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Piano Forte
by Chris Fraser
Stories and Soundscapes from Colonial New Zealand: the era in which the piano became significant in the... 
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Peter Hawes is a playwright, scriptwriter, and novelist. He has worked variously as a researcher, a journalist,...
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Caselberg Trust International Poetry Prize 2012 Winners Announced
The winners of the 2012 Caselberg Trust International Poetry Prize have been announced. This year's competition...
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Our new issue features Catherine Robertson on the business of Romance; Paul Thomas on Crime's horror creep; Owen Scott's visit with Stella Duffy; new work from Emma Gallagher, Aleksandra Lane and Dylan Horrocks.
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