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1 Guest Review: Rachel Edwards on Bearings by Leah Swann Rachel Edwards , single work review
— Review of Bearings Leah Swann , 2011 selected work short story novella
1 The Portland Memorial Hall Rachel Edwards , 2021 single work prose
— Appears in: Island , no. 161 2021; (p. 91-93)
1 Tasmania's Garry Paige the Songwriter behind Some of Australia's Musical Greats Rachel Edwards , 2020 single work column
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , September 2020;
1 Francesca Haig and Rachel Edwards in Conversation Rachel Edwards (interviewer), 2017 single work interview
— Appears in: Communion Literary Magazine , December no. 8 2017; 'Last Christmas, London-based poet and novelist Francesca Haig returned to Tasmania for a family visit, something of a regular pilgrimage given she's returning home this Christmas too. During her stay, she took time out to visit Fullers Bookshop in Hobart where she spoke with Rachel Edwards about her 'Fire Sermon' trilogy, a post-apocalyptic story published in more than twenty languages and shortlisted for The Morningstar Award (best debut novel) in the 2016 David Gemmell Awards for Fantasy, the 2015 R.T. Book Reviews award (best science fiction novel), the 2016 Norma K Hemming Award and the 2016 Aurealis Award (best young adult novel).' (Introduction)
1 Diverse Stories Hint at Breadth of Talent Rachel Edwards , 2017 single work essay
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 29 July 2017; (p. 21)

'These two books capture a profound diversity in contemporary Australian short-story writing. Seven Stories is a collection of short stories from Tasmanian writers published by the elusive Dewhurst Jennings Institute. The stories are set around the world, the seven writers connected only by dint of being Tasmanian. In contrast, the slow-burn stories in Melanie Cheng’s Australia Day speak of middle Australia. They are an examination of some quiet lives in contemporary Melbourne.'
1 1 y separately published work icon The Third Script : Stories from Iran, Tasmania and the UK Shirindokht Nourmanesh (editor), Rachel Edwards (editor), Sean Preston (editor), Hobart : Transportation Press , 2016 9569035 2016 anthology short story

A collection of short stories from writers at varying stages in their career, from emerging to internationally acclaimed, of open theme from three locations, Iran, Tasmania and the United Kingdom. In her introduction, Amanda Lohrey writes 'The Third Script is a remarkable collection, an unprecedented collaboration between Iranian, English and Tasmanian writers. It takes its name from the writing of Shams-E-Tabriz, Sufi scholar and beloved teacher of the poet Rumi. Loosely translated, the third script refers to an indefinable presence that comes into being when two individuals or cultures meet to evoke a third space of creative potential.'

The contents and authors comprise:

  • 'Foreword' by Amanda Lohrey
  • 'Watching the Cricket on a Windy Day' by Bert Spinks
  • 'Lean On Me' by Shreya Sen Handley
  • 'In the Afternoon, the Goat Has All The Answers' by Ramin Zahed
  • 'Leisureland' by Amber Wilson
  • 'Is There Something Wrong?' by Nooshin Vahidi
  • 'Tom’s Eyes' by Matt G Turpin
  • 'There are No Jellyfish in El Paso' by Nazli Artemia
  • 'Dancing in Red Square' by Moniro Ravanipour
  • 'The Tiger Quoll' by Robbie Arnott
  • 'A War' by Siamak Vossoughi
  • 'Sing Kunanyi' by Zane Pinner
  • 'The Punch Line' by Lisa Fontaine
  • 'The Swim Back' by Ruairi Murphy
  • 'The Carnivorous Business Algorithm or The Spam Email Rag' by Andrew J Lambie
  • 'The Backwards March' by David McGrath
  • 'Waxina' by Fereshteh Mola
  • 'Clarity' by Jamie Collinson
  • 'Katrin' by Farhad Babaei
  • 'The Deal the Deal the Deal' by Lucinda Shannon
  • 'May I Have a Word?' by Shirindokht Nourmanesh
1 y separately published work icon Transportation : Islands and Cities - A Collection of Short Stories from Tasmania and London Rachel Edwards (editor), Sean Preston (editor), Hobart : Transportation Press , 2015 9569551 2015 anthology short story

An anthology comprising some of the best new writing from London and Tasmania, short stories, many voices, covering wide range of styles. They are challenging, beautiful, funny and slightly rude stories, alongside the laconic and the sad.

The stories and authors are:

  • 'The island and the city' Foreward by Peter Conrad
  • 'Water Birds' by Ian Green
  • 'The Reprieve' by Tadhg Muller
  • 'Unravelling' by Susie Greenhill
  • 'Fall on Us' by Ben Walter
  • 'Vera' by N. Quentin Woolf
  • '55' by Kate Ellis
  • 'That's What Happens When You Let Mad Bastards Have Guns' by Erin Hortle
  • 'The Way Home' by Will Ashon
  • 'How to Pick up an Echidna' by Oliver Mestitz
  • 'Manhattan is an Island' by Claire Jansen
  • 'The Assembled Self' by Darren Lee
  • 'Space' by Emma L. Waters
  • 'Man On!' by Martin Cornwell
  • 'Crossroads (or Intersection)' by Michael Blake
  • 'Sodom Syndrome' by Adam Ouston.
1 y separately published work icon Review of Australian Fiction vol. 7 no. 6 Rachel Edwards , 2013 6520875 2013 periodical issue short story
1 y separately published work icon Review of Australian Fiction vol. 7 no. 5 Rachel Edwards , 2013 6520825 2013 periodical issue short story
1 y separately published work icon Review of Australian Fiction vol. 7 no. 4 Rachel Edwards , 2013 6520757 2013 periodical issue short story
1 y separately published work icon Review of Australian Fiction vol. 7 no. 3 Rachel Edwards , 2013 6520691 2013 periodical issue short story
1 y separately published work icon Review of Australian Fiction vol. 7 no. 2 Rachel Edwards , 2013 6520637 2013 periodical issue short story
1 y separately published work icon Review of Australian Fiction vol. 7 no. 1 Rachel Edwards , 2013 6520582 2013 selected work periodical issue short story
1 Interview : Charlotte Wood Rachel Edwards , 2013 single work interview
— Appears in: Island , Autumn no. 132 2013; (p. 54-60)
1 y separately published work icon 40 ̊ South Short Story Anthology 2012 : The Ten Best Entries from the 2011 Competition Rachel Edwards , Leigh Swinbourne , Hobart : Forty Degrees South , 2012 Z1933796 2012 anthology short story
1 Ladiez Fiction Rachel Edwards , 2012 single work criticism
— Appears in: Island , Winter no. 129 2012; (p. 15-17)
1 My Grandmother Used to Say That Rachel Edwards , 2012 single work essay
— Appears in: Island , Autumn no. 128 2012; (p. 14-15)
1 y separately published work icon Islet Rachel Edwards (editor), Island Magazine , Z1847179 2012 website 'Islet is Island's online-only journal of fresh short work from emerging writers and visual artists. Islet is updated regularly.' (Source: Islet website)
1 Going Off Rachel Edwards , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: Island , Spring no. 130 2012; (p. 12-13)
1 Review] of Fish-Hair Woman Rachel Edwards , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , Summer 2011/12 vol. 91 no. 6 2011; (p. 32)
— Review of Fish-Hair Woman Merlinda Bobis , 2012 single work novel
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