GRIFFITH REVIEW 46: FORGOTTEN STORIES – THE NOVELLA PROJECT II

A quarterly review of new writing & ideas

edited by Julianne Schultz and Sally Breen, with Aviva Tuffield

Novellas by Cate Kennedy, John Kinsella, Emma Hardman, Megan McGrath and Masako Fukui. Picture essay by Michael Cook.

Until recently, publishing costs and market pressures have contributed to the demise of the novella in print. However, thanks to advances in digital publishing and the rise of social media and e-readers, some industry experts are predicting that this may be the beginning of a ‘golden age’ for novellas.

In 2012 Griffith REVIEW published The Novella Project, re-launching the novella as a literary artform. Two years later, we announced a competition open to all residents and citizens of Australia and New Zealand calling for submissions for The Novella Project II, which explores forgotten stories with an historical dimension. The response was overwhelming from established authors to emerging writers ,resulting in Forgotten Stories, a confronting, moving and provocative collection of new fiction by some of Australia's best writers.

In Forgotten Stories you will see Australia afresh through the eyes of an Afghan cameleer, the daughter of a Japanese kamikaze, a couple whose goldfield nostalgia is shaken by a grimmer reality, a young girl witness to a past global pandemic, a washed-up whaler on Stradbroke Island and an indigenous prime minister.

Perfect for summer reading.

NZ$35.00   A$27.99