Grace is described in the Bible with the Greek adjective 'poikílos,' meaning many-coloured. Twenty-nine Australian authors each chip in their tints and shades for this new selection of stories, essays and poems. Hazel Barker Linda Barton Ruth Bonetti Sonia Couchman Ingrid Dacker Diana Davison Miranda de Jager Bishop M. Lester Dighton Terry Gatfield Jenny Glazebrook Merridy Glazebrook Anne Hamilton Dell Saddler Hamilton Roseanne Holliday Michelle Hope Pamela Julian Nola Lorraine Lexia Mackin Jeanette O'Hagan Robin Payne Raelene Purtill Rebekah Robinson Judy Rogers Karen Roper Linda Shields Jo Wanmer YK Willemse Jenny Woolsey Justin Yeend