Launceston set to celebrate globetrotting literary project

Rachel Edwards, Amber Wilson

A cutting-edge publication that links Tasmanian writers with Londoners is soon to hold its launch in Launceston.

Transportation is an ambitious literary project that links writers from seemingly disparate locations. Its premiere publication, Transportation, Islands and Cities, is a collection of contemporary short stories by a range of authors from both locations living at opposite sides of the globe.

Transportation Islands and Cities will be officially launched in Launceston at Volume 2 Bookshop by Cameron Hindrum, Tasmanian Poetry Festival artistic director. The event will also feature readings from local writers Lucinda Shannon, Luke Wren Reid and Poet Musing.

The almanac was launched in Hobart in January at Fullers Bookshop with several hundred attendees. The celebrations were closely followed by launches in London and Nottingham.

The Transportation project is already working on future publications and strengthening literary connections between Tasmania, the UK and now with Iran.

The Transportation Press project has brought together two editors from opposite sides of the world. Sean Preston is founder and editor of Open Pen literary magazine and the London-based editor.

Rachel Edwards, former editor of Island magazine, was this project’s Tasmanian-based editor. Shirindokht Nourmanesh will be editing the Iranian content in issue two.

WHEN: Friday February 27, 2015
WHERE: Volume 2 Bookshop,
TIME: 5:30-6:30pm
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Transportation: islands and cities is a collection of short stories from Tasmanians and Londoners to be published in book form in late 2014.

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