Black Pepper publishing
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Black Pepper is an independent Australian publishing house founded by Kevin Pearson and Gail Hannah in 1995 specializing in Australian poetry
and fiction
. Its innovative titles have won critical acclaim.
In 1995 it published the first poetry collection by Jennifer Harrison
, Michelangelo’s Prisoners (winner of the Anne Elder Award
1995). It has also published her later poetry including Cabramatta/Cudbmirrah (1996), Dear B (1999) (shortlisted for the New South Wales Premier’s Literary Awards 2000, the The Age Book of the Year
Award 1999 and the Judith Wright Poetry Prize), Folly & Grief (2006) and Colombine, New & Selected Poems [2010]. Amongst a number of other poetry titles are: Jordie Albiston
’s ficto-historical Botany Bay Document; A Poetical History of the Women of Botany Bay (1996) and The Hanging of Jean Lee (1998), John Anderson’s nature poems, the forest set out like the night (1997) and dream poems, the shadow’s keep (1997), Alison Croggon
’s The Blue Gate (1997) (shortlisted for the C.J. Dennis Prize for Poetry), two poetry collections by Australian playwright Jack Hibberd
, English/Gaelic poetry by Irish Louis de Paor
, Anne Fairbairn
’s An Australian Conference of the Birds (1995), works by K.F. Pearson and Andrew Sant
, including Andrew Sant
’s Tremors; New and Selected Poems (2004), Shelton Lea’s final poetry collection, Nebuchadnezzar (2005), Emma Lew
’s first collection, The Wild Reply (1997) (shortlisted for the NSW Premier’s Prize 1997, co-winner of The Dinny O'Hearn Poetry Prize 1997, winner of the Dame Mary Gilmore Prize
1997 and runner-up for the Anne Elder Award
), Adrienne Eberhard’s Agamemnon’s Poppies (2003) and Jane, Lady Franklin (2004), two collections by the formalist poet Stephen Edgar
, Other Summers (2006) and History of the Day (2009), and Homer Rieth’s epic poem Wimmera (2009) (short-listed for The Age Book of the Year
2010 for Poetry).
In novels, Black Pepper has published a number of works including those of Phil Leask, Alan Wearne
, Alison Croggon
’s Navigatio (1996), Barry Klemm’s Vietnam War
novel, Running Dogs (2000), Wayne Macauley's Blueprints for a Barbed-Wire Canoe (2004), Caravan Story (2007) and Other Stories (2010) (short fiction), David Cohen’s Fear of Tennis (2007), Nicolette Stasko’s episodic The Invention of Everyday Life (2007) and Peter Murk’s Posing in Vast Spaces (2008).
Other works published have included a book of plays by Daniel Keene, To Whom It May Concern and other plays (2000), short fictions by Graham Henderson and the commentary by Alan Loney, The printing of a masterpiece (2008).
Black Pepper is a member of SPUNChttp://spunc.com.au/, (Small Press Underground Networking Community - Australia)
Poetry
Poetry is a form of literary art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning...
and fiction
Fiction
Fiction is the form of any narrative or informative work that deals, in part or in whole, with information or events that are not factual, but rather, imaginary—that is, invented by the author. Although fiction describes a major branch of literary work, it may also refer to theatrical,...
. Its innovative titles have won critical acclaim.
In 1995 it published the first poetry collection by Jennifer Harrison
Jennifer Harrison
Jennifer Harrison is a contemporary Australian psychiatrist, poet and photographer.Born in Liverpool, Sydney Jennifer Harrison studied medicine and then specialised in psychiatry...
, Michelangelo’s Prisoners (winner of the Anne Elder Award
Anne Elder Award
The Anne Elder Trust Fund Award for poetry is administered by the Victorian branch of the Fellowship of Australian Writers and is awarded annually, as the Anne Elder Award, for the best first book of poetry published in Australia. It was established in 1976 and currently has a prize of A$1000 for...
1995). It has also published her later poetry including Cabramatta/Cudbmirrah (1996), Dear B (1999) (shortlisted for the New South Wales Premier’s Literary Awards 2000, the The Age Book of the Year
The Age Book of the Year
The Age Book of the Year Awards are annual literary awards presented by Melbourne's The Age newspaper. The awards were first presented in 1974. Since 1998 they have been presented as part of the Melbourne Writers Festival...
Award 1999 and the Judith Wright Poetry Prize), Folly & Grief (2006) and Colombine, New & Selected Poems [2010]. Amongst a number of other poetry titles are: Jordie Albiston
Jordie Albiston
Jordie Albiston is a contemporary Australian poet and academic.Jordie Albiston grew up in Melbourne, and studied flute at the Victorian College of the Arts before completing a PhD in literature. Her first collection of poems, Nervous Arcs, won the Mary Gilmore Award, received runner-up in the Anne...
