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People of the Valley

April 1, 2010

OUR MOST RECENT PUBLICATION – SELLING NOW! From ballerinas to boxers, the famous to humble heroes, this book tells of many who have helped make this valley a vibrant, stimulating community. Rich or poor, soldiers, sailors, teachers, clergy, convicts, doctors, nurses and the couple next door, all these and many more are the People of [...]

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Earth Table

From the Earth to the Table

July 18, 2008

‘From the Earth to the Table’ (2008) by Marion Halligan, Zeny Giles, Craig Manhood, Andrew Slattery and many more local Hunter Writers. From the Earth to the Table is a collection of poems, stories, recipes and articles about beautiful food grown and produced locally. Authors unearth memories of taste and smell, and share their favourite [...]

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Through the Valley

April 3, 2007

* SOLD OUT ‘Through the Valley: Writings from the Hunter’ (2007) Donald Cohen, Michael Jameson, Jo Tregellis (eds) Through the Valley presents poems, stories, memoirs and images spanning almost two centuries of Hunter Valley life. Experienced authors and new contributors highlight the unique and the universal, from the female artists of colonial Newcastle to a [...]

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Stories for a Long Summer

Stories for a Long Summer

September 19, 2006

‘Stories for a Long Summer’ (2006) by Col Maybury, Andrew Slattery, Wendy Alexander, the winners of the SFLS Student competition and many more local Hunter Writers. “With its combination of poetry, fiction and memoir, Catchfire Press’s latest offering Stories for a Long Summer not only conjures up all of the things that make for a [...]

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Beneath the Valley

June 19, 2005

* SOLD OUT ‘Beneath the Valley’ (2005) by Justice Michael Kirby, Jim Comerford, Zeny Giles, Jan Dean, Jack Delaney et.al. “Beneath the Valley is a people’s history in the most powerful and personal sense. We’re taken straight into the rich seam of people’s lives through their unforgettable voices. A humbling experience to read.” — Mark [...]

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Seamark Pamphlets #5

October 19, 2002

* SOLD OUT SEAMARK PAMPHLETS #5 (2002) by Marion Halligan et al.
’The Christmas I’ll Never Forget’ Cover by Angela Cowan.
Illustrations by Sophia Montefiore and Angela Cowan.
Layout by Anna Kaemmerling. Many people have feelings for the festive season which mingle celebration with poignant memories. This delightful anthology of memoirs, stories and poetry was selected by Karen [...]

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Caught in the Light

August 19, 2002

* SOLD OUT ‘Caught in the Light: a celebration of Newcastle’ (2002) by Zeny Giles Zeny Giles has won national short story competitions, published a novel, Between Two Worlds, and a short story collection, Miracle of the Waters, and had her play, Zorica, performed in schools throughout the Hunter Valley. These have all been on [...]

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Heaven’s Gate

July 19, 2001

‘Heaven’s Gate’ (2001) by Trevor Fing This, Trevor Fing’s first novel, was written in a series of NSW prisons. He knows the chafing oppression, menace and claustrophobia of ‘inside’ as one who is enduring years in jail, and the freedom and peril of the skies as one who has flown in both. The soundless precision [...]

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Visions from the Valley: Poetry of the Hunter Valley, 1960-2000

June 19, 2001

‘Visions from the Valley: Poetry Of The Hunter Valley, 1960-2000′ (2001) Ed. by Donald Moore * selling fast Dr Moore, once executive of an international textiles organisation, now in his ninety-second year, chose the works in this definitive anthology of the voices and visions of seventy-nine Hunter Valley poets over forty years. Who would you [...]

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Seamark Pamphlets #4

October 19, 2000

* SOLD OUT SEAMARK PAMPHLETS #4 2000 by Max Ryan, Jan Dean, Robin Loftus et al. ‘SEAMARK FOR THE NEW MILLENNIUM’ Cover and four illustrations by Sophia Montefiore. Design and layout by Norman Talbot The winning and selected poems from Catchfire’s first poetry competition were selected by Zeny Giles, Norman Talbot and Ron Vickress, and [...]

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