Friday, December 13, 2013

Eastbourne: an anthology





RRP: $35 - isbn 978-0-473-26567-0


Paperback, A5 format. 300-page collection of poetry, fiction, memoir and essays with line drawings by local Eastbourne artists. Cover art by Stacey O’Neill.
Publisher - Mākaro Press : makaropress@gmail.com
Trade Distribution - Green Phoenix Marketing

Those are the technical details but I need to add that this is a wonderful piece of publishing. Eastbourne is a fresh collection of writing that has sprung from Wellington's Eastern Bays featuring poetry, fiction and creative memoir.
It  is a superb book to hold and a wonderful read. 

The collection of writing that the three editors - Mary McCallum, Anne Manchester and Maggie Rainey-Smith - have pulled together from such contemporary writers as Sarah Laing, Steve Braunias, Laurence Fearnley, Joy Cowley,Lloyd Jones, Kate de Goldi, Marilyn Duckworth, and many others along with earlier writers like Denis Glover, Katherine Mansfield and Robin Hyde makes for a truly marvellous anthology.

My warm congratulations to all involved, and I am not at all surprised to learn that a week after publication the book is being reprinted.
Don't miss this one, it is a real treat.And at $35 a 300 page bargain.

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