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1 y separately published work icon Dombóvár : Newcastle Poetry Prize Anthology 2024 Newcastle : Hunter Writers' Centre , 2024 28842868 2024 anthology poetry
1 y separately published work icon Where the Fairy Tales Go : Poems and Stories by Members of Hunter Writers Centre Hunter Writers' Centre (editor), Newcastle : Hunter Writers' Centre , 2023 28146891 2023 anthology poetry short story

'As children, many of us were raised on the dream-like qualities of fairy tales. We imagined happily-ever-after in magical far-away lands. But where do the fairy tales go when we cross the threshold of adulthood?

'Writers often embark on a lifelong journey in search of perfect storytelling; a journey that takes them beyond where the fairy tales go.

'This anthology features work by members of the Hunter Writers Centre. Our members are poets, novelists, memoirists, and genre writers of romance, horror, sci-fi and more. We are thrilled to publish this collection of short pieces.

'The Hunter Writers Centre is the literary hub of the Hunter region, New South Wales, and is supported through funding from Create NSW.' (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon The Crossing : Newcastle Poetry Prize Anthology 2023 Newcastle : Hunter Writers' Centre , 2023 27315566 2023 anthology poetry

'For over 30 years, the Newcastle Poetry Prize has championed Australian poets and their craft.

'The Newcastle Poetry Prize stands out in Australia as it embraces the long form poem, allowing poets to explore their craft across up to 200 lines. This distinctive aspect presents a challenge for poets to skilfully sustain their work, carefully balancing tone, pace, and rhythm to captivate readers throughout the journey.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 y separately published work icon The Anabranch : Newcastle Poetry Prize Anthology 2022 Newcastle : Hunter Writers' Centre , 2022 25569159 2022 anthology poetry

'Each poem in this anthology is an anabranch in itself-a deviation from the mainstream; a moment where time would seem to stand still; a 'stay against the confusion of the world' in Robert Frost's memorable phrasing. There something anabranch-ish about our moment, as our deviation from what life was in 2020 reconnects further down stream in 2022. Rivers moved from drought to fullness to flood. Our communities were pushed and pulled either side of the poverty line. We oscillated between an open world and isolation.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 y separately published work icon Grieve : Stories and Poems about Grief and Loss Volume 10 Newcastle : Hunter Writers' Centre , 2022 25120586 2022 anthology single work prose
1 y separately published work icon Memory in Lockdown : Creative Nonfiction Sandra Joy (editor), Alexandra Lewis (editor), Newcastle : Hunter Writers' Centre , 2021 24518423 2021 anthology prose

'This anthology brings together twenty-two pieces of creative nonfiction - memoir, family history, personal essay, travel narrative - by Newcastle and Hunter writers, produced during COVID-19.'  (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon Grieve : Stories and Poems of Grief and Loss Volume 9 Hamilton : Hunter Writers' Centre , 2021 23407495 2021 anthology prose

'A few hours after your death, the Eta Aquarids meteor shower peaked, lighting up the sky with shooting stars. It gave us a way to mark your splendour.
~ Splendour in Darkness by Polly Watkins

'Grieve volume 9 features poems and stories by Australians living all over the world. This anthology is in honour of Grief Awareness month.' (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon Any Saturday, 2021, Running Westward Hamilton : Hunter Writers' Centre , 2021 23403996 2021 anthology poetry

'The strength of the Newcastle Poetry Prize is that it encourages both emerging and more established writers to test out new work of an extended nature. We congratulate the winning, commended and shortlisted poets and would like to encourage all who entered, and who keep on with the task of writing poetry.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 y separately published work icon Newcastle Short Story Award : Anthology 2021 Hamilton : Hunter Writers' Centre , 2021 23402677 2021 anthology short story

'The winning stories are noticeably different in style and theme, but display flair, confidence and a genuine proficiency in the tricky business of short story writing. The diversity exhibited in this year's anthology pleases us enormously. It's a glimpse into the established and emerging talents of Australia's wonderful short story scene.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 y separately published work icon Newcastle Short Story Award Anthology 2020 Hamilton : Hunter Writers' Centre , 2020 23407424 2020 anthology short story
1 y separately published work icon Grieve : Stories and Poems of Grief and Loss : Volume 8 Hamilton : Hunter Writers' Centre , 2020 21036932 2020 anthology poetry short story

'2020 is the 8th year of the Grieve Project. Since 2013, Australians have submitted poems and stories about their experience with parental grief, sibling grief, loss of a home and numerous other forms of grief and loss.

