Roundtable: Lanny
Roundtable: Lanny Words by Harvey Weir Max Porter’s Lanny was published in 2019. A poet long before he was a prose author, Porter has infused his second novel with the beauty of his verse, as well as the disregard of form often seen in contemporary poetry. This essay is intended as a writer’s aid, and […]
Roundtable: The Traitor Baru Cormorant
Roundtable: The Traitor Baru Cormorant Words by A. M. Bueman Seth Dickinson’s debut novel The Traitor Baru Cormorant is a favourite among Meridian Australis members. When given the opportunity to wax lyrical about the book, Arden, Dom and Kaz all came together to discuss the work on our Roundtable. Kaz captured some of our thoughts, […]
An Interview with Jonathan Olfert
An Interview with Jonathan Olfert The mysterious powers of the obscure and the esoteric can pull the human mind far off the beaten track. Jonathan Olfert explores these realms of forbidden power and eldritch truths in his short fiction piece ‘The Final Whisper’. Through the eyes of the protagonist Larkh, Olfert shows us how such power maps onto […]