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'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.
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Contains illustrations by Shaun Tan.
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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, single work essay (p. 13-16)
- Waiting for Something to Happen, single work short story satire (p. 17-25)
- An Ugly Fairytale with an Ambiguous Ending, single work short story (p. 26-28)
- 'You' Letter, single work short story (p. 29-30)
- Down the Coasti"she rode the beach track", single work poetry (p. 31-34)
- People of the Singing Fish, single work short story (p. 36-43)
- Frequenciesi"[concrete poem]", single work poetry (p. 46-51)
- Reluctant Muse, single work short story (p. 52-60)
- How I Met My Daughter, single work short story (p. 61-67)
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Booty Dancing and Petroleum Dreaming,
single work
short story
(p. 69-72)
Note: Concrete Poem
- Elephants and Coffee A Ten Minute Play, single work drama (p. 73-82)
- The First : Austral Weeksi"Lester Bangs got it right: twirling melodic arc", single work poetry (p. 84)
- The Second : Blonde on Blondei"Dylan : the firm glue. Watching you with guitar", single work poetry (p. 84)
- Stealing Influences : The Suburban Subterfuge, sequence poetry (p. 84-85)
- The Third : White Light / White Heati"I'd crouch in the living room, headphones & squalling", single work poetry (p. 84-85)
- The Fourth : Chelsea Girli"On first listen, my diary writes of orange heroin,", single work poetry (p. 85)
- The Fifth : Greetings From LAi"Provocative hallucinations cushioning my teen years", single work poetry (p. 85)
- "Astrocytoma"i"The first time you wrapped", single work poetry (p. 86-88)
- Onion Mani"concrete poem", single work poetry (p. 89)
- Warrior Poets, extract autobiography (p. 90-96)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Anthologies
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
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 22-23 November 2008; (p. 34)
— Review of My First Divorce 2008 single work novel ; Herding Kites : A Celebration of Australian Writing 2008 anthology poetry short story -
Celebrating the Young and the Talented
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
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Celebrating the Young and the Talented
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
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 22-23 November 2008; (p. 34)
— Review of My First Divorce 2008 single work novel ; Herding Kites : A Celebration of Australian Writing 2008 anthology poetry short story -
Anthologies
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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