Anthology. 1993. No. 15

Ross Stevens presents ‘Anthology’ and interviews a number of authors.

Stevens interviews Rosie Scott about her new novel “Lives on Fire”. She reflects on feel of the Australian outback and how she works the feral side of humanity into her writing. She talks about her characters and whether she calls herself a an Australian or a New Zealand writer and covers her desire to write about extremes.

Fiona Kidman's new collection of short stories, "The Foreign Woman", deals with the emotions beneath everyday activities. She described her first one and discusses the reception of the short story format in today’s world, her use of dramatic irony in writing and entitlement to revenge.

Heather Bensen reads an excerpt from her book “A Dissolving Dream” about her early life and time in Australia. She talks about beginning to write in New Zealand and keeping the diary that became the base of her book. She described writing her book as a therapeutic exercise.

Phillip Temple reads from his latest novel “Dark of the Moon”, written from the perspective of New Zealand keas. He talks about why he decided to write from this perspective and the little Māori lore he found surrounding keas or the Southern Alps in general. or keas. He talks about the limitations that writing with this structure presented.