by Kate Strohm
Siblings tells what it is like to grow up with a brother or sister with a disability or illness. A brave account of Kate Strohm’s own journey as a sibling, the book provides other siblings with strategies to make sense of their experiences.
This year marks twenty years since the publication of Siblings. In a special guest post, Kate reflects on the journey that she’s been on in the years since the book was released.
Read more below.
Continue readingLaunching ALTERNATIVE HOLLYWOOD ENDING by Heather Taylor-Johnson
In October, on a dark and gloomy evening, Wakefield Press welcomed many brave punters into our bookshop for the launch of Heather Taylor-Johnson’s latest poetry collection, Alternative Hollywood Ending.
We are thrilled now to be sharing launcher Amelia Walker’s insightful and thought-provoking speech.
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