Cornford Press also act as agents for the distribution of a number of books from other publishers. Most of these are unobtainable elsewhere.

Katerina Anghelaki-Rooke, From Purple into Night (Shoestring Press)
ISBN: 1 899 549 18 8     RRP: $18.95
One of Greece's foremost poets, winner of the 1985 Greek National Prize for Poetry, Katerina Anghelaki-Rooke is also a distinguished translator. Written originally in Greek, and translated into English by the author and Jackie Willcox, this is the only one of her collections to have been published in the UK.

Eric Beach (ed), Hey Hey Brass Buttons (CACTI)
ISBN: 0 646 02535 X     RRP: $4.00
The result of a community residency in Northern Tasmania by Eric Beach in 1990, this collection of poems by writers all of whom were in some way marginalised or written off as misfits is full of raw power, rough humour and sheer excitement. It includes a selection of early work by Alison Symes.

Robyn Friend (ed), Fancy Seeing You Here (CACTI)
ISBN: 0 7316 5625 0     RRP: $10.00
A collection of poetry and prose written by residents of Northern Tasmanian nursing homes in 1988-89 after workshops with novelist and community writer Robyn Friend. Some fascinating material of both literary and historical significance.

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