Declan Fry Declan Fry i(19498629 works by)
Gender: Male
Heritage: Aboriginal ; Aboriginal Yorta Yorta / Yota Yota
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1 November's Best New Books, from Rosalie Ham's Latest Novel to a Stranger-than-fiction Memoir from Lech Blaine Kate Evans , Sarah L'Estrange , Declan Fry , Katherine Smyrk , 2024 single work review
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , September 2024;

— Review of Australian Gospel : A Family Saga Lech Blaine , 2024 single work autobiography ; The Thinning Inga Simpson , 2024 single work novel ; Molly Rosalie Ham , 2024 single work novel
1 The Best New Books Released in October, from an Exploration of the Past by Michelle de Kretser to Brian Castro's 11th Novel Kate Evans , Claire Nichols , Sarah L'Estrange , Declan Fry , Nicola Heath , 2024 single work review
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , October 2024;

— Review of The Burrow Melanie Cheng , 2024 single work novel ; Theory & Practice Michelle De Kretser , 2024 single work novel ; Dusk Robbie Arnott , 2024 single work novel ; Chinese Postman Brian Castro , 2024 single work novel ; Rapture Emily Maguire , 2024 single work novel
1 The Best New Books Released in August, as Selected by Avid Readers and Critics Kate Evans , Claire Nichols , Sarah L'Estrange , Nicola Heath , Declan Fry , 2024 single work review
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , September 2024;

— Review of Highway 13 Fiona McFarlane , 2024 single work novel ; Woo Woo Ella Baxter , 2024 single work novel ; Running with Pirates Kári Gíslason , 2024 single work autobiography ; Big Time Jordan Prosser , 2024 single work novel
1 Mark the Dawn by Jazz Money Declan Fry , 2024 single work review
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , July 2024;

— Review of Mark the Dawn Jazz Money , 2024 selected work poetry

'Jazz Money is a multifaceted artist: a poet and filmmaker who works across installation, performance, digital and other media. mark the dawn is their second collection of poetry, extending and elaborating the achievements of their debut, how to make a basket.'

1 Miles Franklin Literary Award 2024 Shortlist : Book Experts on the Surprises and Likely Winner of Australia's Biggest Literary Award Kate Evans , Claire Nichols , Sarah L'Estrange , Declan Fry , Hannah Reich , 2024 single work column
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , July 2024;

'The shortlist for the 2024 Miles Franklin Literary Award has now been announced, with six authors selected from the longlist to vie for Australia's most prestigious literary award.'

1 (Review) 36 Ways of Writing a Vietnamese Poem Declan Fry , 2024 single work review
— Appears in: The Monthly , May 2024; (p. 65)

— Review of 36 Ways of Writing a Vietnamese Poem Nam Le , 2024 selected work poetry
'When Nam Le's debut short story collection The Boat landed in 2008 it was so freighted, a big deal, that comparisons to Joyce’s Dubliners felt modest (as did suggestions the book would be read “for as long as people read books” – a little breathless even by blurb standards, of which there are none). A hot minute or two of radio silence followed. Then, in 2019, we got Le’s analysis of David Malouf. Recently, with sightings of Le in bookshops and at literary festivals, signs of something were afoot.' (Introduction)
1 The Stella Prize 2024 : A Reading Guide to the Six Shortlisted Books Sarah L'Estrange , Katherine Smyrk , Nicola Heath , Declan Fry , Cher Tan , 2024 single work column
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , April 2024;

— Review of Body Friend Katherine Brabon , 2023 single work novel ; The Swift Dark Tide Katia Ariel , 2023 single work autobiography ; Feast Emily O'Grady , 2023 single work novel ; Abandon Every Hope : Essays for the Dead Hayley Singer , 2023 selected work essay ; Hospital Sanya Rushdi , Arunava Sinha (translator), 2023 single work novel
1 Naag Mountain by Manisha Anjali Declan Fry , 2024 single work review
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , April 2024;

— Review of Naag Mountain Manisha Anjali , 2024 selected work poetry
1 Bullet Paper Rock: A Memoir of Words and Wars by Abbas El-Zein Declan Fry , 2024 single work review
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , April 2024;

