THE SLEEPERS ALMANAC
15th May 2014
In 2014 Sleepers Publishing were up to number nine in their annual Almanac series and I am pleased to say that I have had work published in two of their volumes. Sometimes it's difficult to know what to do with short memoir-style pieces, and the Sleepers Almanac has been a good home.
I am particularly chuffed with the release of Almanac No 9, not only because of the quality of the writing it contains and its diversity - the freedom to tackle any subject is one of the joys of submitting to this anthology - but because the Australian Book Review has found kind things to say about my contribution.
One of the most affecting of the collection is also one of the shortest. The Almanac accepts submissions of up to 10,000 words, and some long stories here outstay their welcome. Carol Lefevre's 'Last Light' is one of those bitter-sweet short story reading experiences that make you wish it were longer. In many of the more engaging contributions, fiction and memoir merge, none more beautifully than this highly compressed meditation on childhood and memory - Australian Book Review
Update September 2023
Sadly The Almanac is no longer available - the last edition was published in 2016 and is much
missed.
