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Issue Details: First known date: 2021... vol. 25 no. 1 April 2021 of TEXT : The Journal of the Australian Association of Writing Programs est. 1997 TEXT : The Journal of the Australian Association of Writing Programs
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Contents

* Contents derived from the , 2021 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Creative Writing as Nourishment : The Political Philosophy of Corine Pelluchon Applied to Our Field, Julienne Van Loon , single work criticism

'What if we thought of creative writing practice and its resultant contribution (to knowledge, to arts practice, to the public good) as a means for sustaining an ethics of life?...'  (Publication abstract)

Feeling Good : The Casual Academic’s Guide to Purpose, Pleasure and the Meaning of Work in Precarious Times, Cleo Mees , single work criticism

'The emotional experience of writing as a casual academic in the midst of a climate crisis, a global pandemic, and a university system increasingly pervaded by neoliberal ideals.' (Publication abstract) 

Gagging the Writer : The Implicit Censorship of Non-fiction Trade Book Publishing in Australia, Katherine Day , single work criticism

'This paper explores non-fiction trade book publishing alongside a contemporary construction of reputation and argues that in Australia “reputational interests” in defamation law have created a practice of implicit censorship.'  (Publication abstract)

Haiku for Recovery: An Immersive Workshop, Owen Bullock , single work criticism

'This essay, about an immersive teaching practice, focuses on the qualities of haiku for maximum engagement in a short period of time.'  (Publication abstract)

Other Worlds : Multirealist Writing as a Strategy for Representing Climate Crisis, Jack Kirne , single work criticism

'This article advocates for the utility of multirealism for writing about the climate crisis.'  (Publication abstract)

Asking Writers to Choose : Clive James and the Tensions of Multimodal Authorship, Kári Gíslason , single work criticism
'This article discusses the career of author Clive James (1939–2019), whose practice was varied, and an example of a writer adapting to different and emerging forms and genres.' (Publication abstract)
Queerness, Form and Time : A Dialogue through Case Studies from Creative Writing Practice, Ronnie Scott , Sholto Buck , J Butler , Jhoanna Lynn Cruz , George Haddad , Ann Lee , single work criticism

'This research takes as its basis the plurality of time and the plurality of queerness and attempts to locate a hybrid form through a case study approach to practice.'  (Publication abstract)

Excerpts from Masks : Letters to Orpheusi"The world is dark shaken", Dominique Hecq , single work poetry
This poem is in five numbered parts.
Chiasma of Beingi"are beings made from syllabi whose", Gershon Maller , single work poetry
This poem is in four numbered and titled parts.
Divinationi"pour your angst into those deep pools", B. N. Oakman , single work poetry
For J, Who Is No Longer My Friendi"There’s a line in here about the two 60-year-old friends being ‘a couple of old", Sarah Pearce , single work poetry
Found in the Goldminesi"Be enveloped by inviolable silence. Feel the organic", Nicole Sellers , single work poetry
Gravitas, Grudges, Griti"Alone in the dark hours of morning I computer-track my son’s progress in the", Ian C. Smith , single work poetry
Prison Officer’s Soni"Before he discovered Alan Sillitoe’s lonely long-distance running Borstal boy", Ian C. Smith , single work poetry
The Raven and the Writing Desk, Jane Downing , single work prose
An Unforgettable Dining Experience, Stephanie Green , single work prose
Pockets, Helena Kadmos , single work prose
Occupied, Dean Kerrison , single work prose
Not A Story But An Exchange, Tamara Lazaroff , single work prose
The RRP of Narrative, Georgia Rose Phillips , single work prose
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