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1 2 y separately published work icon Etchings Christopher Lappas (editor), Sabina Hopfer (editor), Patrick Allington (editor), 2006-2013 Elsternwick : Ilura Press , Z1343987 2006- periodical (12 issues) 'Etchings is a triannual publication with an international focus, dedicated to showcasing new work by emerging and established writers and artists.' Content includes literary fiction, poetry, essays, photography and art. (Ilura Press website)
1 y separately published work icon 28 Christopher Lappas , Elsternwick : Ilura Press , 2018 19940503 2018 single work novel

'A multi-layered work, in which the narrator, Scribe, during his regular visits to his son in hospital, meets with a patient referred to solely as 28. Drawn into 28's stories, Scribe begins to record them in an attempt to make sense of his own fractured life. But 28 is an enigmato herself, to Scribe, and to the reader, and as the novel progresses, very little is as it first seemed. 28 continually invents and reinvents herself, and as the emotional intensity of their relationship peaks, Scribe realises he has fallen in love with a fiction. The ending is both surprising and eloquent.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
1 y separately published work icon Vula Bevalile : Letters from a Young Doctor Maithri Goonetilleke , Elsternwick : Ilura Press , 2013 Z1934562 2013 single work autobiography 'Vula Bevalile: Letters from a Young Doctor is a collection of vignettes written over seven years by Maithri Goonetilleke, who has been contributing his time voluntarily in Swaziland—a country devastated by extreme poverty and the HIV and AIDS epidemic.

Through the stories, the reader is taken on an incredible journey across a landscape of extreme adversity and medical and economic hardship. But it is the final, overwhelming sense of humanity that is most striking and empowering. The ultimate outcome for the reader is a profound understanding of a people with enormous resilience, pride, humility, and courage.' (Publisher's blurb)
1 11 y separately published work icon Too Afraid to Cry Ali Cobby Eckermann , Elsternwick : Ilura Press , 2013 Z1920596 2013 selected work autobiography

'Too Afraid to Cry is a memoir that, in bare blunt prose and piercingly lyrical verse, gives witness to the human cost of policies that created the Stolen Generations of Indigenous people in Australia.

'It is a narrative of good and evil, terror and happiness, despair and courage. It is the story of a people profoundly wronged, told through the frank eyes of a child, and the troubled mind of that child as an adult, whose life was irretrievably changed by being tricked away from her family and adopted into a German Lutheran family.

'What makes this book sing is not only Ali Cobby-Eckermann’s strong and unique narrative voice and her ability to cut to the essence of things in her poetry, but also the astounding courage with which she leads the reader through the complex account of a life in free-fall and a journey to wholeness through reconnection with her birth family and its ageless culture and wisdom.

'This is a brave book, written by a woman who has faced her demons, transformed her suffering into a work of art, and found her true sitting place in the world.' (Publisher's blurb)
1 1 y separately published work icon Stefanos of Limassol Anna Kannava , Elsternwick : Ilura Press , 2012 Z1935528 2012 single work novel romance 'Despo is an Australian photographer visiting the island of her birth, Cyprus, a country divided by invasion since 1974. At a traditional celebration in a village in the mountains, Despo sees the slender figure of a man in white. When she glimpses his face, she remembers him. It is Stefanos, who was the boy she loved before she left the island at the age of fourteen.

Stefanos is defined by the women in his life. In the 70s he was the 'DJ Prince', in love with Eleni, the most beautiful girl in town. And there is Katya, a young Russian dancer, who wants to marry him. Then there is Margarita, his soul mate, who adored him from the moment he was born, when she was working as a young prostitute, renting rooms at his mother's house. And living next-door to him, there is the religious Roula, Stefanos's playmate when they were children.

