The Afterlife of an Ice Cream Wrapper
The Afterlife of an Ice Cream Wrapper
As rich and imaginative as its twenty-one predecessors, this latest addition to the brilliant Re-Draft series will not disappoint.
How could it, when it brings together 100 or so of the very best young writers from the length and breadth of Aotearoa/New Zealand?
Each year, Re-Draft offers our young writers the opportunity to showcase their skills and unleash their imaginations.
The Afterlife of an Ice Cream Wrapper brings the results together in this sparkling cornucopia of stories, poems, flash and graphic art.
Come into the shop.
The wares are irresistible.
What People Have Said
“What we did see were love stories and poems, some touching, some tender – understandable given the time of life of our writers and many pieces reflecting the pressure of school. Beyond these were stories influenced by classic myth, fable and folk stories, satires (some very funny) on modern life and politics. And surrealism: some of these include Tusks of Ivory by Louise Scriven, The Asockolypse by Saphra Peterson and Balloon Lungs by Sarah-Kate Simons. Such pieces push the boundaries of language and imagination.
The Afterlife of an Ice Cream Wrapper is a terrific addition to the Re-Draft series. There is wonderful versatility here: poems, prose poems, flash fiction and occasionally genre-bending and unclassifiable. Seasoning the collection are some brilliant graphics.”
— James Norcliffe, Re-Draft judge and award-winning poet & story writer.
“What a delight to return from holiday and find The Afterlife of an Ice Cream Wrapper waiting in the mail. It would be wrong to say it's an improvement on its predecessors , because that puts them down. Rather, the standard is established and this year’s crop meets it resoundingly.”
— Tony Beyer, Poet & former teacher.
Details
Authors
Various
Edited by James Norcliffe, Glyn Strange and Michelle Elvy
Published
2023
Version
Soft-bound
ISBN: 978-0-9951205-5-6
ISSN: 1176-1806
Availability
Available from Clerestory Press.
$7 postage within New Zealand.