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Philip Hammial (Ticket to Ride)
Since publishing his first collection Footfalls and Notes in 1976, Philip Hammial has published some twenty-seven collections of poetry. His New & Collected Poems will be out from Puncher & Wattman in April this year. Originally from Detroit, Michigan (USA), Philip migrated to Australia in 1972. He has represented Australia at eight major international poetry festivals, and has been the editor of Island Press since 1979.
“Hammial has developed a formidable range of techniques for generating a complex variety of poetic forms.” (John Hawke)

Christine Townend (Walking with Elephants)
Christine Townend has had poetry published in literary journals including Meanjin, Southerly, Quadrant, Twentieth Century, and the literary supplements of newspapers and magazines. Her poetry is profoundly connected to her own love and understanding of animals and the natural world. Many of her poems were written when she was living in India and managing an animal shelter in Jaipur. Christine Townend has had two novels and five non-fiction works published, two of these having been published in India, and two translated into French. Her book Pulling the Wool resulted in a Senate Select Inquiry into Animal Welfare. “…sounds and images which make me jealous.” (David Brooks)

Jeltje Fanoy (Princes by night)
Jeltje Fanoy (jeltje) has been writing, performing and editing poetry since the 1970s. Her publications include the collections Living in Aboriginal Australia and Poetry Live in the House, the poetry and music collaborations So Be It and Dreaming in English, and the compilations CDs Poetry for Peace and Heart to Heart (Reconciliation Poetry at La Mama Poetica). She has translated, from Dutch into English, two longer works by Netherlands poet Arjen Duinker, including De Zon en de Wereld (The Sun and the World). jeltje was a convenor of poetry performances at La Mama Poetica from 2004 until 2010.