The series consisted of thirty-seven books of poetry between twenty and thirty-six pages in length.
[2] Makar was established in 1960 as a student run magazine of the English Society of the University of Queensland.
Taking its title from the middle-Scots word for maker, it published poetry, fiction, drama and criticism.
[3] In his introduction to this volume, Duwell imagined the Makar audience as 'reasonably intelligent, willing, but puzzled' about the 'profound and acrimonious disagreement about the nature and role of poetry and language'.
[4] Archives for Makar Press, including manuscripts and letters relating to the Gargoyle Poets Series, are available at the Fryer Library, University of Queensland.