Creativity is said to be the fuel of the contemporary economy, but it remains a mercurial phenomenon, with a peculiar geography. This book seeks to redefine the creative industries through diverse case studies, and in suburban, rural and remote locations it reveals the richness and depth, the challenges and surprises of being creative beyond city limits.

1. Introduction: Creative Geographies: tales from the 'margins' Chris Gibson 2. Postcards from Somewhere: 'marginal' cultural production, creativity and community Robyn Mayes 3. Creativity without Borders? Rethinking remoteness and proximity Chris Gibson, Susan Luckman & Julie Willoughby-Smith 4. Multiple Work Sites and City-wide Networks: a topological approach to understanding creative work Chris Brennan-Horley 5. Making Connections: creative industries networks in outer-suburban locations Emma Felton, Christy Collis & Phil Graham 6. Magic Light, Silver City: the business of culture in Broken Hill Lisa Andersen 7. Creating an Authentic Tourist Site? The Australian Standing Stones, Glen Innes John Connell & Barbara Rugendyke 8. Australia's Capital of Jazz? The (re)creation of place, music and community at the Wangaratta Jazz Festival Rebecca Anne Curtis 9. Creative Migration: a Western Australian case study of creative artists Dawn Bennett 10. Creative Migration? The attraction and retention of the 'creative class' in Launceston, Tasmania Madeleine Verdich 11. Indigenous Hip-hop: overcoming marginality, encountering constraints Andrew Warren & Rob Evitt