In order to get more accurate results, our search has the following Google-Type search functionality:
If you use '+' in front of a word, then that word will be present in the search results.
ex: Harry +Potter will return results with the word 'Potter'.
If you use '-' in front of a word, then that word will be absent in the search results.
ex: Harry -Potter will return results without the word 'Potter'.
If you use 'AND' between two words, then both of those words will be present in the search results.
ex: Harry AND Potter will return results with both 'Harry' and 'Potter'.
If you use 'OR' between two words, then bth of those words may or may not be present in the search results.
ex: Harry OR Potter will return results with just 'Harry', results with just 'Potter' and results with both 'Harry' and 'Potter'.
If you use 'NOT' before a word, then that word will be absent in the search results.
ex: Harry NOT Potter will return results without the word 'Potter'.
Placing '""' around words will perform a phrase search. The search results will contain those words in that order.
ex: "Harry Potter" will return any results with 'Harry Potter' in them, but not 'Potter Harry'.
Using '*' in a word will perform a wildcard search. The '*' signifies any number of characters. Searches can not start with a wildcard.
ex: Pot*er will return results with words starting with 'Pot' and ending in 'er'. In this case, 'Potter' will be a match.
These Strange Outcrops is an anthology of original short stories, poems, and visual art created by local Canberrans of all ages and backgrounds.
In compiling These Strange Outcrops, we sought to showcase the works of Canberra writers, poets, creators, and artists, both established and emerging, in a dedicated text that speaks to the diversity of Canberra voices. We wished to challenge the popular narrative of the ‘Canberra bubble’ and show Canberra as it truly is: a rich, diverse, storied place, which just also happens to be the nation’s capital.
These Strange Outcrops was compiled, edited, and published in March 2020 as part of Cicerone Journal‘s Canberra Writing Anthology Project and was generously funded by ArtsACT. It was produced on Ngunnawal and Ngambri lands.