W. F. Larkins W. F. Larkins i(A7901 works by) (a.k.a. Bill Larkins)
; Died: Ceased: 1995
Gender: Male
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1 Birth of The Australian Author W. F. Larkins , 2018 single work essay
— Appears in: Australian Author , vol. 50 no. 2 2018; (p. 40-42)

'When Joan Clarke first asked me to write a short piece concerning those heady days in 1968 when we decided to publish our own quarterly I shrank from the task. So many other people are better able to tell the story, of the magazine we couldn't afford and weren't sure our members wanted.'  (Introduction)
1 Who Got the Money?: The 1990s W. F. Larkins , 1993 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Author , Spring vol. 25 no. 3 1993; (p. 44)
1 Niels Stevns, The Man Behind the Vogel Award W. F. Larkins , 1988 single work obituary (for Niels Stevns )
— Appears in: Australian Author , July vol. 20 no. 2 1988; (p. 17)
1 25 Years Ago... W. F. Larkins , 1988 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Author , July vol. 20 no. 2 1988; (p. 33-34)
1 How Much are Writers Worth? W. F. Larkins , 1970 single work
— Appears in: Australian Author , vol. 2 no. 1 1970; (p. 7-10)
1 7 y separately published work icon Australian Author Barrie Ovenden (editor), Nancy Keesing (editor), Gavin Souter (editor), Craig McGregor (editor), Max Brown (editor), Gavin Souter (editor), Don'o Kim (editor), Colin Simpson (editor), Joan Clarke (editor), W. F. Larkins (editor), Robert Pullan (editor), Dominic O'Grady (editor), Helen Stanwix (editor), Anne Summers (editor), Chip Rolley (editor), Angelo Loukakis , Michael Visontay , Michael Adams (editor), 1969 Sydney : The Australian Society of Authors , 1969-2018 Z936754 1969 periodical (135 issues)

In 1962, Walter Stone, President of the New South Wales branch of the Fellowship of Australian Writers, suggested the need for a new writers' professional organization. Despite some opposition from other Fellowship branches, the Australian Society of Authors (ASA) was established in June 1963 to protect the rights of authors and illustrators. The following year the ASA established Broadside, a broadsheet to distribute literary news to members. In 1969 the broadsheet was superseded by the quarterly magazine Australian Author.

Described by one its editors as the 'business voice for the writer making money', Australian Author publishes articles on issues such as copyright, digital media, business tax, editing and publishing. Many prominent Australian writers have contributed to the magazine over the years. Early issues included contributions from Thomas Keneally, A. D. Hope, Harry Heseltine, Charmian Clift and Frank Hardy. Recent contributors have included Frank Moorhouse, Kate Grenville, Drusilla Modjeska and Lynne Spender.
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