The SPUNC Report
November 2009
November’s a huge month for the small publishers – here are just a few highlights…
Going Down Swinging No.29 ($24.95) presents a superb selection of new short fiction and flash, poetry, comic art and spoken word. Featuring a live spoken word CD and a new graphic novella by the famed Olso Davis.
My Dear Friends: The life of Rabbi Dr Herman Sanger by John Levi ($25.00, Hybrid Publishers) is the story of Herman Sanger, the pioneer of Progressive Judaism in Australia who held the Melbourne post of rabbi at Temple Beth Israel from 1936-1974.
Sketch, issue two ($20.00, Sketch Media) features original and thought-provoking fiction, non-fiction, poetry, digital design, illustration, photography and more.
The Crooked Floor by T M Collins ($22.95, Ilura Press) is an outstanding collection of Collins’ latest poetry. Individual poems have received over twenty awards, including the C J Dennis Literary Award, and the W B Yeats Poetry Prize.
Flyers Far Away by Michael Enright, ($34.95, Longueville) recounts the little-known story of the Australians who flew Britain’s RAF in World War II. Based on original interviews Flyers Far Away restores these courageous men to their rightful place in history.
page seventeen, issue 7 ($19.95) features work from new writers alongside stories, poetry and haiku from Sean M Whelan, Emilie Zoey Baker, Graham Nunn, Maxine Clarke, Amelia Walker, Ashley Capes, Peter Farrar, Christopher Currie, and more.
Totem Poem by Luke Davies ($18.00, River Road Press) is an audio CD of Davies’ love poems. "A tour de force; rhythmically driven, and dense with allusions, music and ideas.”—Peter Goldsworthy
Zoe Dattner - is our guest blogger from the wonderful universe of the small press. SPUNC is a network made to support the small and independent publishing scene. Avid thinks this is the most exciting stuff going down in publishing today - look where the inimitable (and Age Book of the Year arward winning) Steven Amsterdam and Sleepers Publishing. Keep your eye on our blog for more small press news.
