Poets 2, Publishers 0

Delighted to see from Jo Preston's writing blog that her collection The Summer King has now won the Mary Gilmore Prize for the best first collection published by an Australian author in the last 2 years. There is history here; I've posted before about how this collection, having been turned down by several UK houses, was eventually published as a result of winning another prestigious competition. Just proves several old saws: cream eventually floats to the top, if at first you don't, etc, and most importantly for writers, don't let the bastards grind you down. A good day.