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Issue Details: First known date: 2008... 2008 Short : A Collection of Interesting Short Stories and Other Stuff from Some Surprising and Intelligent People
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'Short is a collection of interesting short stories and other stuff from some surprising and intelligent people including Carole Wilkinson, Andy Griffths, Michael Panckridge, Michael Gerard Bauer, Karen Tayleur, Tessa Duder, Scot Gardner, Alicia Sometimes, Michael Pryor, Sue Lawson and many more.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

Notes

  • Book launched in Melbourne at the Little Bookroom, 759 Nicholson Street, North Carlton, 26 May 2008.
  • Contents indexed selectively.
  • Only works by Australian authors are included below.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Fitzroy, Fitzroy - Collingwood area, Melbourne - North, Melbourne, Victoria,:Black Dog Books , 2008 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Introduction, Lili Wilkinson , single work prose (p. 9-12)
The House, Barry Jonsberg , single work short story children's horror (p. 13-14)
The Tale of the Three Little Bottoms and the Big Bad Bum, Andy Griffiths , single work short story children's humour (p. 15-19)
The Amazing Human Canvas, Karen Tayleur , single work short story children's (p. 20-32)
Homework, Cam Doig , single work short story children's (p. 33-34)
Six Word Stories (After Hemingway)i"FISH BRIDE. Wedding feast. She's gone.", Penni Russon , single work poetry children's (p. 35-36)
In Train, Julia Lawrinson , single work short story children's (p. 37-39)
They Came from the Sink, Simmone Howell , Simmone Howell (illustrator), single work short story children's (p. 40)
Flirting with Members of the Periodic Tablei"On the walk home,", Jessica Batsas , single work poetry (p. 41-42)
Bra, Alicia Sometimes , single work short story children's (p. 43-44)
The Rat Swallower, Kirsty Murray , single work short story children's (p. 45-56)
Stuck for Words, Michael Panckridge , single work short story children's (p. 59-64)
The Killer Rabbitsi"Down near the maggots,", Connor O'Brien , single work poetry children's horror (p. 65-66)
The White Boat, Kate Constable , single work short story children's (p. 67-74)
Meeting Ben, Julia Lawrinson , single work short story children's humour (p. 76-83)
The Moonlight Cat, Carole Wilkinson , single work short story children's (p. 89-96)
Teacher's Diary : Personal Observation Notes on 5C, Michael Gerard Bauer , single work short story children's (p. 97-106)
She's Gone, Pat Flynn , single work short story children's (p. 107-108)
My Ending Pose, Madeleine McGlade , single work short story children's (p. 109-113)
Ambitioni"to Joe", Steven Herrick , single work poetry children's (p. 114-115)
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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Fitzroy, Fitzroy - Collingwood area, Melbourne - North, Melbourne, Victoria,: Black Dog Books , 2008 .
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      Extent: 240p.
      Description: illus.
      ISBN: 9781742030340 (pbk.)
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Works about this Work

Untitled Rae Radford , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 22 no. 3 2008; (p. 51-52)
— Review of Short : A Collection of Interesting Short Stories and Other Stuff from Some Surprising and Intelligent People 2008 anthology short story
Untitled Yvonne Matters , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Books Buzz , July no. 4 2008; (p. 31-32)
— Review of Short : A Collection of Interesting Short Stories and Other Stuff from Some Surprising and Intelligent People 2008 anthology short story
Untitled Pam Harvey , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 52 no. 3 2008; (p. 39)
— Review of Short : A Collection of Interesting Short Stories and Other Stuff from Some Surprising and Intelligent People 2008 anthology short story
[Untitled] Anne Briggs , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 23 no. 3 2008; (p. 20)
— Review of Short : A Collection of Interesting Short Stories and Other Stuff from Some Surprising and Intelligent People 2008 anthology short story
Parents, Pirates, Bras and the Often-Cruel School Yard Margaret Bromley , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 11 October 2008; (p. 18)
— Review of Pip : The Story of Olive Kim Kane , 2008 single work children's fiction ; The Ice-Cream Man Jenny Mounfield , 2008 single work children's fiction ; Short : A Collection of Interesting Short Stories and Other Stuff from Some Surprising and Intelligent People 2008 anthology short story
Off the Shelf : Anthology Dianne Dempsey , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 17 May 2008; (p. 28)
— Review of Short : A Collection of Interesting Short Stories and Other Stuff from Some Surprising and Intelligent People 2008 anthology short story
In Short : Fiction Kerryn Goldsworthy , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 17-18 May 2008; (p. 30)
— Review of Short : A Collection of Interesting Short Stories and Other Stuff from Some Surprising and Intelligent People 2008 anthology short story
[Untitled] Diana Hodge , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Spring vol. 16 no. 3 2008; (p. 39)
— Review of Short : A Collection of Interesting Short Stories and Other Stuff from Some Surprising and Intelligent People 2008 anthology short story ; Trust Me! 2008 anthology poetry short story
Parents, Pirates, Bras and the Often-Cruel School Yard Margaret Bromley , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 11 October 2008; (p. 18)
— Review of Pip : The Story of Olive Kim Kane , 2008 single work children's fiction ; The Ice-Cream Man Jenny Mounfield , 2008 single work children's fiction ; Short : A Collection of Interesting Short Stories and Other Stuff from Some Surprising and Intelligent People 2008 anthology short story
[Untitled] Anne Briggs , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 23 no. 3 2008; (p. 20)
— Review of Short : A Collection of Interesting Short Stories and Other Stuff from Some Surprising and Intelligent People 2008 anthology short story
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