Contents

Editorial
On politics, writing and research

Tess Brady
'The roof is on fire': The academic writer and social critique

Jen Webb and Donna Lee Brien
Strategic Directions for Research in Writing: A Wish List

Jeremy Fisher
The Professional Author: Researching creativity and reality

Laurie Duggan
Amaze your friends!

Marcelle Freiman
J.M. Coetzee's allegory of writing in Life and Times of Michael K: Politics and the writer's responsibility

Donna Lee Brien
Recent Resources for Teachers of Creative Writing: A Review Article

Enza Gandolfo
The Robust Imagination

Janine McVeagh
Distance Lends Enchantment: Research challenges and opportunities in a remote area

Reviews

Bernard T. Harrison True North and L.E. Scott Bones
reviewed by Peter Mitchell

Elizabeth Flann and Beryl Hill The Australian Editing Handbook, second edition
reviewed by Rosemary Williamson

Gerald Murnane Invisible Yet Enduring Lilacs: Essays
reviewed by Patrick West

John Millett The People Singers: The Surfers Paradise Poems
reviewed by Casey Stewart