1. What inspired you to write the prose poem/microfiction which will appear in Writing To The Edge? I was in a chemist shop when I overheard an angry conversation. Toothbrushes were strewn around the floor. A wiry woman shrieked into her mobile phone, ‘Someone stole my ‘done and don’t I know who it was!’ I … Read More
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Writing to the Edge with Kathleen Bleakley
1. What inspired you to write the prose poem/microfiction which will appear in Writing To The Edge? Purple Basil Red Feather stitches together poems that I’ve written in the three years since my sister Kerstie died. My partner ‘pling & I both lost younger sisters within a quarter of a year. The experiences of grief, … Read More
Writing to the Edge with Cassandra Atherton
1. What inspired you to write the prose poem/microfiction which will appear in Writing To The Edge? Daphne Du Maurier’s Rebecca was a huge influence on this piece. The first line, ‘Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again’ haunts me. Mrs Danvers is a brilliant character who terrorizes the unnamed narrator, beautifully. I … Read More
Writing to the Edge with Kate Andrews-Day
1. What inspired you to write the prose poem/microfiction which will appear in Writing To The Edge? Nostalgia, mainly. I lived in Paris for six months at a bookstore, and it was one of the best times of my life. I return to it a lot in my writing, but it’s really hard to get … Read More
Writing to the Edge with Stevi-Lee Alver
1. What inspired you to write the prose poem/microfiction which will appear in Writing To The Edge? It was during an experimental writing class that I fell in love with Gertrude Stein. ‘A Pound of History: after Gertrude Stein’, as the name suggests, pays homage to Stein and, in particular, to her prose poem Tender … 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
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