y separately published work icon Australian Author periodical issue  
Issue Details: First known date: 2017... vol. 49 no. 2 November 2017 of Australian Author est. 1969 Australian Author
The material on this page is available to AustLit subscribers. If you are a subscriber or are from a subscribing organisation, please log in to gain full access. To explore options for subscribing to this unique teaching, research, and publishing resource for Australian culture and storytelling, please contact us or find out more.

AbstractHistoryArchive Description

'I am excited about this edition of Australian Author because I believe it is hugely important that an organisation dedicated to advocacy and support for writers does not avoid discussing the issues facing our industry. Indeed, I believe it is incumbent on us to both inform and challenge in order to encourage authors and publishers alike, to eschew the safety of the middle ground in favour of celebrating the richness and colour of difference.

'Brave writing may be controversial, opinionated, dangerous and challenging, but not all contentious, opinionated, challenging and dangerous writing is brave. What sets the two apart are integrity, thoughtfulness, courage, and as Susan Carland mentions, vulnerability.' (Juliet Rogers, Introduction)

Contents

* Contents derived from the 2017 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Leah Purcell Straight Shooter, Michael Adams , single work

'The creator of The Drover’s Wife on reimagining Henry Lawson’s classic short story from an Indigenous female perspective. By Michael Adams.' 

(p. 5-9)
Someone Else’s Shoes, Amal Awad , single work essay

'Should authors write characters and situations far removed from their own experiences? Amal Awad investigates the parameters of cultural appropriation.'

(p. 10-16)
What Is A Sensitivity Reader?, Cassie Hamer , single work column

'Writing cross-culturally and want to get it right? Help is available, reports Cassie Hamer.'

(p. 17-19)
First Draft To Final Pages, Nova Weetman , single work column

'Nova Weetman explains how her new novel, Everything Is Changed, changed in its evolution and editing…'

(p. 20-21)
Six Authors Seven Questions, single work interview

'Felicity Castagna, Benjamin Law, Susan Carland, Jenny Valentish, Melissa Keil and Sofie Laguna on life-changing books, brave writing and cultural appropriation…'

(p. 22-27)
A Series To Celebrate, single work column

'Black Inc.’s Chris Feik gives us the lowdown on Writers on Writers, the innovative series in which Australian writers reflect on the writers who’ve inspired and fascinated them. The first books, published in October 2017, feature Alice Pung on John Marsden and Erik Jensen on Kate Jennings. But there’s much more to come in 2018...'(Introduction)

(p. 28)
The Fictions We Allow, Sami Shah , single work column

'Author Sami Shah on why Muslim genre writing doesn’t get a look in…'

(p. 29-30)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Last amended 19 Mar 2018 13:04:17
Newspapers:
    Powered by Trove
    X