sleeper / noun 2. a timber, concrete or steel beam forming part of a railway track, serving as a foundation or support for the rails. 7. Colloquial a. someone or something that unexpectedly achieves success or fame. b. a book... which has slow but constant sales. 8. A spy who is allowed to carry on a normal life sometimes for years before being requested to undertake any espionage.
Macquarie dictionary, 3rd edition
The Sleepers Almanac No. 4
Edited by Zoe Dattner and Louise Swinn
(For information on submitting to the next Almanac, please see our submissions page for full details.)
"When he came into the classroom he told us how he had slipped on a paperback Patrick White he had been reading the night before and fallen heavily to the floor, breaking his writing arm. 'I seem doomed to be a metaphor for Australian literature,' he said."
From 'A Short Story', by Ryan O'Neill
"The Sleepers Almanac is the most exciting thing to happen to Australian fiction in years This is what short stories should be about – a quality of mystery and beguiling resonance. It zings."
Robert Drewe
The Sleepers Almanac No. 4 is a collection of short stories, with some cartoons and a dash of poetry to boot and showcases new and emerging writers alongside established authors. The fourth Almanac features Steven Carroll, Max Barry, Paul Morgan and Tony Wilson as well as some lesser-known equals.
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The Sleepers Almanac No 4. features:
| Steven Amsterdam | Kalinda Ashton | David Astle | Jessica Au |
| Max Barry | Jo Bowers | Edward Burger | John Burnside | Steven Carroll | Sean Condon | Patrick Cullen | Paul Oslo Davis |
| Will Eaves | Eleanor Elliott Thomas | David Gibb | Grace Goodfellow |
| Karen Hitchcock | Jeff Hoogenboom | Darby Hudson | Darryn King |
| Andy Kissane | Scott McDermott | Russell McGilton | Bronwyn Mehan |
| Luke Menzel | Julie Milland | Paul Mitchell | Paul Morgan |
| Rose Mulready | Pierz Newton-John | Jeremy Ohlback | Ryan O'Neill |
| Eddie Paterson | Virginia Peters | Andrew Preston | Emmett Stinson |
| Jane Wallace-Mitchell | Chloe Walker | Tony Wilson |
A Huge Thankyou to Arts Victoria and the Australia Council
The Almanac is made possible in part by the generous support of Arts Victoria. We really are truly grateful.
And this project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding body and advisory body.
