Why do writers drink?
Recent research suggests that Dylan Thomas might not, after all, have drunk himself to death. What his doctor in New York took to be…
Lost Evelyn Waugh letters reveal thwarted love for bright young thing
Lost Evelyn Waugh letters reveal thwarted love for 'bright young thing' Grandson recovers lost correspondence between Evelyn Waugh and Teresa 'Baby' Jungman by Dalya…
Scholar finds Sackville-West’s poem to mistress Violet Trefusis as it falls out of book
Vita Sackville-West's erotic verse to her lover emerges from 'intoxicating night' Scholar finds writer's poem to mistress Violet Trefusis as it falls out of…
Chile court orders exhumation of poet Neruda
A Chilean judge has ordered the remains of poet and Nobel laureate Pablo Neruda be exhumed as part of a probe into whether he…
Toby Fitch’s Rawshock wins Grace Leven Poetry Prize
Rawshock was one of six winners of what is, sadly, the last awarding of the Grace Leven Poetry Prize. other joint winners were: Autoethnographic…
Laurie Duggan’s The Collected Blue Hills wins Grace Leven Poetry Prize
The Collected Blue Hills was one of six winners of what is, sadly, the last awarding of the Grace Leven Poetry Prize. other joint winners…
Musgrave found alive in bedroom
In a shock to many, Australian publisher David Musgrave was pronounced alive after being discovered in a bedroom many hours after his last appearance.…
WA Premier’s Poetry Prize 2013 shortlist
We have two titles shortlisted for this years WA Premier's Poetry Prize: Julie Chevalier's Darger: His Girls and Bonny Cassidy's Certain Fathoms. Fabulous news:…
Jill Jones writes for The Disappearing, a new smartphone app
Puncher and Wattman poet Jill Jones has been commissioned to write for The Disappearing, a new smartphone app retelling Australian stories. From Poetry App…
Launches of Puncher & Wattmann titles in 2014, 2013 and 2012
An incomplete list of launches of Puncher & Wattmann titles in 2014, 2013 and 2012… Regulator by Benjamin Dodds was launched in February 2014.…