At last! NZ saved by Literary Legends
We’ve had tornadoes, water spouts, hail storms, 4 dead cows, a man with an arsenal shooting police, and Mothers Day all in the last few weeks.
Winter’s approaching, the landscape’s changing with the cold, and the emotional climate of our country is changing with job losses and growing unemployment.
Thank goodness there is at least one source of brightness in these troubled times. The contributors of my Compendium are providing some solace in the darkness. Some of NZ’s literary legends coming to the aid of all NZers who are willing to receive help and happiness (by reading my Compendium of course.) There is a wonderful story by Jenny Argante, the Prose editor of Bravado, something spooky from Janis Freegard, the 2001 winner of the BNZ Katherine Mansfield award, something fasinating from Jennifer Lane, a winning writer in the 2007 Six Pack, and a thought provoking piece from Laurice Gilbert, the President and National Co-ordinator of the NZ Poetry Society, …and there is so much more on top of that.
I expect every subscriber to the Compendium will be well cheered up when the next issue comes out in July. If only it could come out sooner I hear you all cry! Never fear dear readers, good things will be arriving soon in the future.
Yours with Warmth and Sincerity,
Viola Beadleton
Ah! To be mentioned FIRST in such illustrious company as is soon to grace the pages of Compendium Three. Whether it will add to your sales is a moot point.
Like many busy writers who write for money the time and energy to do my own thing is often lacking. And when a writer wants to frivol where does s/he go?
Why, s/he submits the results of such frivolling to you for inclusion among other Seriously Silly contributions. I say to anyone who hasn’t joined in, please send something for Compendium Four so we can all turn round and wave our glasses and say, “Welcome to the club!”