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Issue Details: First known date: 2016... 2016 The Southern Star
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y separately published work icon The Last Guard K. J. Taylor , Wonthaggi : Satalyte Publishing , 2016 10452715 2016 single work novel fantasy

'Guards stay at their posts, and die to defend their cities... Southerner Sergeant Kearney "Red" Redguard is the last of a disgraced family, and a loyal guardsman. And with a murderer stalking the streets, the city guard is his city's best defense. But in the North, King Caedmon Taranisaii is gathering his army, and the cruel Night God prepares for the downfall of the South. A new dark griffin roams the land, warning of the war to come. Betrayed and sent on the run, Red must fight to save his homeland. But it may already be too late...' (Publication summary)

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y separately published work icon The Silent Guard K. J. Taylor , Toowoomba : Black Phoenix Publishing Collective , 2018 14833479 2018 single work novel fantasy

'The Cymrian Saga continues. Enslaved in the lands of the Amorani Empire, the Southern guardsman, Kearney Redguard finds that his captivity marks the beginning of a new struggle. As the Northern army take over his homelands once again, Red is forced into the role of reluctant leader bringing together a band of insurgents and their griffins who will go into battle once more. Pitched against forces more powerful than any he has encountered before, Red will come face to face with death itself. In body and mind, he will be tested in unimaginable ways.'  (Publication summary)

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First known date: 2016

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Exploring Attributes of a Successful Author–Editor Relationship in Creative Writing Jessica Stewart , 2020 single work essay
— Appears in: Westerly , July vol. 65 no. 1 2020; (p. 85-99)
'The author-editor relationship is little understood outside the publishing industry and often mischaracterised by those within it. Commentators agree that this relationship is difficult to define and complicated, with the distribution of power ebbing and flowing in response to a variety of pressures (Speck 304; Houghton np; Ginna 1-13). Adding to the mystique, the editor's role in book production is opaque. Editors have been seen as either minor players—an optional extra—at one end of the spectrum, or as gatekeepers to publication at the other. This article posits that this is due, in large part, to the relationship's historic shrouding in secrecy. However, changes in the profession, and publishing broadly, must be accompanied by a mature dialogue. From the origins of editing as a trade with an apprenticeship system and little formalised instruction, many practitioners now have graduate qualifications and participate in national professional associations which set industry standards and support their members. An increased awareness of the editor's role and the attributes of a strong author-editor relationship will improve book production, serving authors, editors and readers.' (Introduction) 
 
Exploring Attributes of a Successful Author–Editor Relationship in Creative Writing Jessica Stewart , 2020 single work essay
— Appears in: Westerly , July vol. 65 no. 1 2020; (p. 85-99)
'The author-editor relationship is little understood outside the publishing industry and often mischaracterised by those within it. Commentators agree that this relationship is difficult to define and complicated, with the distribution of power ebbing and flowing in response to a variety of pressures (Speck 304; Houghton np; Ginna 1-13). Adding to the mystique, the editor's role in book production is opaque. Editors have been seen as either minor players—an optional extra—at one end of the spectrum, or as gatekeepers to publication at the other. This article posits that this is due, in large part, to the relationship's historic shrouding in secrecy. However, changes in the profession, and publishing broadly, must be accompanied by a mature dialogue. From the origins of editing as a trade with an apprenticeship system and little formalised instruction, many practitioners now have graduate qualifications and participate in national professional associations which set industry standards and support their members. An increased awareness of the editor's role and the attributes of a strong author-editor relationship will improve book production, serving authors, editors and readers.' (Introduction) 
 
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