I hoped to make this one a little more comprehensive but half the crew are in Melbourne already and I fly out tomorrow. The line-up in Shotgun is loaded with Melbourne and Adelaide people, but we also have representatives from NSW, ACT, QLD, Canada and the U.S.

Special mention must be made of Sherwin Tjia, from Canada, who has allowed us to use material from his brilliant books of pseudohaikus. His first “The World is a Heartbreaker” (isbn: 1552451534) was a brilliant example of super short poetry and I advise you to go out and buy this one immediately. Any decent sized bookstores (especially the Dymocks chain) should be able to special order import this one. Let’s increase the demand for his work in OZ – his poems spread throughout Shotgun really do help define it.

Thanks go also David Rat from the U.S. for letting us use a poem so good we all wish we’d written it!

Repeat authors are all over the place on this one as are people brand new to the Paroxysm label. I wish I had time to mention all the Melbourne people personally before we’re over but you’ll have to wait until we get back for that one.
Here’s a couple for starters:

A special hello to the DeviantArt guys and gals. New author Kat Muscat is WAY too good a writer for 16 (she was 15 when she wrote the pieces in the book) – over talented bitch!

And welcome to Kristy Love – a great and grimy little piece from someone I’m very happy to have the privilege to publish.

More detailed news after Melbourne but the COMPLETE line-up is as follows:

SHERWIN TJIA KAMI

MISS JESSI

STEPHEN STUDACH

KERRYN TREDREA

RYAN PAINE

HOP DAC

SHANE JESSE CHRISTMASS

KELLY-LEE HICKEY

MARTIN DOWNEY

BEN KEARVELL

MEI YEN CHUA

PAUL NASSARI

KAT MUSCAT

KRISTY LOVE

KATE HARRIS

JOSHUA JENNINGS

STEVE SMART

JAMES MORRISON

KRISTEN T.

JASON SWEENEY

LEAH GARDINER

DAVID RAT

PHIL GUY

SAM DRANE

GRAHAM NUNN

MATTHEW SMITH

RICHARD TIPPING

DANIEL WATSON

Gotta run – Overload is looming!