Stephen Matthews Stephen Matthews i(A30208 works by)
Born: Established: 1946 ;
Gender: Male
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1 y separately published work icon Telling Australia's Truth Stephen Matthews (editor), Port Adelaide : Ginninderra Press , 2024 27714805 2024 anthology poetry 'This collection had its beginnings in the shame, sadness and disbelief that was felt by many after the result of the Voice referendum in 2023. The poems here passionately express those reactions and also unflinchingly explore some of the truths about Australia and its history that, if they had been more widely known, might have led to a different result. It is hoped that readers will find solace, inspiration and hope in the pages that follow.'  (Publication summary)
1 y separately published work icon Milestones Stephen Matthews (editor), Port Adelaide : Ginninderra Press , 2021 22957754 2021 anthology poetry

'Milestones was conceived as a vehicle to celebrate a year full of significant dates both personal and professional. Within these pages, more than 160 Ginninderra Press poets explore their own take on milestones - personal and historical, mournful and whimsical, light and dark. To read the book from beginning to end is to take a poetic journey through the triumphs and setbacks of everyday life. Enjoy reading Milestones and savour the diversity and insights within.'

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1 y separately published work icon I Protest! Poems of Dissent Stephen Matthews (editor), Port Adelaide : Ginninderra Press , 2020 19510975 2020 anthology poetry

'In these poems of protest and dissent are to be found anger, anxiety, compassion, insight and sharp observation, expressed in the way that is the special gift of poets. There's humour too, to leaven the more serious poems. I Protest! once again demonstrates the Australia-wide breadth of talent in the ranks of poets who have been published by Ginninderra Press. This is a collection to savour, to ponder and to celebrate.' (Publication summary)

1 Absent Presences, The Secret and the Unsayable Stephen Matthews , 2019 single work essay
— Appears in: Axon : Creative Explorations , April no. C4 Special Issue 2019;

'The content in this issue of Axon: Creative Explorations offers a set of variations upon the theme of Absent Presences, the Secret and the Unsayable. The symposium of papers and poems gathered here derives from a day-long conversation at Reading University, UK, in June 2018. Practitioners and commentators from across the UK, and colleagues connected with the International Poetry Studies Institute, University of Canberra, convened to consider several preoccupations in Contemporary Lyric writing. We explored the parameters of our general theme through panels grouped variously under the titles ‘Present Absences and Absent Presences’; ‘Keeping a Secret by Saying You’ve Got One’; ‘Ambiguous, Ambivalent, and Open Utterance’; and ‘Showing the Unsayable’. These topic headings are worth repeating now, since their residual aftermaths are evident in the texture of the material in this issue. Much of the content published here has been reworked after our June 2018 conversations, and new material has been added by colleagues unable to speak at the initial symposium. The poems also included here offer a new slant, new impetus around the shared themes. This issue of Axon, therefore, contains multiple extensions from, and new reflections on, that original moment.' (Introduction)

1 Afterword Stephen Matthews , 2018 single work essay
— Appears in: Wild 2018; (p. 186)
1 In Defence of Australian Poetry Stephen Matthews , 2010 single work criticism
— Appears in: Voice : A Journal of Comment and Review , June no. 34 2010; (p. 50-51)
Response to a debate on contemporary Australian poetry started in the pages of the Australian Literary Review in 2010 by Ian McFarlane.
1 The Assault on Print Stephen Matthews , 2010 single work essay
— Appears in: Voice : A Journal of Comment and Review , March no. 33 2010; (p. 11-20)
Stephen Matthews is concerned that electronic publishing will see the rise of mass maketing especially in books for children.
1 [Review] Making Books : Contemporary Australian Publishing Stephen Matthews , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: Voice : A Journal of Comment and Review , December no. 24 2007; (p. 28-34)

— Review of When Books Die : 15 Essays 2006 anthology essay ; The Book Is Dead : Long Live the Book Sherman Young , 2007 single work criticism ; Making Books : Contemporary Australian Publishing 2007 anthology criticism
1 Untitled Stephen Matthews , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: Voice : A Journal of Comment and Review , June no. 22 2007; (p. 28-29)

— Review of Battle Order 204 : A Bomber Pilot's Story Christobel Mattingley , 2007 single work biography
1 y separately published work icon Secrets : Stories Stephen Matthews (editor), Charnwood : Ginninderra Press , 2006 Z1451363 2006 anthology children's fiction children's
1 Ginninderra Press : Ten Years of Independent Publishing Stephen Matthews , 2006 single work column
— Appears in: Newswrite : The NSW Writers' Centre Magazine , November no. 164 2006; (p. 9)
1 The Invisible Limits to Free Speech Stephen Matthews , 2005 single work criticism
— Appears in: Voice : A Journal of Comment and Review , June no. 14 2005; (p. 11-14)
Matthews argues that all writers would profit if government funds were directed towards the selling of Australian literature, rather than rewarding a select few writers with grants.
1 y separately published work icon Lost : Stories Stephen Matthews (editor), Charnwood : Ginninderra Press , 2005 Z1221130 2005 anthology short story children's
1 2 y separately published work icon Refuge : stories Stephen Matthews (editor), Charnwood : Ginninderra Press , 2004 Z1173583 2004 anthology children's fiction children's
1 Untitled Stephen Matthews , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: Voice : A Journal of Comment and Review , December no. 8 2003; (p. 30-33)

— Review of Death Sentence : The Decay of Public Language Don Watson , 2003 single work prose
1 Our Voice : Children, Reading and Moral Imagination Stephen Matthews , 2003 single work criticism
— Appears in: Voice : A Journal of Comment and Review , March no. 5 2003; (p. 3-6)
1 1 y separately published work icon Danger : Stories Stephen Matthews (editor), Charnwood : Ginninderra Press , 2003 Z1098757 2003 anthology children's fiction children's
1 4 y separately published work icon How Did the Fire Know We Lived Here? Canberra's Bushfires 2003 Stephen Matthews (editor), Charnwood : Ginninderra Press , 2003 Z1026340 2003 anthology short story prose A collection of writing about the 18 January 2003 firestorm which engulfed sections of the A.C.T., including some Canberra suburbs.
1 Untitled Stephen Matthews , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: Voice : A Journal of Comment and Review , December no. 4 2002; (p. 36-38)

— Review of The Making of the Australian Literary Imagination Richard Nile , 2002 single work criticism
1 Doing without Literary Grants Stephen Matthews , 2002 single work column
— Appears in: Voice : A Journal of Comment and Review , December no. 4 2002; (p. 10-12)
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