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Alternative title: 50 Years of Advocacy
Issue Details: First known date: 2013... vol. 45 no. 1 April 2013 of Australian Author est. 1969 Australian Author
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Contents

* Contents derived from the , 2013 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Editorial : 50 Years of Advocacy, Michael Visontay , single work column (p. 4)
Australian Author : The Future, single work column (p. 5)
Over the Literary Cliff, Lynne Spender , single work column (p. 8-11) Section: The Rights of Writers
In for the Long Haul, Michael Visontay , single work column
'From Dal Stivens to Colin Simpson and Barbara Jefferis, Stephany Steggall encountered a colourful gallery of characters as she set about writing the history of the Asa.
 (p. 12-15)
After 50 Years, Where Next?, Angelo Loukakis , single work column (p. 16-17) Section: ASA View
Kindled Spirits, Louis Nowra , single work column
'So much information, not enough craft. Yet Louis Nowra is torn between the texture of paper and the possibilities of publishing.'
 (p. 20-22)
The Only Way Forward, Tara Moss , single work column
'Conversations about literature are too often haunted by nostalgia. The digital age is not the end of literature. it is only change, and I welcome it, writes Tara Moss.'
 (p. 23-25)
Now for the Movie, Anneli Knight , single work column
'When the film producer calls, asking to option your book, many authors feel a shiver of excitement. Five or even ten years later, many of them are still waiting. The process of adaptation can be even more tortuous than writing a book in the first place as prominent authors tell Anneli Knight.'
 (p. 26-29)
Celebration : Gillian Mears, Wendy Frew , single work biography
'The personal is never far away for Gillian Mears, whose distinguished body of work has centered around recording her entanglement in a possessive, controlling family.'
 (p. 30-33)
Note: Includes a list of Prizes and Honors and a bibliography.
The Apple Starts it All, Virginia Jealous , single work prose (p. 34) Section: Letter Home
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