Landfall 229

Still at the very center of local culture, New Zealand s liveliest and most important literary magazine returns in 2015 with "Landfall 229," showcasing the best of the country s contemporary writing across a breadth of styles and themes. There s fiction from Katy Soljak, Sandra Arnold, and Sean Monaghan; Emma Neale humorously agonizes about how to begin a short story; Owen Marshall describes a not-so-perfect book launch; Nick Ascroft offers darting, somersaulting word-play in a British multicultural supermarket; and Louise Wallace visits Arizona.There s much more of course, including Landfall s trademark mix of authoritative and telling reviews by some of New Zealand s most discerning critical voices, as well as a 16-page art portfolio. In short, this polished new issue proves "Landfall" a vital promontory in the national cultural landscape: a richly illustrated liminal space for subliminal writing."