Cirrus@Austlit

'How does an English farm boy from Kenya end up as a journalist in Australia, Rhodesia and Britain? And then a Presbyterian church minister in New South Wales and Western Australia, where he became the state moderator? Michael Charles describes how his life dramatically chopped and changed as he discovered who he was and where he should go in a world where he didn't seem to fit. Along the way, he married a red headed police inspector's daughter with convict ancestry, with whom he produced a family of three sons. His memoir is honest, but full of humour, giving valuable insights into a tale of triumph over adversity.' (Publication summary)

'This collection of poems by Lillian May Egan (Mary Nesbitt; 1928-2002) is the first publication of her poetry composed during the last ten years of her life. During this time, she was a member of Papermates which was part of The Society of Women Writers of Western Australia. They used a 'Round Robin' method of sending members' work to each other by post for critique each month.'

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'Fifty years after her passing, the KSP Writers' Centre community have banded together to reflect on the life and legacy of noted Australian author Katharine Susannah Prichard. Whether it be the conjuring of fictional fancies, poetic reminiscences, re-treading of footsteps long gone or fond recollections of 11 Old York Road in Greenmount, these pages are filled with evocative tales that bring Katharine back to life. This commemoration anthology is dedicated to her memory, her essence, her legacy: Katharine Susannah Prichard 1883-1969.'

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'Traverse, a travel memoir, charts the unfolding disintegration of a marriage and a woman's last-ditch attempt to rescue it by taking a difficult and dangerous trek with her husband.

'The landscape of Madagascar proves as rocky as her relationship, and the path forward must be hacked through harsh, uncharted jungle. The terrain, in particular the powerful Bemarivo River, brings her face to face with her own limitations and demons from her past. It forces her to find the strength for this rite of passage and to reconsider her future.

'By pushing through a physical feat of endurance and closely examining the emotional truth of her situation in a challenging test of resilience, she must finally resolve her own and her husband's future, for herself and for her family.

'Traverse is a forensic examination of the denouement of a fractured marriage. Here you will find love, confrontation and resolution in a dangerous but captivating land.' (Publication summary)

'The October 2015 Write-a-Rama was held over three days at Katharine Susannah Prichard Writers’ Centre. The workshop featured guest authors Megan McKinlay and James Foley with Melissa O’Shea as facilitator.' (Publication summary)