If today weren't Monday, this would probably be a literary road post but it is Monday which means of course that it's a Monday Musings instead! See how flexible I am? I know I talk a lot here about the bush and the outback but they are topics that keep cropping up in my reading … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: City, bush and outback
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Monday musings on Australian literature: Miles Franklin Award shortlist and the woman question
Things have been looking up lately on the women writers front. Last year two women - Anna Funder (All that I am) and Gillian Mears (Foal's bread) - made an almost clean sweep of our major literary awards. This year women writers are again faring well, with the Miles Franklin shortlist comprising all women. The … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Miles Franklin Award shortlist and the woman question
Monday musings on Australian literature: Place
Place. It's a complex thing isn't it? Arti (Ripple Effects) commented on my recent post on Gerard Manley Hopkins' "Spring and Fall" that ... while spring may be a welcome sight, for some strange reasons, I miss winter’s snow. (not the temp. just the beautiful snow scenes). Would I miss winter and snow? Not on … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Place
Monday musings on Australian literature: Stella, Carrie and friends
For those of you who haven't yet heard the news, I'd better start with the announcement that last week Carrie Tiffany's novel, Mateship with birds, was announced the winner of the inaugural Stella Prize. Unfortunately, the book is still on my TBR but with its also being shortlisted for the NSW Premier's Literary Award and … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Stella, Carrie and friends
Monday musings on Australian literature: Australia’s major Literary Awards
This will be a short Monday Musings ... aren't you pleased! The literary award season for 2013 is hotting up with the most exciting thing on the horizon being the announcement of the inaugural Stella Prize due tomorrow, 16 April. In addition to this, though, we have also seen the announcement of longlists and shortlists … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Australia’s major Literary Awards
Monday musings on Australian literature: AWW Challenge 2013 First Quarter Progress Report
Regular readers here know that while I generally do not do challenges I am taking part in the Australian Women Writers' Challenge - because it's what I like to read anyhow. The challenge, which began last year, was so successful that the initiator Elizabeth Lhuede, decided to continue it this year - and called on … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: AWW Challenge 2013 First Quarter Progress Report
Monday musings on Australian literature: The little Aussie battler
Australian public intellectual and ethicist, Clive Hamilton, wrote in his 2005 book Affluenza (excerpted in The invisible thread) that Politicians love to identify with the Aussie battler, that stoic, resilient character who has little and complains less. Fifty years ago Australia was full of battlers, people hardened by the rigours of depression and war and, … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: The little Aussie battler
Monday musings on Australian literature: Inaugural First Nations Australia Writers Workshop
I had planned another topic for today's Monday Musings, but when I heard via AustLit News about the inaugural First Nations Australia Writers Workshop to be held in May this year, I decided to write about it sooner rather than later ... The workshop aims to bring together established and emerging writers of Aboriginal and … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Inaugural First Nations Australia Writers Workshop
Monday musings on Australian literature: Indigenous writing and Canberra
This is going to be a difficult post to write because, really, my knowledge is superficial, but I figure that if I put out some feelers, I just might learn something from those who read this and, hopefully, comment. I was inspired to write it by - yes, you've probably guessed it - Canberra's centenary, … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Indigenous writing and Canberra
Monday musings on Australian literature: Reading about Canberra
If you're not already aware of it - through my blog or elsewhere - Canberra turns 100 this year. Tomorrow, Tuesday 12 March, is THE day. How does one date a city with such precision? Well, in Canberra's case it's pretty easy because it was (is) a planned city. I suppose a number of dates … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Reading about Canberra
