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Jane Downing Jane Downing i(A9924 works by)
Born: Established: 1962 Brisbane, Queensland, ;
Gender: Female
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1 Hard Cheese with Music Jane Downing , single work short story
1 Nail Can Hill Jane Downing , 2021 single work short story
— Appears in: Authora Australis , no. 3 2021;
1 Like a Russian Novel i "Moving about the house", Jane Downing , 2021 single work poetry
— Appears in: Meanjin , Winter vol. 80 no. 2 2021;
1 The Raven and the Writing Desk Jane Downing , 2021 single work prose
— Appears in: TEXT : The Journal of the Australian Association of Writing Programs , April vol. 25 no. 1 2021;
1 Our Daily Tread i "a five kilometre loop of beaded observations", Jane Downing , 2021 single work poetry
— Appears in: Not Very Quiet , March no. 8 2021;
1 Provenance Jane Downing , 2021 single work short story
— Appears in: Griffith Review , January no. 71 2021;
1 Buena Vista Jane Downing , 2020 single work short story
— Appears in: FourW (New Writing) , no. 31 2020; (p. 43-49)
1 Interwoven Jane Downing , 2020 single work short story
— Appears in: Meniscus , vol. 8 no. 2 2020; (p. 51-56)
1 Because It Was He, because It Was I Jane Downing , 2020 single work short story
— Appears in: Authora Australis , no. 1 2020;
1 y separately published work icon The Sultan’s Daughter Jane Downing , Canberra : Obiter Publishing , 2020 20490767 2020 single work novel romance

'Set against the backdrop of the slave trade and the impossible wealth of the Sultans of Zanzibar, The Sultan’s Daughter follows the dramatic real life events of Sayyida Salmé’s forbidden love. It is a story of great tenderness, and of great loss.' (Publication summary)
1 The Legend That Is Sam Cunnington Jane Downing , 2020 single work short story
— Appears in: Sūdō Journal , January vol. 2 no. 2020;
1 Face to Face : A Morning at the Mall i "Animal ears perched on top of her long pelt of hair – last night’s", Jane Downing , 2019 single work poetry
— Appears in: Communion Literary Magazine , December no. 12 2019;
1 Hurly-Burly Jane Downing , 2019 single work short story
— Appears in: FourW New Writing , no. 30 2019; (p. 72-77)
1 Spitting Out the Bones Jane Downing , 2019 single work short story
— Appears in: Mascara Literary Review , December no. 24 2019;
1 A Silk Purse Jane Downing , 2019 single work short story
— Appears in: Meniscus , vol. 7 no. 2 2019;
1 y separately published work icon When Figs Fly Jane Downing , Melbourne : Close-Up Books , 2019 18286286 2019 selected work poetry

'Australian poet Jane Downing's When Figs Fly reveals life in Australia and beyond with a keen eye for poignant details that linger, deftly capturing the beauty of the natural world, the bittersweetness of childhood and memory and exploring the all-too familiar foibles of human nature.

'A widely published writer, When Figs Fly is Jane's first poetry collection.' (Publication summary)
1 Park Dance i "the council workers", Jane Downing , 2019 single work
— Appears in: Eureka Street , 28 October vol. 29 no. 21 2019;
1 Civic Carousel i "Horses in revolution", Jane Downing , 2019 single work poetry
— Appears in: Eureka Street , 28 October vol. 29 no. 21 2019;
1 Matchbox Dreams i "The dirt ploughed easily under our bulldozer fists", Jane Downing , 2019 single work poetry
— Appears in: Eureka Street , 28 October vol. 29 no. 21 2019;
1 Echo Location Jane Downing , 2019 single work short story
— Appears in: The Sky Falls Down : An Anthology of Loss 2019; (p. 152-154)
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