Hey everyone,

Westerly 63.2 has been published. It holds amongst many inspiring stories, my photographs and words in a creative non-fiction piece, Tevy.

Since 1956, Westerly has been publishing lively fiction and poetry as well as intelligent articles.

The magazine has always sought to provide a Western Australian-based voice, although its contributors and subject matter have never been geographically exclusive.  It covers literature and culture throughout the world, but maintains a special emphasis on Australia, particularly Western Australia, and the Asian region.

Westerly has a strong international reputation, and is listed in some of the world’s major cultural indexes. It has been instrumental in the careers of many of the regions most prominent and internationally renowned writers. These include major Western Australian writers such as Randolph Stow, Dorothy Hewett, T.A.G. Hungerford and Elizabeth Jolley; highly-awarded contemporary writers, including Tim Winton, Kim Scott, and Sally Morgan; and important local poets like John Kinsella, Tracy Ryan, John Mateer, and Lucy Dougan.

It is published at the Westerly Centre (formerly the Centre for Studies in Australian Literature) at the University of Western Australia, with assistance from the Western Australian State Government by an investment in the project through the Department of Culture and the Arts, and the Australian Federal Government through the Australia Council for the Arts. Our Writers’ Development Program is supported by Copyright Agency Ltd.’s Cultural Fund.

The print magazine is published twice a year in July and November, while the website publishes content throughout the year, including two Online Special Issues available for free digital download.

Cover image: Chaikom, Colourful Autumn Leaf. © Chaikom.

I haven’t shared a review previously but this one struck a cord.

Thank you is all I can say. I want to see your words come true. For there to be co-existence, a common future, hatred and violence to be replaced with another, more benign reality.

https://www.amazon.fr/gp/customer-reviews/R2WIDJYFZ90C69/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B07F3T6YLW

Shookofeh Azar wrote, “This novel is one of those voices. The voice that provokes our conscience.”

Shokoofeh is a shining star of Iranian literature, bringing deep resonances of Iranian tradition into the Western world, and profoundly affecting her readers with philosophical and existential illuminations.

Shae D’lyn tweeted, “I’m totally hooked on this book!”

Shae D’Lyn is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as series regular Jane Deaux/Cavanaugh on the ABC sitcom Dharma & Greg.

Here’s what the TMFTA writes :

We are proud to partner with Western Australia’s peak writing body, Writing WA, to amplify some of the wide-ranging talent found in our State across the writing and publishing spectrum, with a focus on telling untold and ‘invisible’ stories from diverse communities.  We encourage you to seek out and share the texts we recommend, and support their authors as part of a thriving and inclusive literary community.

We asked writingWA CEO Sharon Flindell about some of her favourite Western Australian books that reflect the great diversity of lived experiences in our State, and here are some of her picks:

http://mftwa.org.au/our-projects/writing-wa/