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From the Australian Magazine's debut in 1821, Australia's magazine industry developed rapidly in the late nineteenth century through popular titles such as the Bulletin and Melbourne Punch. Alongside these more mainstream publications, a series of small,...
Australian children's literature rests on the enthusiasm and talents of many individuals, including a great many more Australian writers, illustrators and books than can be listed in this article. The earliest books published for children were mostly ins...
He has brought to the Internet, Jacket, a website dedicated to Australian literary history, reviews, articles and interviews and everything to do with poetry. Extensive content relating to the Ern Malley affair appears in Jacket 1, including some of Mall...
Australian novels are an impressive collection of written works, and represent a dynamic body of excellent writers, some with significant international awards to their credit. The Australian poet Alec Hope said that, 'The Bunyip of Australian literature ...
Australian language, letters and literature in Australia has been influenced by Aboriginal storytelling, convict tales and the desire by colonists to relate their experiences in a new country. Similarly, the bush ballads of Henry Lawson and Andrew 'Banjo...
The annual Miles Franklin Literary Award is one of the most illustrious events on the Australian literary calendar. The award, now worth $42,000, was bequeathed by the will of Australian novelist, Miles Franklin for a 'published novel or play portraying A...
Modern Australian poetry seeks to tell Australian stories and truths with a poetic significance so that 'they sear into the soul and can never be untold' (Dorothy Porter). The Jindyworobaks encouraged Australian writers to express themselves in language ...
HEAT is a new Australian literary magazine, with an international orientation. It is committed to the publication of good writing, in English, and in translation into English.
From the Australian Magazine's debut in 1821, Australia's magazine industry developed rapidly in the late nineteenth century through popular titles such as the Bulletin and Melbourne Punch. Alongside these more mainstream publications, a series of small,...
At present I am working on yet another novel, a historical fantasy set partly in early 13th century France - concerning the crusade against the Cathars, partly in the alternative world of the Grail, and with reincarnational links to 21st century Australia...
Aphids Events Inc ST KILDA $40,000.00 Aphids is an artist-led organisation focusing on new music and cross-artform collaborations. Astra Chamber Music Society NORTH MELBOURNE $45,000.00 The Astra organisation presents concerts of the Astra Choir, drawing...
Comprising links to biographical resources, Les Murray's publishers, audio, translations of the poems, recommended poetry sites, interviews, reviews and others. The Poetry Archive features its own recordings of Les Murray in 2001. The Plagiarist.com Poet...
Australia Region Media is a media production and communications agency promoting social and political change through independent production of high-quality media materials. Whatever your needs in writing and publishing, the NSW Writers' Centre will answe...
The programming of MAV artists to open the 23rd Melbourne International Arts estival (MIA ) is a significant milestone for the arts in Victoria. The collaboration with the Melbourne International Arts estival also reflected MAVís leadership role in the ...
Philomena van Rijswijk's poems can be found in many literary journals (Island, Hecate) and anthologies (Moorilla Mosaic, Bumble-Bee Books; Interior Despots, Pardalote Press). She was guest editor of Coast Lines #3, an Indonesian/Australian literary magaz...
Home | Site index | Links | About submissions | Vol.1, 1995: Book reviews; Interviews with writers | Vol.2, 2000: Eric Beach; | Vol.3, 2001: Anne Kellas | Vol.4, 2001: Another Country:Tasmanian writers conference; | Vol.5, 2002: Stephen Oliver | Vol.6, 20...
Thylazine Coral Hull's the director of the Thylazine Foundation: http://www.thylazine.org, and her online magazine, Thylazine, is a must for Australian writers. Society of Editors Society of Editors (Tasmania) Inc. web site. The Fellowship of Australian ...
"Even Edgar's admirers cannot have been expecting such a tour-de-force as Lost in the Foreground [Duffy and Snellgrove, 2003]. Stephen Edgar's poetry is well-represented in a wide variety of Australian literary magazines and anthologies. "Stephen Edgar ...
com The Quakers RACHEL HENNESSY PB 200 PP 210 x 135 ISBN 9781862547612 AU$ 24.95 NZ$ 34.90 Fiction Wakefield Press February 2008 Conjectures have been made, events sewn together with needles of ignorance. On the Smell of an Oily Rag Speaking English, th...
Going Down Swinging is an Australian based literary magazine featuring short stories, flash fiction, poetry, comic art and spoken word, all in the one book/CD package. > Started in 1980 by Australian writers Myron Lysenko and Kevin Brophy, GDS has passed...
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