Links

Last updated: 20 September, 2005

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North of the Latte Line: This is a weblog but it frequently has newsy links of a literary, mostly poetic nature.

Also see our list of recommended blogs.

Weblinks:

Below are literary links compiled by poets and/or provided by poetry journals:

Collected Works
THE poetry bookshop. Their new address (2004) is: Level 1, Nicholson Building, 37 Swanston Street, Melbourne, Victoria. Ph: (03) 9654 8873. Email: collectedworks @ mailcity.com Web site: http://www.collectedworks.com.au

John Tranter’s Literary Links are comprehensive and wide-ranging -- and up-to-date: It starts with a warning: Please be patient: this is a very big page ..." However slow your modem, the wait is more than worthwhile. The page is headed with " a brief list of links to over seventy literary sites" and the links in that list take you to annotations further down the page.

Thylazine Coral Hull's the director of the Thylazine Foundation: http://www.thylazine.org, and her online magazine, Thylazine, is a must for Australian writers.

Poems Niederngasse is the online expression for the print magazine, Niederngasse: The Journal of Winning Poetry. (Site wasn't working on 4 January 2004, hope it is back soon ...)

The Poetry Kit is put together by Ted Slade.

More links:

The New Zealand-based International Institute of Modern Letters is an international centre focusing on contemporary imaginative writing. Victoria University was chosen to be its New Zealand headquarters and the Institute was inaugurated there in March 2001.

Society of Editors
Society of Editors (Tasmania) Inc. web site.

Specifically Tasmanian links

• Tasmanian Writers' Centre
  http://www.tasmanianwriters.org
  Contact the TWC for up-to-date news about writing events and opportunities in this State. Their newsletter and email announcement list and their many workshops make this a worthwhile organisation to join. Also see their online calendar.
• Fellowship of Australian Writers Tasmania
  http://www.tased.edu.au/tasonline/fawtas/
  Non-political and non-sectarian, the FAW is a national organisation that caters for both established writers and those interested in writing. The Tasmanian branch was constituted in 1947.  "Our membership includes many of Tasmania's best-known writers, who are always willing to give newcomers and beginners advice and encouragement.  The Fellowship of Australian Writers Tasmania holds seminars conducted by some of Australia's top literary professionals in every aspect of creative writing - poetry, short-story writing, script writing, novels and children's literature ... FAW Tasmania holds regular monthly meetings where members have an opportunity to share or critique work. There is often a guest speaker. Guests are welcome. An interest in writing is the only requirement. Meetings are on the second Friday of each month at 7.30 pm in the Boa Vista Room, Friends' Meeting House, 395 Argyle Street, North Hobart.

Showcase of Tasmanian poetry: a large compliation of work representing almost 40 poets, compiled and edited by Anne Hugo. See The Write Stuff, vol. 7.

Famous Reporter is a biannual Australian literary magazine publishing prose, poetry, haiku, reviews, articles, e-texts, 100-word poems, commentary and news. Though having a strong regional theme... the magazine publishes both solicited and unsolicited material from writers elsewhere in Australia and overseas. Editor: Ralph Wessman.

Island is a quarterly magazine that has been published continuously since it was founded in 1979. Contributors to Island include fiction writers, poets, essayists, literary critics and social and political commentators. Editor: David Owen

Forty Degrees South
Tasmania has its own magazine to celebrate its bounty in words and pictures.
"Now in its seventh year, this multi-award-winning magazine presents the best in Tasmanian writing about this unique Australian state. Published every March, June, September, and December. 40° South. Tasmania’s lifestyle, landscape, arts, heritage, and history, beautifully presented in words and pictures." Editor: Warren Boyles.

"Tasmania has been described as Australia’s best-kept secret. It’s a special place with an unrivalled landscape. Pristine wilderness areas. Unspoilt beaches. Snow-capped mountains. Roaring rivers. Vast forests. Verdant pastures. Fabulous flora and fauna. It also has an unrivalled way of life, with beautiful Georgian and Victorian buildings. Thriving arts, crafts, theatres, and music. Gourmet foods and wines. History and heritage around every corner."

Siglo's web site is still there ... Based at the University of Tasmania, the now-defunct university journal published critical and fiction writing, poetry, images, and reviews from established and emerging writers and artists.

Other organisations, web sites

Editors ...

Where would writers be without editors! One of Tasmania's treasures is its Society of Editors (Tasmania) Inc. This is a vibrant, active and worthwhile organisation which frequently hosts small seminars and workshops on practical aspects of the writer's craft.

"There is more to an editor than meets the eye. The Society's multi-skilled membership has a range of expertise that goes far beyond checking spelling and scrutinising syntax (although they also do those things extremely well)."

Tasmanian publishers

Cornford Press (Tim Thorne)
Cornhill Press (Rob Cox)
Montpelier Press (Andrew Lohrey, Philip Mead et al)
Pardalote Press (Lyn Reeves)
Red Hill Books (John Honey, Sheila Allison)
Roaring Forties Press (Anne Kellas)
Walleah Press (Ralph Wessman)