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Issue Details: First known date: 2013... vol. 45 no. 2 December 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.
I'd Like to Thank..., Miriam Cosic , single work column

'Book launches are one of the silent casualties of shrinking profits and digital publishing. Miriam Cosic finds opinions divided about their value: rising authors miss the acknowledgement while older hands remain sceptical of their benefit.'

 (p. 5-8)
You Had to Be There, Richard Walsh , single work column

'John Laws made an ugly speech, Sophie Loren's turned into a riot and Geoff Blainey refused to fly to his own event. Richard Walsh reflects on some memorable book launches.'

 (p. 9-11)
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Best Feed Forward, Helen O'Neill , single work column

'Smart self-promotion is not grubby. It's a necessity, says Helen O'Neill.'

 (p. 13)
The Royalties Roundabout, Julietta Jameson , single work column

'Authors' dues are traditionally paid on a six-monthly basis and despite digital progress, no one seems willing to budge on that. Julietta Jameson tries to find out why.'

 (p. 14-16)
A Teacher's Lament, Mark Dapin , single work column

'Mark Dapin aims low as he tries to teach a group of wannabes how to write.'

 (p. 18-19)
Do You Need a Counsellor?, Caroline Baum , single work column
'If athletes can have them, why can't authors? Caroline Baum talks to some pioneers in previously uncharted waters.'
 (p. 20-22)
The Glorious Diffculty of Writing, single work column

'The thread that binds all writers is the recognition of just how difficult writing really is, says Don Watson, in his address to the ASA 50th Anniversary Dinner.'

 (p. 24-27)
Celebration - Libby Gleeson, Stephany Steggall , single work biography (p. 28-31)
Internationally Invisible, Angelo Loukakis , Jacqueline Breen , single work column

'Angelo Loukakis on the invisibility of Australian books overseas.

'PLUS The ASA National Writers' Congress: a report by Jacqueline Breen.'

 (p. 32-33)
Pilgrims, Jumbos and Buddhas, Diane Armstrong , single work prose (p. 34)
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