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From the Editor's Introduction: 'It may be questioned whether there can be any such thing as "multicultural writing" and indeed this anthology does not purport to represent any such thing. But the Multicultural Writers Group is an attempt to overcome the isolation of those whose writing takes place against a background of difference: different language, different background, different points of reference, different heritage. [...]
[W]hen the authors represented here offer us their work, we encounter something new, something fresh and surprising. We suddenly see the world from another angle. Our conventions and assumptions are jolted into accepting new dimensions. And this is the best possible thing that could happen to Australian writing' (pp. 1, 2).
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The 'Acknowledgements' page notes that the publication was assisted by the ACT Government through its Cultural Council, and the ACT Writers Centre and its director Anne-Maree Britton for auspicing the ACT Government's funding (p. vii).
Contents
- Discoveryi"Hiding in the ocean of my existence is a shell.", single work poetry (p. 4)
- Alpha at Omega ng Buhayi"Bukang-liwayway ang katulad=Like the dawn of a day that's", Delia Alexander (translator) single work poetry (p. 5-6)
- The Photographer, single work short story (p. 7-14)
- When Will They Ever Learni"look at their faces", single work poetry (p. 16)
- Exclusively Individuali"you do not know", single work poetry (p. 17)
- Words to Johnnyi"when are you ever going to realise", single work poetry (p. 18-19)
- The Wireless, single work short story (p. 20-22)
- Survivali"When life becomes survival", single work poetry (p. 24-25)
- Isolationi"The golden leaves have all blown away.", single work poetry (p. 25)
- Feari"Walking towards a new dawn", single work poetry (p. 26)
- Changesi"The moon gleams with modest desire", single work poetry (p. 27)
- Money, Money, Money, single work short story (p. 29-33)
- The Nymph and the Heirloom, single work short story (p. 35-43)
- Winter in Canberrai"Tears of dew on a gum tree leaves", single work poetry (p. 46)
- Never-Never Landi"Somewhere in that Never-Never Land", single work poetry (p. 47-48)
- Give Me My Freedomi"Give me my freedom", single work poetry (p. 50-51)
- The Butterflyi"The flow of life within yourself", single work poetry (p. 52)
- Calla el tiempoi"Amor de los amores", single work poetry (p. 53-54)
- La rueda del tiempoi"La afrenta de los Siglos derrocados", single work poetry (p. 55)
- The Sunset, single work prose (p. 56-57)