Promotion is hotting up for the inaugural Australian Short Story Festival (ASSF) to be held in Perth this year, from October 21st to 23rd. At least, it's hotting up, if you follow them on social media, because they've been actively promoting the event on Twitter and Instagram*. ASSF Inc is a non-profit organisation, and they are aiming … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: The inaugural Australian Short Story Festival
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Monday musings on Australian literature: Text Classics publishes its 100th title
Back in 2012, I reported on Text Publishing's new initiative to publish Australian classics, with new introductions, and market them at a very affordable $12.95. I was thrilled and hoped the venture would take off. Well, it did, and now four years later they have published the 100th title in the series. What a wonderful … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Text Classics publishes its 100th title
Monday musings on Australian literature: Arnold Haskell’s Australia
Who is Arnold Haskell you are probably asking, if you are anything like me. The answer will probably surprise you: he was a British dance critic, who wrote many books on ballet, and was, in fact, involved in the development of the Royal Ballet School. But, he also visited Australia a couple of times, first in 1936, as … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Arnold Haskell’s Australia
Monday musings on Australian literature: Science writing
If you've read my last post on the Griffyn Ensemble, you'll know it is National Science Week here in Australia (13-21 August). Last year I wrote two Monday Musings for the week, one on novels featuring scientists, and the other on non-fiction science books. This year I thought I would write a little about science … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Science writing
Monday musings on Australian literature: Australian literature in China
Now I admit, right up, that this post is very much a toe-in-the-water sort of post. I know very little about the topic, but what I've come across I've found interesting and decided to share it. The thing is, we Aussies - those of us born here of Anglo parentage anyhow - tend to be monolingual. … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Australian literature in China
Monday musings on Australian literature: Contemporary thoughts on Elizabeth Harrower
Contemporary is an odd word isn't it? I like using it, but worry about ambiguity, given it can mean either "living or occurring at the same time" or "belonging to or occurring in the present". So, when I say "contemporary thoughts on Elizabeth Harrower", how do you know which meaning I intend? Well, to put … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Contemporary thoughts on Elizabeth Harrower
Monday musings on Australian literature: Looking back, looking forward
As some of you know, I have been involved recently in looking after my aunt's estate. This weekend, my cousin and I checked out, again, the bookcase that contained old books, books that had belonged to my grandparents. One of the books that came to my attention was The golden treasury of Australian verse (e-version). … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Looking back, looking forward
Monday musings on Australian literature: Annual anthologies
This post would possibly be better done at the end of the year given that its subject - annual anthologies - relates most commonly to end-of-year publishing. However, not all such anthologies are published at year's end, and, anyhow, I was inspired to write this post because my reading group is about to do one … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Annual anthologies
Monday musings on Australian literature: Miles Franklin Award, the third decade (1978-1987)
Today's post is the third in my little sub-series of posts looking at the Miles Franklin Award by decade. As before, I don't plan to list all the decade's winners, as you can find them on the Award's official site. Instead, I'll share some interesting snippets, inspired by my Trove meanders. Women writers on the rise? The late 1970s and 1980s … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Miles Franklin Award, the third decade (1978-1987)
Monday musings on Australian literature: Spotlight on Larissa Behrendt
This is the fourth in my occasional series of Spotlight posts inspired by Annette Marfording's Celebrating Australian Writing: Conversations with Australian Authors, and this time I'm featuring an indigenous author to coincide with Lisa's (ANZLitLovers) Indigenous Literature Week. Larissa Behrendt is the perfect subject for what is also NAIDOC Week, not only because she has a few books under her belt, … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Spotlight on Larissa Behrendt
