Editing

Flash Fiction Day celebrations

‘Little events, ordinary things, smashed and reconstituted. Imbued with new meaning. Suddenly they become the bleached bones of a story’ (The God of Small Things, Arundhati Roy) – this is flash fiction. And who could have said it better? To take part in the unfolding of NZ’s first Flash Fiction Day, head on over to … Continue reading »

On Beta Reading

Recently, I have been involved in the National Flash Fiction Day, or NFFD, over here in the UK. It is shaping up to be quite a spectacular event, with competitions, anthologies, public ‘Flash Points’, talks, to name but a few things that are in the mix. However, I have been involved in the literary event … Continue reading »

Rebecca West & the role of editor

Rebecca West, formidable writer, reviewer, editor, journalist and critic that she was, wrote this scathing letter in The Freewoman on 1 August 1912. It simply must be shared: ‘Madam, I once edited a woman’s page (for a week), so I can give people advice as to how to use up odd scraps of macaroni, velveteen and … Continue reading »

Routledge Academic – Pacific Islands Writing

In my capacity as Postcolonial literature adviser for Routledge Academic, I have recently been reading, reviewing and writing recommendations on the inclusion of a number of critical books to the ABES website. One of the gems that I have encountered recently is Michelle Keown’s Pacific Islands Writing — part of the Oxford Studies in Postcolonial … Continue reading »

Routledge Academic – Mister Pip

One of the articles that I read, assessed and recommended for inclusion just before Christmas was a truly unique and pertinent academic article, ‘From Wellington to Bougainville: Migrating Meanings and the Joys of Approximation in Lloyd Jones’ Mister Pip’. Continue reading »

Routledge Academic

As a Post-Colonial expert in the network of contributors for the Routledge Annotated Bibliography of English Studies (Routledge ABES), I have recently been fortunate to read some very thought-provoking journal articles and books relating to New Zealand and South Pacific literature. Continue reading »

Graduate Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies

A couple of months ago I was fortunate enough to be asked to sit on the editorial board of the research-rich Graduate Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies. This interdisciplinary academic journal is affiliated with The University of Auckland and involves a sharp-minded group of individuals dedicated to encouraging and publishing original academic articles, reviews, commentary, and … Continue reading »

National Poetry Day – David Gregory

Celebrating National Poetry Day with David Gregory’s Poetry. Continue reading »

National Poetry Day – Claire Ahuriri

Celebrating National Poetry Day with Claire Ahuriri’s poetry. Continue reading »

Volume Three of The Typewriter released

We are pleased to announce the arrival of The Typewriter Volume iii!

Volume iii introduces poets Desh Balasubramaniam, Jack Bradshaw, David Gregory, Holly Larsen, Peter Le Baige, Chris Parsons, Vaughan Rapatahana and Matthew Wright to the poetry scene. Continue reading »