Spinifex author Kathleen Barry has written on the Israeli flotilla for On Line Opinion. Kathleen's forthcoming book, Unmaking War, Remaking Men will be available as a print and eBook in October.

Read the latest editorial from Meanjin's Sophie Cunningham, inspired by hearing Luce Irigaray and reflecting on the women's voices, images and thoughts being ignored in contemporary Australian life and culture. Re-posted at our blog.

Betty McClellan discusses her new book, Unspeakable: A Feminist Ethic of Speech with Spinifex director, Susan Hawthorne at Readings Carlton on Mon 24 May, 6.30pm. For more details visit the Readings website. Unspeakable is published as a print book by OtherWise Publishing and as an eBook by Spinifex - out next month!

Where eBooks tread, metadata will follow. We've been writing lots of metadata for all of our books recently, and Susan Hawthorne has written a poem about it. You can find it at our blog.

Congratulations to Jordie Albiston for winning the 2010 Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry for the collection, The Sonnet According to 'M'.

Jordie's Body in Time/Nervous Arcs garnered wonderful reviews when it was published by Spinifex in 1995, such as this one from Janette Turner Hospital: ‘Jordie Albiston writes with sharp intelligence, lyrical grace and moral passion.’

Spinifex authors Melinda Tankard Reist and Ariel Salleh are both featured in this month's Arena magazine.

In an editorial on pornification, Alison Caddick states, "The term ‘pornification’ has recently been given prominence in books by Melinda Tankard Reist and others" referring to Getting Real: Challenging the Sexualisation of Girls, edited by Tankard Reist.

Elsewhere in the magazine, Ariel Salleh, author of Eco-Sufficiency & Global Justice evaluates "green deals" asking if they are a new way of doing business or just business as usual.

Spinifex author, environmentalist and activist Dr Vandana Shiva has been awarded the 2010 Sydney Peace Prize for her commitment to social justice.

Vandana will travel to Australia to deliver the City of Sydney Peace Prize Lecture in November this year.

Vandana's books include: Ecofeminism, Soil Not Oil and the recent re-release of her classic, Staying Alive.

Read our latest blogpost on recent bids to ban the burqa - new legislation in Belgium and recent discussions in Australia.

Spinifex author Susan Hawthorne will take part in Readings’ May ‘Pages to Poetry’ event. Highlighting the recently released anthology Out of the Box: Contemporary Australian Gay and Lesbian Poets, contributor Peter Rose and co-editor Michael Farrell will also be reading.

Monday 10 May, 6.30pm, Readings Carlton.

Free, no need to book, but for more details visit the Readings site.

This is a rare opportunity to hear Nobel Peace Prize Nominee Dr Zohl dé Ishtar speak about the Kapululangu Elders’ efforts to protect and keep alive their women’s knowledge and cultural practices, and to build cultural resilience among their families and community. Learn about how you can partner with these remarkable women to close the gap between Indigenous and Non-Indigenous relations.

Dr Zohl dé Ishtar is internationally renowned for her work with Indigenous Australian and Pacific women over the past 25 years. Since 1999 Zohl has lived and worked with the Aboriginal Women Elders in Balgo community, Western Australia. She assisted them to establish the Kapululangu Women’s Law and Culture Centre— one of Australia’s most remote women’s centres and a flourishing and vibrant provider of Aboriginal Women’s Law and Culture in the south-east Kimberley. 

Friday 21 May, 5.30 for 6pm start
Kurilpa Hall, 174 Boundary St, West End, Brisbane
RSVP preferred: contact Chris on 0437 327 890
Light refreshments may be purchased.
Donations gratefully received; all proceeds go to the Kapululangu Aboriginal Women’s Association.