Nadia Wheatley is, I fear, not as well-known in Australia's literary firmament as she should be because her credentials are excellent. Not only is there My place (1987) - a wonderful multi-award-winning children's book about the history of place - but her biography of Charmian Clift, The life and myth of Charmian Clift, has been … Continue reading Nadia Wheatley in conversation with Marion Halligan
Month: October 2018
Monday musings on Australian literature: The Next Chapter
Two weeks ago I wrote a Monday Musings post on HarperCollins' new prize for unpublished manuscripts, the Banjo Prize - and this week I saw the announcement of the winners of another new "prize", the Wheeler Centre's Next Chapter initiative. It's a very different kettle of fish but is another program offering opportunities to writers … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: The Next Chapter
Six degrees of separation, FROM The outsiders TO …
Woo hoo, tomorrow Daylight Savings starts here in eastern Australia and I can't wait. I love the longer nights, and not being woken by the birds so early in the morning. But that's tomorrow, today is Six Degrees of Separation day. Most of you know by now what that means, but for those who don't, Six … Continue reading Six degrees of separation, FROM The outsiders TO …
HC Gildfind, The worry front (#BookReview)
The first thing to note about HC Gildfind's short story collection, The worry front, is its striking, inspired cover. Designed by Susan Miller, it features a weather map which captures the central motif of the title story, but it also suggests the unsettled lives which characterise the book. Gildfind, however, writing a post on the … Continue reading HC Gildfind, The worry front (#BookReview)
Monday Musings on Australian literature: the Australasian Home Reading Union (1)
Reading Groups, U3A branches, Probus clubs, etc. These are just a few of groups around today in which people come together, formally or informally, to further their intellectual interests. What did people with such interests do in, say, late nineteenth century Australia? Well, one option was to join or form an AHR circle. Have you … Continue reading Monday Musings on Australian literature: the Australasian Home Reading Union (1)
Whispering Gums 