Bruce Muirden Bruce Muirden i(A13505 works by)
Born: Established: 1928 ; Died: Ceased: 8 Dec 1991 Adelaide, South Australia,
Gender: Male
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1 Puzzled Inked In Bruce Muirden , 1984 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , September no. 64 1984; (p. 5-6)

— Review of Wild Man of Letters : The Story of P. R. Stephensen Craig Munro , 1984 single work biography
1 [Review] A Woman of the Future Bruce Muirden , 1979 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 10 November 1979; (p. 24)

— Review of A Woman of the Future David Ireland , 1979 single work novel
1 Literary Letters Bruce Muirden , 1978 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 18 March 1978; (p. 25)

— Review of Letters of Vance and Nettie Palmer 1915-1963 Nettie Palmer , Vance Palmer , 1977 selected work correspondence
1 Untitled Bruce Muirden , 1978 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 23 September 1978; (p. 25)

— Review of A Letter to Joan : an autobiography 1962-73 Roland Robinson , 1978 single work autobiography
1 The Man Who Almost Was Bruce Muirden , 1976 single work review
— Appears in: Nation Review , 1-7 October 1976; (p. 1248-9)

— Review of Naught to Thirty-Three Randolph Bedford , 1944 single work autobiography
1 Backbiting and Baby Oil Bruce Muirden , 1976 single work
— Appears in: Nation Review , 19-25 March 1976, 569 1976;
1 2 y separately published work icon The Puzzled Patriots : The Story of the Australia First Movement Bruce Muirden , Melbourne : Melbourne University Press , 1968 Z555170 1968 single work biography
1 Untitled Bruce Muirden , 1960 single work review
— Appears in: WEA Bulletin , vol. 1 no. 2 1960; (p. 10)

— Review of Speak You So Gently Kylie Tennant , 1959 single work non-fiction
1 The End of Meanjin? Bruce Muirden , 1960 single work
— Appears in: The Observer , 26 November vol. 3 no. 24 1960; (p. 38)
1 Where is the Brennan? Bruce Muirden , 1960 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Observer , 6 August vol. 3 no. 16 1960; (p. 6-7)
1 The Drunken Explorer Bruce Muirden , 1960 single work
— Appears in: The Observer , 3 September vol. 3 no. 18 1960; (p. 12)
1 The Ugly Head of Politics Bruce Muirden , 1952 single work
— Appears in: The Austrovert , no. 6 1952; (p. 9)
1 The Novel as a Social Force Bruce Muirden , 1952 single work
— Appears in: Voice , July 1952; (p. 25)
1 2 y separately published work icon Austro-Verse Bruce Muirden (editor), Melbourne : Austrovert , 1952 Z331504 1952 anthology poetry
1 The Sad State of Australian Letters Bruce Muirden , 1951 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Austrovert , Summer no. 2 1951; (p. 2)
1 12-Point Survey of Australian Literature : How Things Stand Today Bruce Muirden , 1951 single work
— Appears in: The Austrovert , no. 5 1951; (p. 1)
1 The Austrovert - Its Raison d' Etre Bruce Muirden , 1950 single work
— Appears in: The Austrovert , December no. 1 1950; (p. 2)
1 3 y separately published work icon The Austrovert The Northern Austrovert Bruce Muirden (editor), 1950 Melbourne : 1950-1953 Z869654 1950 periodical (10 issues)

Financed by proceeds earned from several months of farm labouring, twenty-two year old Bruce Muirden published the first issue of Austrovert in December 1950. Dissastified with what he believed was the lack of attention given to Australian literature by 'academics and litterateurs', Muirden hoped that the Austrovert would be a 'half way mark' between the daily press and the academy.

Printing between four and five hundred copies for each issue on an irregular basis, Muirden distributed copies to places that he believed were in need of Austrovert's message. Muirden distanced his editorial policy from movements such as the Jindyworobaks, but the magazine received harsh criticism from Max Harris for a lack of strong policy. The magazine was also attacked by members of the Realist Writers Group for alleged fascist motivations.

Much of the content was unsigned, but other contributions and reprints were also published. In addition to unsigned reviews and a series of biographical sketches of Australian authors, Austrovert published the work of a number of writers, including Norman Lindsay, Judith Wright, Vance Palmer, Vincent Buckley, Arthur Upfield, Ian Mudie, Rex Ingamells, Douglas Stewart and Ruth Park.

Muirden moved to Darwin in 1953, but could not continue production of the magazine. The last, one sheet issue of Austrovert was printed there in June 1953. A selection of poetry from the Austrovert was published as Austro-Verse in 1952.

1 Lawson Could Laugh Bruce Muirden , 1950 single work
— Appears in: The Austrovert , December no. 1 1950; (p. 2)
1 The Great Australian Pagan Bruce Muirden , 1950 single work
— Appears in: Melbourne University Magazine 1950; (p. 30-33)
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