“Shibli” Listens In.

A few copies only of “The Australian Writers’ Annual” have reached New Zealand. It is a splendid production designed something on the lines of “The New Zealand Artists’ Annual.” Flora S. Eldershaw is editor, Syd. Nicholls art editor, and Will Lawson, business manager.

Percy Salmon, of Auckland, editor and publisher of “Ferrileaf,” has so far succeeded with his magazine that it is now permanently enlarged, allowing for a greatly improved lay-out of contents.

Will Lawson has had another novel, “When Cobb & Co. Was King,” accepted for publication by Angus & Robertson, Sydney.

Donald Cowie, who has achieved some success at home and abroad as a writer of articles and short stories, left New Zealand last month for England to pursue his literary activities. For a while he was on the Christchurch “Press,” since when he has contributed to leading journals in England. He has also been a contributor to this magazine.

The “Times” Literary Supplement of December 14th gave a very encouraging review of “Robin Hyde's” “The Conquerors and Other Poems,” recently published by Macmillans. The book was given pride of place in the poetry section.