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Issue Details: First known date: 2008... 2008 Herding Kites : A Celebration of Australian Writing
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Notes

  • 'For ten years the annual National Young Writers' Festival has hosted Australia's brightest writers, performers and literary troublemakers. ... This unique anthology captures the energy and spirit of a decade at the festival.'

    Bringing a semblance of order to a decade of creative chaos, Herding Kites showcases the talents of everyone from unheralded underground mavericks and hot up-and-comers to internationally acclaimed wordsmiths - all writing for the love of the craft and not just the salvation of a cheque.

    Anthologised by Michael Williams, the book includes short stories, poetry, plays, scripts, memoirs, comics, artworks and more. The diversity reflects the ethos of the festival itself by putting writers from different backgrounds and levels of experience on equal footing.

    Source: Back cover.
  • Contains illustrations by Shaun Tan.
  • Contents indexed selectively.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Mulgrave, Ashwood - Mulgrave area, Melbourne South East, Melbourne, Victoria,:Affirm Press , 2008 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
All Bogans Here, Anna Funder , single work essay (p. 13-16)
Waiting for Something to Happen, Pat Grant , single work short story satire (p. 17-25)
An Ugly Fairytale with an Ambiguous Ending, Lisa Dempster , single work short story (p. 26-28)
'You' Letter, 'Luke You' , single work short story (p. 29-30)
Down the Coasti"she rode the beach track", Ula Majewski , single work poetry (p. 31-34)
People of the Singing Fish, Tuppy McIntosh , single work short story (p. 36-43)
Frequenciesi"[concrete poem]", James Stuart , single work poetry (p. 46-51)
Reluctant Muse, George Dunford , single work short story (p. 52-60)
How I Met My Daughter, Max Barry , single work short story (p. 61-67)
Booty Dancing and Petroleum Dreaming, Tim Parish , single work short story (p. 69-72)
Note: Concrete Poem
Elephants and Coffee A Ten Minute Play, Aoise Stratford , single work drama (p. 73-82)
The First : Austral Weeksi"Lester Bangs got it right: twirling melodic arc", Alicia Sometimes , single work poetry (p. 84)
The Second : Blonde on Blondei"Dylan : the firm glue. Watching you with guitar", Alicia Sometimes , single work poetry (p. 84)
Stealing Influences : The Suburban Subterfuge, Alicia Sometimes , sequence poetry (p. 84-85)
The Third : White Light / White Heati"I'd crouch in the living room, headphones & squalling", Alicia Sometimes , single work poetry (p. 84-85)
The Fourth : Chelsea Girli"On first listen, my diary writes of orange heroin,", Alicia Sometimes , single work poetry (p. 85)
The Fifth : Greetings From LAi"Provocative hallucinations cushioning my teen years", Alicia Sometimes , single work poetry (p. 85)
"Astrocytoma"i"The first time you wrapped", Amelia Walker , single work poetry (p. 86-88)
Onion Mani"concrete poem", Amelia Walker , single work poetry (p. 89)
Warrior Poets, Benjamin Gilmour , extract autobiography (p. 90-96)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Mulgrave, Ashwood - Mulgrave area, Melbourne South East, Melbourne, Victoria,: Affirm Press , 2008 .
      Extent: 288p.
      Description: illus.
      Note/s:
      • Introduction by Michael Williams.
      ISBN: 9780980374643 (pbk.)
      Series: Number in series: QU

Works about this Work

Anthologies Anica Boulanger-Mashberg , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: Island , Winter no. 117 2009; (p. 57-60)

— Review of Herding Kites : A Celebration of Australian Writing 2008 anthology poetry short story
In Short : Fiction Kerryn Goldsworthy , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 22-23 November 2008; (p. 34)

— Review of My First Divorce Sheryn George , 2008 single work novel ; Herding Kites : A Celebration of Australian Writing 2008 anthology poetry short story
Celebrating the Young and the Talented Dan Rule , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 25 October 2008; (p. 27)

— Review of Herding Kites : A Celebration of Australian Writing 2008 anthology poetry short story
Celebrating the Young and the Talented Dan Rule , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 25 October 2008; (p. 27)

— Review of Herding Kites : A Celebration of Australian Writing 2008 anthology poetry short story
In Short : Fiction Kerryn Goldsworthy , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 22-23 November 2008; (p. 34)

— Review of My First Divorce Sheryn George , 2008 single work novel ; Herding Kites : A Celebration of Australian Writing 2008 anthology poetry short story
Anthologies Anica Boulanger-Mashberg , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: Island , Winter no. 117 2009; (p. 57-60)

— Review of Herding Kites : A Celebration of Australian Writing 2008 anthology poetry short story
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