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Five Ways to Boost Australian Writers’ Earnings, Rebecca Giblin , Joshua Yuvaraj , single work column

'Who makes the money in publishing? Nobody. This often repeated dark joke highlights a serious issue. The most recent figures show that Australian authors earn just $12,900 a year from writing work (the median, at $2,800, was even worse). Indeed, authors can gross less than $5,000 for Miles Franklin-nominated titles that took two or more years to write.'  (Introduction)
Behrouz Boochani’s Literary Prize Cements His Status as an Australian Writer, Keyvan Allahyari , Paul Rae , single work column

'When the author Richard Flanagan described Behrouz Boochani, a Kurdish-Iranian asylum seeker currently held on Manus Island, as “a great Australian writer”, he turned tired cliché into a pointed question: what makes an “Australian” writer?'  (Introduction)
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