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- Published 20110906
- ISBN: 9781921758225
- Extent: 264 pp
- Paperback (234 x 153mm), eBook

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Peter Bishop
Peter Bishop was founding creative director of Varuna, The Writers' House in the Blue Mountains, 1994-2010.He is now exploring the possibilities of a writing...
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