AustLit

'‘Biofiction’ is a relatively new term for a long established literary practice - centring a new work of fiction around a real person from the past. Recent years have seen enormous growth in the publication of such works, with a related surge in critical interest. There is a significant and growing body of scholarship that evaluates the relationship between the real and imagined in biographical fictions, and the works’ social impacts. Generally, these studies have had a British, European or North American focus. Our aim with this special issue is to draw attention to some of the creative works and critical developments in the Australia and New Zealand region, especially those less covered by existing scholarship.' (Kelly Gardiner Catherine Padmore, Editorial introduction)