Literature, Literary Criticism
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Meanjin

Vol 68, No. 3

Sophie Cunningham (Ed.)

Includes new writing by Sian Prior, Mark Mordue, Carolyn Fraser, Ben Eltham, Georgia Blain, and more.

Opinion

‘It’s not just the cliffhanger trick of a serialised novel that leaves the Meanjin reader waiting for the next issue, but a sense that this freshness and continuity are going somewhere together.’
-- Lorien Kaye, Age

About this Title

In the September edition of Meanjin Mike Pottenger asks whether Robin Hood was a medieval hero or Mafiosi, Carolyn Fraser writes on letterpresses and the secret life of objects, Jim Guida describes the art in skateboarding and Justin Clemens surveys the contemporary Australian Art scene. Book designer, Mary Callaghan gives us an insight into laying out a page of Nick Cave's sacred objects while Mark Mordue provides a riveting and poetic overview of Cave's life and work. Matthew Klugman writes on the tragedy of being a footy fan at final time, Ben Eltham considers JJJ's hold over the Australian music scene, Sian Prior writes about the Balibo Five and East Timor and Sophie Cunningham interviews filmmaker Robert Connolly on writing the screenplay for his film on the same subject: Balibo. In more personal essays Elly Valenti explores the concept of turning back and Elmo Keep meditates on being inscribed with a tattoo. There's an outstanding range of fiction by Pierz Newton-John, Georgia Blain, Nadia Wheatley, Tim Richards, Caroline Lee and newcomer Ruby Murray.

About the Author

Sophie Cunningham has been an editor and publisher for over 16 years. Working for well-known publishing companies such as McPhee Gribble/Penguin and Allen & Unwin, she has worked with prominent Australian writers including Tim Winton, Dorothy Hewett, Richard Flanagan and Luke Davies. Cunningham has also held positions as a Creative Writing lecturer and tutor and has been a mentor to young and emerging Australian writers. Her first novel, Geography was published in 2004. Her second, Bird, was published in June 2008.

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