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[a work in progress] In this short story set in the States, first-person Jane met Nina when they were about 10. They were neighbours and be...

[a work in progress] In Anne Berkeley's book, "Object Permanence", "The bowser" takes up over 5 pages. It's f...

"Happy and Fortunate" is a 13 page poem from "Old Men" (Salt, 2024) by Peter Daniels. It was shortlisted in the Wigtow...

First some definitions - Spatial Form - " Spatial Form (modernist poetics) gives unity to a literary work by a pattern of ...

There are many styles of critiques, even at workshops. Some have names (Narratology, Deconstructionism, etc), some are tendencies (character...

Paul Stephenson's noted for his use of forms. The forms aren't often traditional. The most common device is repetition of words/phra...

Today’s going to be a mix of light and heavy items, of interactive and chalk-and-talk items. Genre’s a slippery topic, so we’re going to ta...