Christopher Bantick Christopher Bantick i(A22292 works by) (a.k.a. Christopher David Bantick; Chris Bantick)
Also writes as: Christopher Bantic ; CB
Born: Established: 1952 Melbourne, Victoria, ;
Gender: Male
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1 Unplug Kids to Improve Literacy Levels Christopher Bantick , 2016 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 25 April 2016; (p. 15)
1 Children's Books Are a Must-Read Christopher Bantick , 2016 single work column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 24 February 2016; (p. 25)
The authors talks about parent/child relationships and reading.
1 A Writer for Every Student's Desk Christopher Bantick , 2015 single work column
— Appears in: The Mercury , 5 May 2015; (p. 31)
'Every Tasmanian student should know about the work of Margaret Scott...'
1 Open Book : How Reading Better Literature Makes Us Better Readers of People Christopher Bantick , 2014 single work column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 11-12 January 2014; (p. 16)
'Schools that fail to offer their students serious literary fiction are abrogating a clear responsibility.'
1 Anti-War Poems Can Counter Hero Worship Christopher Bantick , 2013 single work column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 20-21 April 2013; (p. 15)
'Anzac Day has become an excrescence of national identity that feeds bellicosity and jingoism'
1 Small but Sure Samplers of the Nation's Creative Voice Christopher Bantick , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 19-20 January 2013; (p. 25)

— Review of Southerly vol. 72 no. 1 2012 periodical issue ; Kill Your Darlings no. 11 October 2012 periodical issue ; Meanjin vol. 71 no. 3 Spring 2012 periodical issue ; Island no. 130 Spring 2012 periodical issue ; Overland no. 209 Summer 2012 periodical issue
1 We Need a Corner for a Poet, and We Don't Even Know It Christopher Bantick , 2013 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 3 January 2013; (p. 9)
Christopher Bantick argues that St Paul's Anglican Cathedral, Melbourne should be the site of an Australian Poets' Corner (similar to Poet's Corner in Westminster Abbey, London): 'Besides granting Australian poets a place in a city that befits their contribution to the intellectual if not spiritual life of the nation and beyond, their names immortalised may just prompt people to ask not only who they were, but how can I find their work? A voice in a corner is not too much to ask for is it?'
1 Porter's Songbook Mixes Eros and the Epic Christopher Bantick , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 7-8 December 2013; (p. 16-17)

— Review of The Best 100 Poems of Dorothy Porter Dorothy Porter , 2013 selected work poetry
1 Journeys of the Greek Diaspora Christopher Bantick , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 6-7 July 2013; (p. 23)

— Review of Call Me Emilios Emilios Kyrou , 2012 single work autobiography ; Stefanos of Limassol Anna Kannava , 2012 single work novel
1 Distinctive Voices Christopher Bantick , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 3-4 November 2012; (p. 24)

— Review of Westerly vol. 57 no. 1 July 2012 periodical issue ; Griffith Review no. 37 Spring 2012 periodical issue ; Kill Your Darlings no. 10 July 2012 periodical issue ; Overland no. 208 Spring 2012 periodical issue ; Wet Ink no. 27 2012 periodical issue
1 Spawned by Fire and Brimstone Christopher Bantick , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 15-16 September 2012; (p. 20)

— Review of Black Mountain Venero Armanno , 2012 single work novel
1 Hope Springs Eternal Christopher Bantick , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 18 August 2012; (p. 27) The Sydney Morning Herald , 25-26 August 2012; (p. 35)

— Review of After Morris Gleitzman , 2012 single work children's fiction
1 Intimate View of a Closed World Christopher Bantick , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 14-15 July 2012; (p. 30-31)

— Review of My Life in a Pea Soup Lisa Nops , 2012 single work autobiography ; The Lost Woman Sydney Smith , 2012 single work autobiography
1 New Views Crucial to Culture Christopher Bantick , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 21-22 April 2012; (p. 24-25)

— Review of Kill Your Darlings no. 8 January 2012 periodical issue ; Ampersand Magazine no. 5 Summer 2012 periodical issue ; Wet Ink no. 25 2011 periodical issue ; Island no. 127 Summer 2011 periodical issue
1 Literature's Demise is Pure Fiction Christopher Bantick , 2012 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 11 April 2012; (p. 19)
1 Young Poets at Home in Land of the Free Verse Christopher Bantick , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 24-25 March 2012; (p. 18-19)

— Review of Young Poets : An Australian Anthology 2011 anthology poetry
1 El Gordo, the Dreaming Schemer of Sleepy Hollow Christopher Bantick , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 4-5 February 2012; (p. 24-25)

— Review of Poor Man's Wealth Rod Usher , 2011 single work novel
1 Bookstores Must Reinvent Themselves to Survive Price War Christopher Bantick , 2011-2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 31 December - 1 January 2011-2012; (p. 15)
1 Proof that Australian Writing Is Hard to Best Christopher Bantick , 2011-2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 31 December - 1 January 2011-2012; (p. 20-21)

— Review of The Best Australian Essays 2011 2011 anthology essay extract criticism ; The Best Australian Stories 2011 2011 anthology short story ; The Best Australian Poems 2011 2011 anthology poetry
1 Artful Glimpses Reveal a Writing Culture in Rude Hhealth Christopher Bantick , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 19 - 20 November 2011; (p. 20-21)

— Review of Griffith Review no. 34 Summer 2011 periodical issue
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