43rd issue, 12th April, 2007

Southern Ocean Review



Notes on Contributors

Stories by


  1. Steven Adams/ Drifting
  2. William Cook / Playing the Game
  3. J J De Ceglie / Dark Shadow off the Fire
  4. Jackie Tritt / Seven O'Clock News
  5. Edmond Ronayne / Auntie's Birthday


Poems by

  1. Will Fraser / The Gentle Art of Tumbling
  2. Dolores Guglielmo / Rest in Peace
  3. Belinda Campbell / Lady Kate
  4. Betty Ann Matthews / At Home
  5. Isha Wagner / Volunteer Worker
  6. Chip Dameron / Cowboy Poet, Portrait, at Frank's Place
  7. Julio Peralta-Paulino / A Promise, East Eyes, Willingness
  8. Caroline M. Davies / A Moment of Illumination, Pegged Out
  9. David Howard / Sign-Writer's Letters
  10. Ron McGurk / A New Anzac Day
  11. Zoe Gabriel / Funeral in New Zealand
  12. Gloria Wimberley / "Tommy, Time Bandit"
  13. Arun Gaua / Banyan Tree
  14. Sam Silva / Uplift Sweet Soul and Learn to Take, Sleep Walking Through the Evening News
  15. Richard Fein / The Naked Truth about the Naked Truth
  16. Trina Stolec / Music Box Ballerinas
  17. Tim Jones / Screeched to a Halt, Bluecliffs Beach
  18. Jan Fitzgerald / Elephant Matriarch, 120 Chadwick Road

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About the Authors

WILLIAM COOK lives and writes in the USA.
J J DeCEGLIE is 25 and lives in Fremantle, West Australia. Has published in Paris, the US, UK, and Australia. Author of The Sea is not yet Full.
EDMOND RONAYNE lives and writes in Rotorua, New Zealand, and much of his writing builds on his international travel experiences. Several pieces have been published in local newspapers and he assists companies internationally in technical matters.
JACKIE TRITT has been published by the major Australian newspapers, in literary anthologies in Australia and the USA, and in a range of children's magazines. She has had major successes in short story writing competitions, including the Herald Sun/Collins and Judah Waten. A collection of her short stories will be published soon by Ginninderra Press. Her crime novel, The Burning, was published with Australian Pocket Press in 1998 and in 2006 as an e-book in the USA.
WILL FRASER lives and writes in New South Wales, Australia.
DOLORES GUGLIELIMO was born in Long Island, New York.. The work of Dolores has appeared in many literary journals around the world. Three anthologies, Poetry Saltzburg Review, etc. She will study abroad in 2007. She lives in Flushing, New York.
BELINDA CAMPBELL is 19, and was born in Gisborne, New Zealand. She is currently studying at NASDA (National Academy of Singinga and Dramatic Art, in Christchurch, New Zealand.
ISHA WAGNER lives in New Zealand, diving her time between Dunedin and Auckland. Square One Press recently published her collection, Cuban Cocktail. She has travelled extensively and another book is due in 2007. Her work has appeared in magazines in New Zealand.
CHARLES DAMERON lives and writes in Canada. His fifth book of poems, Tropical Green was published in 2005 by Wings Press, San Antonio, Texas, USA. Over one hundred poems have appeared in various magazines.
JULIO PERALTA-PAULINO is a writer currently at work on several projects. Some of his publishing credits include Jack Magazine, Write Between The Lines, and Smokebox. His official site is inkrealm.blogspot.com http://inkrealm.blogspot.com.
CAROLINE DAVIES lives and writes in Great Britain and in cyberspace at Bootcamp and the Write Idea. Her poems and prose have been published by Faber and Faber, Earlyworks Press, CFUK, Resurgence, Poetry Monthly, Monkey Kettle and Seventh Quarry and have appeared on-line with Smokebox, Green Silk Journal, Flashquake and Bewildering Stories. Two of her Storymakers scripts have been on CBeebies (BBC's children's television).
DAVID HOWARD lives and writes in Purakanui, Dunedin, New Zealand. His work has appeared in many magazines and journals, and is the author of several collections of his work.
RON McGURK lives and writes in New Zealand.
ZOE GABRIEL'S poems have appeared in Centrifugal Eye, Unlikely Stories, AntiMuse and Cadenza. She has lived in Europe, Asia, and currently in Maryland USA.
GLORIA WIMBERLEY is a native of the state of West Virginia, USA, with an MA in English. Her work has appeared in Tapestry, The Northern Virginia Review, Moonshade Magazine, and others. For the past 11 years, Gloria has enjoyed teaching at colleges in Florida and Virginia, and penning both narrative and experimental poetry.
ARUN GAUR Writes and lives in Haryana, India. Works as a teacher in India and has a Ph.D in the poetry of Yeats and also the work of C G Yung. H e has three collections of poetry, and has had work in "The Tribune". Currently working on a series of poems for his anthology "Mizoram-2004". His work has appeared in many magazines.
RICHARD FEIN lives and writes in USA. His work has appeared in many magazines, including earlier issues of SOR.
TRINA STOLEC studied creative writing, drama and dance at The Cincinnati School for Creative and Performing Arts, Berea College and The University of Toledo. She has had more than 200 poems published in over 50 small press zines, and is in the performance art band Logic Alley.
TIM JONES lives and works in Wellngton, New Zealand. He has published two books; of poetry and short fiction. His work has appeared widely.
JAN FITZGERALD was born in 1950 and published in magazines under her maiden name, Jan Coad. More recently accepted/published by Poetry NZ, Takahe, Bravado, Spin, kokako, brief, Valley Micropress. Winner, Rotorua Daily Post Short Story 2000, third place getter, Whakatane Friends of the Library Short Story 2004. Active as a poetry editor.
BETTY ANN MATTHEWS lives and writes in Nelson, New Zealand. Her work has been published widely in New Zealand.
JAN FITZGERALD was born in 1950 and published in NZ literary journals under maiden name, Jan Coad. More recently accepted/published by Poetry NZ, Takahe, Bravado, Spin, kokako, brief, Valley Micropress. Winner, Rotorua Daily Post Short Story 2000, third place getter, Whakatane Friends of the Library Short Story 2004. Multi finalist in BOP Telecom Arts Awards.
ISHA WAGNER moved to Dunedin from Auckland, New Zealand where her ancestors arrived in 1880. She also writes short stories and novels and has had work published in NZ including in past issues of Southern Ocean Review.
STEVE ADAMS lives and writes in Auckland New Zealand.
SAM SILVA lives and writes in North Carolina, USA.
TREVOR REEVES: Editor and Publisher of Southern Ocean Review and poet - writer of short stories that have appeared in print and electronic magazines widely. Recent book of poetry published "The Poetry Book to Cuddle up in Bed With". Also several books of non-fiction.
JUDITH WOLFE lives in Dunedin, New Zealand. She is an artist, designer and sculptor. She has exhibited widely throughout New Zealand and some of her works have been in travelling exhibitions overseas. Exhibitions at the Empire Cinema, guest artist at the Wanaka Art Group Exhibition, August 1997 and exhibited in the Warbirds Over Wanaka air show exhibition, Easter, 1998, and the Cleveland Art Awards, Dunedin, October 1998, and 2001 Also the Columba College exhibition 1999. Four exhibitions, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2006 at the Community Art Gallery, Dunedin NZ. Prolific book illustrator including "In the Grip of Evil" Reeves/Wolfe, History of Cobb and co and Dear Pal (stories of the Maniototo). Recent non-fiction, drawings for 'Nazi Holocaust for Beginners', with Trevor Reeves.Home Page



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