We publish quality short stories, poetry, extracts from forthcoming novels, and articles and essays on topics of social, environmental and cultural significance.ISSUE NO. 111
SUMMER 2007
EDITORIAL
Gina Mercer
Summer will be in full flower by the time you read this … perhaps you’re facing a flowering of unwelcome obligations, thunderheads and sunburn? Just as the competing pressures threaten to tip you over the edge, your copy of Island arrives. Here you will find an engrossing conversation between writers Sue Woolfe and Kevin Brophy about where to find the chook shed of your mind. The perfect antidote to the inane conversations you endured at the workplace Christmas party?
Or perhaps you are longing for something more sensual after an overindulgence of family? Lyn Reeves’ meditation on mangoes will provide solace, will drift your mind off to your own memories of this exceptional and delectable fruit.
Perhaps you are feeling plump and slothful after the unavoidable excesses of the season? Suzanne Rumney’s account of rafting down Tasmania’s iconic Franklin River may provide the motivation you need to formulate a New Year’s exercise programme you’ll actually stick to, or confirm you as an avid armchair adventurer.
There are book reviews aplenty in case you are wondering what to do with that book voucher you received for Christmas. And James Charlton’s selection of poetry is guaranteed to provision you with a poem for almost any summer mood.
As always there is a strong selection of short fiction – perfect reading for that brief spell between lunch and an afternoon nap? Island publishes more short stories per issue than almost any other Australian literary magazine. This is a vital part of our commitment to giving space to writers who, in spite of the high calibre of their work, are frequently hard-pressed to find publication outlets. May these stories prove to be good company wherever and however you may be spending your summer.
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