— Review of Bullet, Paper, Rock : A Memoir of Words and Wars Abbas El-Zein , 2024 single work autobiography

'"It is psychotic to draw a line from one place to another," wrote poet and author Bhanu Kapil about the partition of India. "It is psychotic to submit to violence in a time of great violence and yet it is psychotic to leave that home or country, the place where you submitted again and again, forever."' (Introduction)

1 The White Cockatoo Flowers by Ouyang Yu Declan Fry , 2024 single work review
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , April 2024;

— Review of The White Cockatoo Flowers : Stories Yu Ouyang , 2024 selected work short story

'Provocateur, DIY punk and your friendly neighbourhood poet-uncle, Ouyang Yu is a transgressor whose faith lies only in the hardest vices (poetry, disappointment).' (Introduction)

1 On Kim Scott by Tony Birch Declan Fry , 2024 single work review
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , March 2024;

— Review of On Kim Scott Tony Birch , 2024 single work essay
1 Novel Gazing Declan Fry , 2024 single work column
— Appears in: The Monthly , February 2024; (p. 68-71)
'The article explores McKenzie Wark's literary contributions and cultural critiques, highlighting her diverse interests, from Australian literature to gender identity. Topics include the influence of Wark's work on cultural theory, her engagement with diverse forms of writing, and the intersection of personal experiences with theoretical concepts in her latest memoir, "Love and Money, Sex and Death."' (Publication abstract) 
1 The Sixth Event Declan Fry , Craig Santos Perez , 2024 single work poetry
— Appears in: Woven : First Nations Poetic Conversations from the Fair Trade Project 2024;
1 The Part of Me That Desires Declan Fry , Craig Santos Perez , 2024 single work poetry
— Appears in: Woven : First Nations Poetic Conversations from the Fair Trade Project 2024;
1 Between the Diagnosis and the Death Declan Fry , Craig Santos Perez , 2024 single work poetry
— Appears in: Woven : First Nations Poetic Conversations from the Fair Trade Project 2024;
1 Fractions Declan Fry , Craig Santos Perez , 2024 single work poetry
— Appears in: Woven : First Nations Poetic Conversations from the Fair Trade Project 2024;
1 From Alexis Wright to Tony Birch and Evelyn Araluen: Powerful Books by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Writers Kate Evans , Claire Nichols , Sarah L'Estrange , Declan Fry , Cher Tan , 2024 single work review
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , January 2024;

— Review of Praiseworthy Alexis Wright , 2023 single work novel ; Edenglassie Melissa Lucashenko , 2023 single work novel ; Women and Children Tony Birch , 2023 single work novel ; Firelight John Morrissey , 2023 selected work short story ; Harvest Lingo Lionel Fogarty , 2022 selected work poetry ; Close to the Subject : Selected Works Daniel Browning , 2023 selected work essay interview ; Dropbear Evelyn Araluen , 2021 selected work poetry essay ; The Yield Tara June Winch , 2019 single work novel
1 平行移動 / Parallel Displacement : Four Haiku Declan Fry , 2023 single work poetry
— Appears in: Westerly , vol. 68 no. 2 2023; (p. 15)
1 911 Lonely : Call Me Call Me Call Me Declan Fry , 2023 single work essay
— Appears in: Meanjin , December vol. 82 no. 4 2023; (p. 132-142) Meanjin Online 2023;
'Writing about Paul B Preciado in 'General Intellects' (2017), McKenzie Wark once provided a kind of intellectual summa of her preferred mode of thinking and living: a public toilet, a man who hands her a pirate translation (made by a 'nasty street queen') of Foucault's works, promising it will change her life.' (Publication abstract) 
1 The New Books Our Avid Readers and Critics Couldn't Put down in November Kate Evans , Claire Nichols , Sarah L'Estrange , Declan Fry , Cher Tan , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , November 2023;

— Review of The Conversion Amanda Lohrey , 2023 single work novel ; Women and Children Tony Birch , 2023 single work novel ; Question 7 Richard Flanagan , 2023 single work prose
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