'2020 was a year of collective grief for Australia and the world. Yet the telling of grief here is much the same as in previous years. While tales of devastating bushfires and the crippling consequences of the coronavirus do feature in this anthology, its core remains unchanged: grief is universal arising from a multitude of experiences and we express it in myriad ways.

'Writing about grief is a most noble expression. This anthology exposes that nobility and humility. It also gives us, the readers, hope.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 y separately published work icon Grieve : Stories and Poems about Grief and Loss: Volume Seven Hunter Writers' Centre , Newcastle : Hunter Writers' Centre , 2019 18312383 2019 anthology poetry 'It will remain the single most devastating day of my life. But without the helpers, it would have been so much worse.People helped me that day in ways that they probably won’t ever know. Their kindness carried me through the darkness. Total strangers. I remember them every day; it replays in my mind like clockwork. I wonder if they remember me. If they know what they did for me that day. I wonder what their names were.From 'Helpers' by Kate Littlejohn, winner, 2019 Grieve Writing Competition. (Publication summary)
1 y separately published work icon Newcastle Short Story Award Anthology 2019 Hunter Writers' Centre (editor), Newcastle : Hunter Writers' Centre , 2019 18294241 2019 anthology short story 'A wonderful collection of short stories by the top 35 Australian writers. Another brilliant Newcastle Short Story Award anthology. 'Stories came from every corner of the Australian Commonwealth (and beyond), and we were often deeply touched by memoirs of lives so different to our own sent from remote corners of Australia.' - judges Annabel Smith and Tim Richards.' (Publication summary)
1 y separately published work icon Grieve : Stories and Poems about Love and Loss : Volume 6 Hamilton : Hunter Writers' Centre , 2018 21037044 2018 anthology prose

'On the river whose far bank is unknowable
there's a boat with your name on it.
The water birds stand on one leg and shiver their wings.
The blank-eyed fish kiss the tide's underbelly.
The horses lower their muzzles to drink.
Nothing lasts, not horses or mothers.
Meanwhile, the wind runs across the fields, the wind runs across the fields.

- from Not Horses, or Mothers by Lisa Jacobson

'Loss of a parent, a child, a job, a house, a pet and much more. Over 100 stories and poems about grief and loss in this 6th volume of the Grieve project.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 y separately published work icon Buying Online : Newcastle Poetry Prize Anthology 2018 Hunter Writers' Centre (editor), Newcastle : Hunter Writers' Centre , 2018 18293238 2018 anthology poetry 'The Newcastle Poetry Prize is Australia's most prestigious poetry award and continues to represent excellence in Australian poetry. Each year it attracts hundreds of entries from distinguished and emerging poets and ‘BUYING ONLINE’ is the 2018 anthology of 30 poems. The Newcastle Poetry Prize represents a wonderful opportunity for Australian poets interested in writing longer poetic works and poetic sequences to have these works recognised and anthologised in the company of their most accomplished peers. The award honours and nurtures some of the bravest poems being written anywhere in the world and, in doing so, it accords poetry the place it deserves in our contemporary culture. - Paul Hetherington, poet. Featuring Ross Gillett, John Watson, Mark Tredinnick, Kevin Smith, Joanne Ruppin, Chloe Wilson, Andy Kissane, Mark O’Flynn, Andy Jackson, Kristen Lang, Alison Flett, Vidhya Karnamadakala, B.R. Dionysius.' (Publication summary)
1 y separately published work icon The Crows in Town : Newcastle Poetry Prize Anthology 2017 Eileen Chong (editor), Kevin Brophy (editor), Newcastle : Hunter Writers' Centre The University of Newcastle , 2017 14781325 2017 anthology poetry

A brilliant collection by Australian poets selected by the 2017 judges.

 

 

1 y separately published work icon Newcastle Short Story Award Anthology 2017 Newcastle : Hunter Writers' Centre , 2017 12028242 2017 anthology short story
1 y separately published work icon Grieve : Stories and Poems for Grief Awareness Month 2017 Grieve : Stories and Poems for Grief Awareness Month Volume 5 Judy Johnson (editor), Ross Gillett (editor), Hamilton : Hunter Writers' Centre , 2017 11980962 2017 anthology poetry short story
1 y separately published work icon The Dangar Island Garbage Boat : Newcastle Poetry Prize Anthology 2016 Newcastle : Hunter Writers' Centre , 2016 10630275 2016 anthology poetry
1 y separately published work icon Newcastle Short Story Award Anthology 2016 Newcastle : Hunter Writers' Centre , 2016 10630248 2016 anthology short story
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