This is not my post on 2012 reading highlights ... that will come at the end of the year ... but, with Christmas just a week away, I thought I'd offer up some Aussie lit suggestions for your lovers-of-literature friends. Some of these may be tricky to find at this short notice - and these … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Last minute Aussie lit shopping ideas
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Monday musings on Australian Literature: Social micro-story telling on Drabbl.es
Have you heard of a Drabble? Besides Margaret that is? It is, according to Wikipedia, "an extremely short [but complete] work of fiction of exactly one hundred words in length". The concept was developed in the UK science fiction and fan fiction communities in the 1980s, with the word itself coming from a Monty Python … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian Literature: Social micro-story telling on Drabbl.es
Monday musings on Australian literature: ACT Writers Showcase
It's been a good week for literature in the ACT. Not only was the UC Book Project announced but on Thursday, our centenary anthology The invisible thread was launched. The launch was a well-organised event: it found the perfect balance between formality and informality, and didn't run too long! The book was launched by writer … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: ACT Writers Showcase
Monday musings on Australian literature: Writing across the fiction-nonfiction divide
Last week, a conference called the NonfictioNow Confence 2012 was held in Melbourne. It went for four days! It sounds right up my alley but I didn't get to it. Fortunately the site says that panel discussions will be online in 2013. Anyhow, it got me thinking about writers who write both fiction and non-fiction … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Writing across the fiction-nonfiction divide
Monday musings on Australian literature: Literary Awards for Short Stories
Since we've been currently talking about short stories - or, at least, I have been doing so here in my little corner of the litblog world - I though it might be a good time to list some of the literary awards dedicated to short stories in Australia. It's a bit of a lazy post … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Literary Awards for Short Stories
Monday musings on Australian literature: What’s in a street name?
Street names may be an unusual topic for a post on literature, but I think it could be argued that names of things are part of our wider literary culture. It can certainly be argued so for my city because street names here are serious business. None of your 5th Avenues and 61st Streets for … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: What’s in a street name?
Monday musings on Australian literature: Guest post from Nigel of Under the counter or a flutter in the dovecot
This is embarrassing but I really can't remember how and when I first met Nigel. Actually let me rephrase that: I do remember when I met him in person because I've only met him once (at a literary event earlier this year), but who stumbled across whose blog first I have no idea. I'm glad … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Guest post from Nigel of Under the counter or a flutter in the dovecot
Monday musings on Australian literature: Canberra’s centenary
In 2013 Canberra, Australia's national capital, will celebrate its centenary. A whole raft of events and activities has been planned to keep us busy and buzzing all year - and I look forward to them - but for me, a reader, one of the most exciting projects inspired by the centenary is The invisible thread. … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Canberra’s centenary
Monday musings on Australian literature: Some thoughts on specialised literary awards
Did you hear last week that the Man Group is, after the current award, withdrawing its support for the Man Asian Literary Prize? I heard it via a tweet from a member of our prize team for the 2011 prize. This, in the same year that the Queensland premier cancelled the Queensland Premier's Literary Awards. … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Some thoughts on specialised literary awards
Monday musings on Australian literature: Guest post from Marilyn of Me, You and Books
I first "met" Marilyn earlier this year when she decided to take part in the Australian Women Writers Challenge 2012. There aren't many non-Australians who have signed up for this challenge so Texas-resident Marilyn stood out. She is a retired professor of a small liberal arts school in the USA, where she taught women’s history, … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Guest post from Marilyn of Me, You and Books
