1. What inspired you to write the prose poem/microfiction which will appear in Writing To The Edge? The piece is what I would call a sequence of prose poems, and is mostly made up of observations I made in the rather colourful suburb of Brisbane where I live. Some of these observations are real, and some … Read More
The joanne burns Award
Writing to the Edge with Kevin Gillam
1. What inspired you to write the prose poem/microfiction which will appear in Writing To The Edge? My poem “moth words” is a series of thoughts, maxims, images and philosophical whims. I try to write in a style that is open to a number of interpretations. I very much like writing to suggest as much as … Read More
Writing to the Edge with Alexia Derbas
1. What inspired you to write the prose poem/microfiction which will appear in Writing To The Edge? Exchanges is based loosely on my own experiences. I wanted to convey that awkward time when you must get to know your parent’s new partner, which becomes much more difficult when you don’t share a common language. The story … Read More
Writing to the Edge with Romana Dalgleish
1. What inspired you to write the prose poem/microfiction which will appear in Writing To The Edge? My research at the time was focusing on interruptions to the mundane. I ended up writing a lot about public transport and concepts of privacy in public spaces. I was thinking about the way people negotiate the balance of … Read More
Writing to the Edge with Lauren Aimee Curtis
1. What inspired you to write the prose poem/microfiction which will appear in Writing To The Edge? Dream Baby was based on a dream I had. I don’t normally use my dreams when I write because I often have vivid, nonsensical nightmares, and who wants to read about that? Even when there’s something there, it’s usually … Read More
Writing to the Edge with Nick Couldwell
1. What inspired you to write the prose poem/microfiction which will appear in Writing To The Edge? A memory inspired this story; a small image, a tiny chunk of nostalgia at the edge of my mind. The bones of this story are autobiographical. My father and I would fish and camp around the back beaches of … Read More
joanne burns Award results
From judge, Shady Cosgrove: Maybe great writing happens when readers understand themselves in the global. All of the winning entries were about Australia’s place in the world or the world’s place in Australia. It’s hard to pull off characters that are both personal and universal – but that was the core strength of these three … Read More