Our Books – Busybird Publishing

Savage Ironies

Busybird — Tue, 14 Jun 2022 01:37:08 +0000

Blaise was a big believer in book launches. She saw them as a celebration of all the hard work an author’s put into their book. At Blaise’s funeral, her mother, acclaimed author and artist Lin Van Hek, spoke about how she and Blaise had picked something out for Blaise to read at Lin’s funeral, assuming the natural order that a parent would precede their child in passing. Lin spoke about how…

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Having Played My Part

Busybird — Wed, 27 Apr 2016 06:51:12 +0000

I’ve been the head editor of page seventeen since it came to Busybird in 2011. Since that time we’ve released four books across five years – all exhibiting work from emerging writers and first-timers with something to say. They’ve been wildly diverse collections. Rarely have we published the same author twice. Rarely have we sunk deep into a single genre or theme. I’ve had different reactions…

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Page Seventeen #12

Busybird — Thu, 31 Mar 2016 10:04:26 +0000

In case you haven’t heard, let me shout it anew: the latest issue of page seventeen is now available in paperback form. You might be aware that Issue 12 was the first page seventeen to be produced as a digital edition. Which is awesome. But page seventeen has always been about having that physical copy as well – it just feels a little more official having your name on the page rather than on the…

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Audience Assemble!

Busybird — Fri, 26 Feb 2016 02:34:42 +0000

Every piece of writing has an audience. It might be a magazine’s readership, or it might just be for yourself when you vent into your diary or write up a shopping list. Words are communication. And we always choose our words and our messages depending on who is meant to receive that communication. Modern marketing philosophy gears us towards writing in broad terms – using simple language and…

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P17 Issue 12 – Release and Competition Shortlists

Busybird — Fri, 27 Nov 2015 00:34:03 +0000

Earlier this week, page seventeen had its Issue 12 celebration as part of Busybird’s Open Mic Night. We had a full house and a lot of fun. Firstly, thank you to everyone who attended and helped us give a hurrah to the latest issue of our little periodical. You can view the highlights of the presentations and some of the P17 authors reading their work at the Busybird YouTube channel: click here…

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P17 Issue 12 Launch and Mic Night

Busybird — Thu, 29 Oct 2015 03:55:08 +0000

Once again we’re ready to unleash another issue of page seventeen upon the public. Are you excited? You should be excited. It’s another heady mix of prose and poetry from talented new writers alongside established veterans of writing. It’s got mystery, intrigue, alcoholism, teapots. What’s not to get excited about? So here we have it: an open invitation to the page seventeen launch and mic night…

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It’s Not a Marathon

Busybird — Thu, 24 Sep 2015 04:00:28 +0000

We are writers. So what does that mean? We write. Simple at that, really. There can be a lot of build-up around ‘being a writer’ – it’s mostly harmless validation, if maybe a touch self-aggrandising at times. All the descriptor really means is that we define ourselves by creating content – by writing. That’s easy to say. And it’s damn easy for us to advise you to ‘just write’ as a tell-all…

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Page Seventeen 2015 Competition Shortlists

Busybird — Mon, 31 Aug 2015 05:10:11 +0000

It’s been months in the making, but we’re finally closing in on the release of Issue 12 of page seventeen. And how do we always kick off this last leg? Why, by announcing the competition shortlists of course! The entries here have been selected from all the competition short story and poetry entries to feature as the competition shortlists in Issue 12. We won’t reveal the winners and runners-up…

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