As Despo and Stefanos unravel their pasts, each tries to understand the meaning of belonging, love, and loss, amidst a distant glimpse of hope for the reunification of the island.' (Publisher's blurb)
1 y separately published work icon Etchings Indigenous: Treaty Timmah Ball (editor), Scott Halligan (editor), 2011 Melbourne : Ilura Press , 2011 Z1843398 2011 anthology poetry short story interview prose

'The second volume of new writing and art from emerging and established Aboriginal artists and writers, featuring stories, poetry, art, photography, and a range of reviews, interviews, and insights. Treaty takes the reader into some serious territories, but remains focused on placing Indigenous culture in the public sphere, forging connections and engagement between all Australians. Treaty invites you to imagine what this could mean for Aboriginal people and how we must learn from our troubled colonial history. With contributions by Bruce Pascoe, Lionel Fogarty, Ali Cobby Eckermann, Maryanne Sam, Melissa McAllister, Patsy Smith, Tony Birch, Peter Waples-Crowe, Wayne Quilliam, James Henry, and many others.' (Source: TROVE)
1 1 y separately published work icon Etchings Indigenous : Black and Sexy Summer Is Always Black and Sexy in Melbourne Janelle Moran (editor), Coral Reeve (editor), Christine Ward (editor), Elsternwick : Ilura Press , 2010 Z1668395 2010 anthology poetry short story drama interview

'Presents contemporary writing and art by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people from around Australia. Discover the story of Payback Records, an Indigenous hip hop label founded by Essendon footballer Nathan Lovett-Murray. Some stunning photography by Wayne Quilliam, National NAIDOC Artist of the Year 2009. An interview with Kim Kruger, Project Manager of the famous Michael Long Walk. And artist/photographer Bindi Cole with writer Jirra Lulla Harvey, giving an insight into the stories of the Sista Girls from the Tiwi Islands, including Bindi's photograph that won the 2009 Deadly Art Award. Exceptional stories and poetry from Tony Birch, Ali Cobby Eckermann, John Harding, Dennis Fisher, Brenda Saunders, Nellie Green, Shirley Morgan, Katie Wyatt and many more; as well as book and music reviews.'  (Publication summary)

 
1 y separately published work icon The Crooked Floor T. M. Collins , Elsternwick : Ilura Press , 2009 20986594 2009 selected work poetry

'Sensual. Wince-worthy. Haunting. Teasing. The Crooked Floor journeys through the fragile terrain of human emotions and relationships, toying with the often inseparable complexities of devotion and obsession. Is time the ultimate enemy? This is but an inkling of what's in-store for the reader in T M Collins' poetry collection. Collins' appeal transcends age, gender and geographic divide. His words have the ability to possess, bewitch and transport the reader to another realm inspired by the minor characters and simple, almost trifling moments that backdrop Australian society. This poignant collection features poems that have received more than 20 individual awards including the WB Yeats Poetry Prize (Highly Commended) and the CJ Dennis Literary Award (Highly Commended).'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
1 1 y separately published work icon Eyebabies David George , Elsternwick : Ilura Press , 2008 Z1522428 2008 single work novel mystery 'A chateau in the Dordogne, an accidental meeting between two very different women who have shared the same lover. Fabrice, a photographer, is the man they have loved, and he has in turn loved them, in his own way, until he is found deep beneath the chateau, babbling and catatonic in an 'oubliette', a tiny prison in the ground where people are locked up and forgotten.' (Publishers blurb)
1 4 y separately published work icon Pickle to Pie Glenice Whitting , Elsternwick : Ilura Press , 2007 Z1444914 2007 single work novel '1987 in Australia. Frederick Joseph Fritschenburg's story is about, among other things: a boy, a great-hearted German midwife and a man caught between two cultures. It begins in 1906. Rejected at birth by his mother, Frederick is raised by his Grossmutter and a much tested, but unbreakable bond develops between them. Her Aryan bloodline, plus her stories, ensures Frederick is firmly planted in the history and culture of Germany, but he also belongs to the brash new world of Australia. The young Fredi dreams he is like the Colossus of Rhodes, a bronzed sun god spanning two shores. This dream shatters when his worlds collide in the conflict of WWI. For the rest of his life, Frederick is caught between the sauerkraut and pickle culture of his grandparents and the meat pie world of Australia. Within the novel are two separate, but interlinked stories. The physical experiences of the hospitalised elderly Frederick trigger a lifetime of memories. Pickle to Pie is a story of past wounds, past passions, about growing up and growing old, about love, hope and reconciliation. Source: http://mc2.vicnet.net.au/home/glenellen/web/index.html (Sighted 23/04/2008).
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