Bill Wootton Bill Wootton i(A67493 works by)
Gender: Male
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1 y separately published work icon Watch Bill Wootton , Port Adelaide : Ginninderra Press , 2023 26008377 2023 selected work poetry

'Bill Wootton's poems are kites flown in the sky of our daily lives - hold on to them, go with them.' - Ross Gillett

'Bill Wootton is an empathetic poet with a clear and focused voice. His finely detailed and artfully compressed narrative poems are like mini-novels or movies. His work is accessible yet deep, infused with self-effacing humour which makes it a delight to read.' - Myron Lysenko

'Bill Wootton's nimble poems swing through the daily and the resonances of memory with keen observation and genuine warmth. These poems show how clarity and a playful touch are often hard-won yet richly satisfying.' - Jill Jones'(Publication summary)
1 Iron Armour i "That’s how", Bill Wootton , 2014 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Wonder Book of Poetry , May 2014;
1 The Road to Gundagai by Jackie French Bill Wootton , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Autumn vol. 22 no. 1 2014; (p. 16)
— Review of The Road to Gundagai Jackie French , 2013 single work children's fiction
1 [Untitled] Bill Wootton , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Autumn vol. 21 no. 1 2013; (p. 3-4)
— Review of Alex as Well Alyssa Brugman , 2013 single work novel
1 [Review] All the Green Year Bill Wootton , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Summer vol. 20 no. 4 2012; (p. 10-11)
— Review of All the Green Year D. E. Charlwood , 1965 single work novel
1 Review : A Straight Line to My Heart Bill Wootton , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Summer vol. 19 no. 4 2011; (p. 12)
— Review of A Straight Line to My Heart Bill Condon , 2011 single work novel
1 [Review] Her Father's Daughter Bill Wootton , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Summer vol. 19 no. 4 2011; (p. 6)
— Review of Her Father's Daughter Alice Pung , 2011 single work autobiography
1 [Review] Big River Little Fish Bill Wootton , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Summer vol. 18 no. 4 2010; (p. 13)
— Review of Big River, Little Fish Belinda Jeffrey , 2010 single work novel
1 Untitled Bill Wootton , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Spring vol. 18 no. 3 2010; (p. 18)
— Review of Destiny's Right Hand Michael Wagner , 2010 single work novel
1 [Review] The Window Seat and Other Stories Bill Wootton , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Summer vol. 17 no. 4 2009; (p. 22)
— Review of The Window Seat and Other Stories Archie Weller , 2009 selected work short story
1 [Untitled] Bill Wootton , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Spring vol. 17 no. 3 2009; (p. 30-31)
— Review of Brown Skin Blue Belinda Jeffrey , 2009 single work novel
1 [Review] Last of the Braves Bill Wootton , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Spring vol. 17 no. 3 2009; (p. 13)
— Review of Last of the Braves Archimede Fusillo , 2009 single work novel Wootton says of the novel 'it is rooted in family, is consistently dialogue-driven and is not afraid to deal with challenging moral situations'.
1 [Review] The Unlikely Voyage of Jack de Crow Bill Wootton , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Autumn vol. 17 no. 1 2009; (p. 14)
— Review of The Unlikely Voyage of Jack de Crow A. J. Mackinnon , 2002 single work autobiography The Unlikely Voyage of Jack de Crow, is an autobiographical account of A J McKinnon's experience in sailing and rowing a small boat from North Wales to London. In his review, Bill Wootton asks who might the potential readers be and says that those who sail may be interested in 'the aquatic parts and 'organizational tales of equipage and despair' as well as readers interetsed in 'travelogue tales'. However, he 'does not imagine that secondary students would warm to the book in droves' and feels that McKinnon's 'carefully chosen words seem to get in the way of the tale which might have been told' (14).
1 [Review] Rhyming Boy Bill Wootton , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Spring vol. 16 no. 3 2008; (p. 38)
— Review of Rhyming Boy : A Novel Steven Herrick , 2008 single work children's fiction Wootton discusses a novel where the 'interestingly vulnerable' Jayden embarks on a 'journey towards self-awareness' which involves not only tracking down and meeting his father, but developing new resilience.
1 Town Bill Wootton , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Autumn vol. 16 no. 1 2008; (p. 26)
— Review of Town James Roy , 2007 selected work short story
1 [Untitled] Bill Wootton , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Summer vol. 15 no. 4 2007; (p. 14)
— Review of The Black Dog Gang Robert Newton , 2007 single work novel
1 [Review] Before the Storm Bill Wootton , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Spring vol. 15 no. 3 2007; (p. 41-42)
— Review of Before the Storm Sean McMullen , 2007 single work novel
1 Untitled Bill Wootton , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : on Books for Young Adults , Winter vol. 15 no. 2 2007; (p. 35)
— Review of Dare Devils Bill Condon , 2007 single work novel
1 Untitled Bill Wootton , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Autumn vol. 15 no. 1 2007; (p. 29)
— Review of Notes from the Teenage Underground Simmone Howell , 2006 single work novel
1 No More Borders for Josef Bill Wootton , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Summer vol. 14 no. 4 2006; (p. 28)
— Review of No More Borders for Josef Diana Chase , 2006 single work novel
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