’s ficto-historical Botany Bay Document; A Poetical History of the Women of Botany Bay (1996) and The Hanging of Jean Lee (1998), John Anderson’s nature poems, the forest set out like the night (1997) and dream poems, the shadow’s keep (1997), Alison Croggon
Alison Croggon
Alison Croggon is a contemporary Australian poet, playwright, fantasy novelist, and librettist.-Life:Born in the Transvaal, South Africa, Alison Croggon's family moved to England before settling in Australia, first in Ballarat then Melbourne. She has worked as a journalist for the Sydney Morning...
’s The Blue Gate (1997) (shortlisted for the C.J. Dennis Prize for Poetry), two poetry collections by Australian playwright Jack Hibberd
Jack Hibberd
Dr Jack Hibberd is an Australian playwright.-Biography:Hibberd studied medicine at the University of Melbourne, where he resided at Newman College and practised as a clinical immunologist in Melbourne from 1964 until 1973...
, English/Gaelic poetry by Irish Louis de Paor
Louis de Paor
Louis de Paor is a well-known poet in the Irish language. Born in Cork in 1961 and educated at Coláiste an Spioraid Naoimh, de Paor edited the Irish language journal Innti, founded in 1970 by Michael Davitt, Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill, Liam Ó Muirthile and Gabriel Rosenstock...
, Anne Fairbairn
Anne Fairbairn
Anne Fairbairn AM, born 1948 is a widely published Australian poet, journalist and expert in Arabian culture. She is the only granddaughter of Australia's fourth Prime Minister, Sir George Reid...
’s An Australian Conference of the Birds (1995), works by K.F. Pearson and Andrew Sant
Andrew Sant
Andrew Sant is an English born Australian poet.In 1962 Sant moved from London with his family to Melbourne where he finished his education...
, including Andrew Sant
Andrew Sant
Andrew Sant is an English born Australian poet.In 1962 Sant moved from London with his family to Melbourne where he finished his education...
’s Tremors; New and Selected Poems (2004), Shelton Lea’s final poetry collection, Nebuchadnezzar (2005), Emma Lew
Emma Lew
Emma Lew is a contemporary Australian poet.Born in Melbourne, Emma Lew studied arts at Melbourne University and worked as a deckhand, shop assistant, proof-reader, and clerical assistant, only beginning to write poetry in 1993. Her work has appeared in numerous journals and anthologies in...
’s first collection, The Wild Reply (1997) (shortlisted for the NSW Premier’s Prize 1997, co-winner of The Dinny O'Hearn Poetry Prize 1997, winner of the Dame Mary Gilmore Prize
Mary Gilmore Prize
The Mary Gilmore Prize for the best first book of poetry is given to a first book of poetry from the previous two years; prior to 1998 it was awarded annually...
1997 and runner-up for the Anne Elder Award
Anne Elder Award
The Anne Elder Trust Fund Award for poetry is administered by the Victorian branch of the Fellowship of Australian Writers and is awarded annually, as the Anne Elder Award, for the best first book of poetry published in Australia. It was established in 1976 and currently has a prize of A$1000 for...
), Adrienne Eberhard’s Agamemnon’s Poppies (2003) and Jane, Lady Franklin (2004), two collections by the formalist poet Stephen Edgar
Stephen Edgar
Stephen Edgar is a contemporary Australian poet, editor and indexer.-Background and education:Edgar was born in Sydney in 1951 where he attended Sydney Technical High School. Between 1971 and 1974 he lived in London and worked as a library assistant in the London Borough of Lambeth...
, Other Summers (2006) and History of the Day (2009), and Homer Rieth’s epic poem Wimmera (2009) (short-listed for The Age Book of the Year
The Age Book of the Year
The Age Book of the Year Awards are annual literary awards presented by Melbourne's The Age newspaper. The awards were first presented in 1974. Since 1998 they have been presented as part of the Melbourne Writers Festival...
2010 for Poetry).
In novels, Black Pepper has published a number of works including those of Phil Leask, Alan Wearne
Alan Wearne
Alan Wearne is an Australian poet.Alan Wearne was born and grew up in Melbourne. He studied history at Monash University where he met the poets Laurie Duggan and John A. Scott...
, Alison Croggon
Alison Croggon
Alison Croggon is a contemporary Australian poet, playwright, fantasy novelist, and librettist.-Life:Born in the Transvaal, South Africa, Alison Croggon's family moved to England before settling in Australia, first in Ballarat then Melbourne. She has worked as a journalist for the Sydney Morning...
’s Navigatio (1996), Barry Klemm’s Vietnam War
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of...
novel, Running Dogs (2000), Wayne Macauley's Blueprints for a Barbed-Wire Canoe (2004), Caravan Story (2007) and Other Stories (2010) (short fiction), David Cohen’s Fear of Tennis (2007), Nicolette Stasko’s episodic The Invention of Everyday Life (2007) and Peter Murk’s Posing in Vast Spaces (2008).
Other works published have included a book of plays by Daniel Keene, To Whom It May Concern and other plays (2000), short fictions by Graham Henderson and the commentary by Alan Loney, The printing of a masterpiece (2008).
Black Pepper is a member of SPUNChttp://spunc.com.au/, (Small Press Underground Networking Community - Australia)