Guest review: Raili Simojoki on Janus Faces: Ampersand Magazine, Issue 2

Sydney-based arts and culture journal Ampersand Magazine sits somewhere between literary journal, art glossy, and street mag.  Eschewing cool irony, it explores notions of humanity and societal change through rare, unorthodox topics with a historical or technological bent. The publisher, Ampersand, is now the local distributor of niche artistic and literary journals like New York’s Cabinet Magazine and San Francisco’s The … Continue reading Guest review: Raili Simojoki on Janus Faces: Ampersand Magazine, Issue 2

Guest review: Rhys Tate on Mary Richardson's Truckers

Truckers Mary Richardson Mark Batty Publisher June 2009 (USA) (Also available in Aus) 9780979966682 Reviewed by Rhys Tate. A few months ago, as an ex-truckie and sometime poet, I was invited to submit some lines to Sydney outfit Red Room and their collection of trucker poetry, a pairing even I find incongruous. My poem was … Continue reading Guest review: Rhys Tate on Mary Richardson's Truckers

A callout of sorts, plus some killing, space and Eggers

Hello litnibblets, Exciting things are afoot. Book launches, Melbourne Writers Festival, my first spoken word poetry gig, an illustrated short story zine project, and in a few months, National Young Writers Festival and Ubud Writers and Readers Festival (I'm doing panels at both). How did you like Sam Cooney's guest review? I'm looking to do … Continue reading A callout of sorts, plus some killing, space and Eggers