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:
Set in a strange hospital-like environment, with incessant Vivaldi white noise, 'The Deeal the Deal the Deal, is an exploration of what it would take to choose to lose your mind.
Zane Pinner is a writer, musician, and filmmaker from Tasmania. His work explores the mystical, the sublime, and the epic and has been published or broadcast across a wide variety of mediums. He has also worked as a post-production editor of a children’s television series.
Amber Wilson is a Tasmanian writer who has worked in journalism and communications for more than a decade, including staff journalist positions with The Advocate, The Mercury, The Melbourne Weekly, The Age and the Scotland Herald. She has also worked as a media advisor and communications officer at a range of government, legal, university and arts bodies, including the Tasmanian Writers’ Centre. Her great passions are documentary filmmaking, slam poetry and writing fiction – preferably absurd, blackly humorous and with plenty of magic realism elements.
