Cirrus@Austlit

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'The stress of trying to manage allegations of racism and sexism during a literary spat have not defeated editor Michele Seminara' (Introduction)

'A startlingly frank take on modern femininity, Michele Seminara’s Suburban Fantasy combines finely crafted narratives with lyrical artistry and sure-footed eloquence. This is raw, fiery, firebrand feminist writing that manages to artfully co-exist with giddying intimacy and poignant soul-bearing.'

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Epigraph: Memento semper Finis, et quia perditum non redit tempus
(Remember always your end, and that lost time does not return)
— Thomas à Kempis, The Imitation of Christ, Book I, Chapter XXV

'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)