Description
contributing Authors
Play: an anthology of microlit compiles a stunning breadth of work in a breathtaking showcase of the best this genre has to offer. Featuring commissioned work by internationally celebrated authors and the finalists of the 2023 joanne burns Microlit Award, editor Cassandra Atherton presents another beautiful anthology.
FEATURED AUTHORS
LIZZ MURPHY, widely published Irish-Australian poet living in NSW.
OZ HARDWICK, writer of poetry and professor of Creative Writing in the UK.
ROBERT HEMAN, Brooklyn based prose poet of many awards and many years.
DEWITT HENRY, PhD in English and highly acclaimed writer, editor, and publisher.
CINDY HOCHMAN, editor-in-chief at First Literary Review and deeply curious writer.
RICHARD HOLT, recognised Melbourne artist and writer with a diverse catalogue.
SHADY COSGROVE, US-born writer and teacher at Wollongong University.
COMPETITION AUTHORS
National Category Winner: Marion May Campbell, Ania Walwicz’s Dance.
Hunter Category Winner: Karen Whitelaw, Sea Salt.
Finalists: Kim Waters | Deborah Van Heekeren | Bob Topping | The Poet Mj | Beth Spencer |Darrelle Spenceley | Angela Smith | Leni Shilton | Brenda Saunders | Nell Robertson | Ian Reid | KA Rees | Maddox Quinn | Brenda Proudfoot |Kathy Prokhovnik | Lili Pâquet | Jane O’Sullivan | Mark O’Flynn | Andrew Leggett | Sarah Iuliano | Helen Hopcroft | Dominique Hecq |Kathleen Mary Fallon | Dave Drayton | Charles D’Anastasi | Colleen Cridland | PS Cottier | Moya Costello | Alyce Caswell | Linda Carter | Gayelene Carbis | Susan Braghieri | Kathleen Bleakley | Hannah Bambra | Magdalena Ball | Danielle Baldock | Carolyn Abbs
About the Editor
CASSANDRA ATHERTON is a widely anthologised and award-winning Australian prose poet. She is the successful recipient of many national and international grants including Australia Council, Copyright Agency and VicArts grants and is currently working on a book of prose poetry on the atomic bomb with funding from the Australia Council. Her books of prose poetry include Exhumed, (2016) Trace, (2016) Pre-Raphaelite (2018), Leftovers (2020) and the co-authored Fugitive Letters (2020). She is a commissioning editor of Westerly magazine, series editor for Spineless Wonders Microlit anthologies and associate editor at MadHat Press (USA). She co-authored Prose Poetry: An Introduction (Princeton University Press, 2020) and co-edited the Anthology of Australian Prose Poetry (Melbourne University Press, 2020). With Paul Hetherington, she is co-writing a book, Ekphrastic Poetry: An Introduction for Princeton UP. Cassandra is a Professor of Writing and Literature and currently acting Head of the School of Communication and Creative Arts at Deakin University, Melbourne Australia.
publication details
The annual joanne burns Microlit Award is co-sponsored by Spineless Wonders and the Newcastle Writer Festival. All works must be less than 200 words. Winners and finalists are published in the next anthology along with contributions from invited authors. 2023 judge: Cassandra Atherton.
Learn more: Spineless Wonders | Newcastle Writer Festival
