A wonderful collection of twenty-four short stories that celebrate the history, culture and creativity of Tasmania.

Tasmania is another country-a lush, sometimes foreboding island with a people fiercely protective of its history, culture and creativity.

This handsome collection, the first to bring together the finest stories about Tasmania, includes works by notable early Australian writers, such as Marcus Clarke and Tasma; internationally renowned practitioners, like Hal Porter, Carmel Bird and Nicholas Shakespeare; and a range of newer voices, from Danielle Wood and Rohan Wilson to Rachael Treasure. These twenty-four superb stories showcase the island’s colonial past, its darkness and humour, the unique beauty and savagery of its landscape.

Both a must-read for enthusiasts of Australian literature and a perfect gift for lovers of Tasmania, Deep South comes with a critical introduction from the editors and biographical sketches of the contributors:

A. J. O.

Carmel Bird

Roy Bridges

Marcus Clarke

Geoffrey Dean

Adrienne Eberhard

Henry J. Goldsmith

James Leakey

Tahune Linah

James McQueen

Hal Porter

Philomena van Rijswijk

Barney Roberts

Margaret Scott

Nicholas Shakespeare

H. W. Stewart

Tasma

Theresa Tasmania

Rachael Treasure

Price Warung

A. Werner

Rohan Wilson

Joan Wise

Danielle Wood