The forgotten writers I have been writing about vary greatly, and most will stay forgotten because, to be honest, their time has past and not all writing remains relevant. This is not to say, however, that they are not worth revisiting. They are, after all, part of our literary culture, and they paved ways, whether … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Forgotten writers 7, Grace Ethel Martyr
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Monday musings on Australian literature: Poetry Month 2024
National Poetry Month - in Australia - is now four years old, and once again it is spearheaded by Red Room Poetry, which is described by ArtsHub as "Australia’s leading organisation that commissions poets and produces live poetry events nationally". ArtsHub adds that this Month is "a festival that celebrates emerging and established writers, as … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Poetry Month 2024
Monday musings on Australian literature: Et toi, France!
With a certain event happening in Paris, and other parts of France at the moment, I thought it would be fun to briefly explore, some literary connections between Australia and France. I say "some" because there's no way I could know, let alone list, all the ways in which our countries have connected over the … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Et toi, France!
Monday musings on Australian literature: Forgotten writers 6, Constance Clyde
"Forgotten" is a subjective thing, as I suggested with my fifth post in this series on Lillian Pyke whose reputation as a children's writer has survived in niche circles at least. My next subject, Constance Clyde, like Lillian Pyke, has entries in both AustLit and Wikipedia suggesting some notability, but I had not heard of … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Forgotten writers 6, Constance Clyde
Monday musings on Australian literature: First Nations Australian short story collections
NAIDOC Week 2024 National Logo NAIDOC Week 2024 finished yesterday, but, as I often do, I am bookending the week with Monday Musings posts. Last week, I posted on First Nations Australian Stella listees. This week I'd like to highlight some recent (meaning 21st century) short story collections. In my admittedly limited experience, First Nations … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: First Nations Australian short story collections
Monday musings on Australian literature: First Nations Australian Stella listees
NAIDOC Week 2024 National Logo Yesterday was the start of NAIDOC Week 2024. As has been my practice since 2013, I'm devoting this week's Monday Musings to the cause. NAIDOC Week's theme this year is Keep the Fire Burning! Blak, Loud and Proud. Without specifically stating it, this theme responds, I'm sure, to the devastating … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: First Nations Australian Stella listees
Monday musings on Australian literature: Bundyi
Next week will be NAIDOC Week - with this year's theme being "Keep the Fire Burning! Blak, Loud and Proud" - but I am jumping the gun a little with a post on a relevant publishing initiative that was announced earlier this year. This initiative comes from publisher Simon & Schuster, and is that they … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Bundyi
Monday musings on Australian literature: Forgotten writers 5, Lillian Pyke
The subjects for my Monday Musings sub-series on forgotten Australian writers vary in the degree to which they've been forgotten, but those still remembered are only so in niche areas. Today's subject Lillian Pyke is one of these, in that although no longer well-known, her reputation as a children's writer has survived somewhat. Pyke, like … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Forgotten writers 5, Lillian Pyke
Monday musings on Australian literature: Book industry awards
How to title today's post was my first challenge - and I hope the title I settled on covers it well enough. What I am wanting to cover here are those awards that don't go to books (or manuscripts) or writers, but to those in the industry - people and organisations - that support writers … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Book industry awards
Monday musings on Australian literature: Untangling the tangles
Introducing last week's Monday Musings, I mentioned that the article I was sharing in that post contained a clue to a curly identification I was working on for my upcoming Australian Women Writers blog post. I said that I might share that puzzle this week, and that is what I am doing. I will get … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Untangling the tangles
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