Tarralla is an Australian literary journal featuring an equal balance of fiction and poetry.

Tarralla Issue 5 was successfully launched on Sunday November 19, 2006 when sixty or more people gathered to celebrate the occasion. Louise Rochne delivered an insightful and entertaining speech, illustrated with selected readings from poems and stories. (To view her speech, see below.)

Readings were given by:
David Campbell, The Road to Geelong, commended short story,

Heather Sadiechild Harris, Danané, Côte d'Ivorie, West Africa, commended poem,

Dawson Hann, The Stains of the Third Age, commended poem, and

Amanda le Bas de Plumetot, Waiting for Rain, winner of the short story competition.

The Tarralla Team would like to thank all those talented writers and poets who entered the 2006 Tarralla Short Story and Poetry Competition. Congratulations to our prize winners and to those authors whose work was selected for publication.

The Launch speech for Tarralla Issue 5, by Louise Rochne, can be viewed here.