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Issue Details: First known date: 2017... no. 28 2017 of FourW est. 1990 FourW
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This issue contains more than 50 poems and nearly 20 short stories by local, national, and international writers. 

Notes

  • Only literary material by Australian authors individually indexed. Other material in this issue includes:

    To a Gunman by Sofiul Azam

    The Poetry Bowl by Robert Beveridge

    Palpable by Claire Feild

    Nights I Staggered Drunkenly by Adam Fieled

    Airbub Weekend by Wes Lee

    The Professionals by Natalya Lowndes

Contents

* Contents derived from the 2017 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Editorial, David Gilbey , single work essay

David Gilbey discusses the consequences of the loss of funding and the future of FourW New Writing .

(p. 1-3)
Luckyi"An orchid root is not grasping a crumb of bark. But it is. With its", Ivy Alvarez , single work poetry (p. 4)
Lord Byron Joins a Dating Sitei"If solitude is ravaged, a fifth wheel", Christopher Barnes , single work poetry (p. 6)
Lord Byron Downloads a Zombie Moviei"When to their hughies on a fuddled gale,", Christopher Barnes , single work poetry (p. 6)
The Messenger, Craig Billingham , single work short story (p. 7-12)
White Christmasi"Out on the street they", Julie Briggs , single work poetry (p. 13)
Lights of Different Colours, Erwin Cabucos , single work short story (p. 14-19)
One-Eyed Trusti"He is handsome", Joan Cahill , single work poetry (p. 20-21)
Xi"midday pauses, pants.", Chloë Callistemon , single work poetry (p. 22)
Post Truthi"There's a ban in downtown Pyongyang", John Carey , single work poetry (p. 23)
Watching (from a Work-in-progress), Carol Chandler , extract novel (p. 24-29)
Fridai"Papaya, passionfruit, mango", Sue Clennell , single work poetry (p. 30)
Herai"The goddess of gods cannot save you", Lucy Coughran , single work poetry (p. 31)
A Cafe in Marrakeshi"And then there was you, smiling at the races", Michael Crane , single work poetry (p. 32)
Alex and Max Go for a Walk, Louise D'Arcy , single work short story (p. 33-39)
After Horsesi"His brushes fume in turpentine,", Sally Denshire , single work poetry (p. 40)
Next Door to Charles, Michel Dignand , single work short story (p. 41-47)
Incrediblei"Want you miracles", Tug Dumbly , single work poetry (p. 48-49)
'To Speak of the Woe...'i"The suffering of women is largely ignored", David Gilbey , single work poetry (p. 52-53)
I Am a Godi"stripped of its divinity, subsequently forced", Jonathan Greenhaus , single work poetry (p. 57-58)

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Works about this Work

Watching to See What’s Next : Michele Seminara Launches ‘fourW’ Issue 28 Michele Seminara , 2018 single work essay
— Appears in: Rochford Street Review , October 2017 - March no. 24 2018;

'Before we begin the proceedings, I would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which we meet, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, and pay my respects to the Elders, past and present.

'Today I am delighted to be launching this year’s fourW anthology, and thank Editor David Gilbey, as well as those from Booranga Writers Centre and Charles Sturt University, for asking me to launch this important literary journal as it celebrates its 28th year of continuous publication.' (Introduction)

Launch Speech for FourW Ivy Alvarez , 2017 single work essay
— Appears in: Communion Literary Magazine , December no. 8 2017;
Watching to See What’s Next : Michele Seminara Launches ‘fourW’ Issue 28 Michele Seminara , 2018 single work essay
— Appears in: Rochford Street Review , October 2017 - March no. 24 2018;

'Before we begin the proceedings, I would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which we meet, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, and pay my respects to the Elders, past and present.

'Today I am delighted to be launching this year’s fourW anthology, and thank Editor David Gilbey, as well as those from Booranga Writers Centre and Charles Sturt University, for asking me to launch this important literary journal as it celebrates its 28th year of continuous publication.' (Introduction)

Launch Speech for FourW Ivy Alvarez , 2017 single work essay
— Appears in: Communion Literary Magazine , December no. 8 2017;
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