The thirteen essays in Southwords, written by and about some of the country's top writers, celebrate the diversity of South Australia's literary past and present, confront uneasy questions, and entertain and delight in their explorations of South Australia's contributions to Australian and global literature.

Integrity and Historical Research offers a stimulating discussion about the ethical use of historical research material by writers and filmmakers. What does using another’s research with integrity really entail?

Contains hundreds of well-researched, compact entries on events and movements, institutions and industries as well as longer essays on major themes from Aboriginal-European conflict and Aboriginal histories to more recent concerns of wages and water.

Records details of all seperately published creative literature by Australian writers over the last two centuries. Genres covered are poetry, drama, fiction and children's writing.

This new literary history rethinks the landscapes of Australian literature in an engaging style and takes into account contemporary theories of literature and associated art forms.