Michael X. Savvas Michael X. Savvas i(A94679 works by)
Gender: Male
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1 Life Sentences – What Creative Writing by Prisoners Tells Us about the inside Michael X. Savvas , 2020 single work column
— Appears in: The Conversation , 20 February 2020;

'A recent project to encourage South Australian prisoners to write provides insights into how prisoners may benefit from written expression.'
1 Good Country Michael X. Savvas , 2019 single work column
— Appears in: The Adelaide Review , February no. 468 2019; (p. 17)
1 Life Sentences Michael X. Savvas (editor), 2018 selected work poetry
— Appears in: Westerly , September no. 6 2018; (p. 32-40)

A selection of poetry submitted by inmates in South Australian prisons for the program Art by Prisoners, which included creative writing for the first time in 2017. Authors are identified only by their gender and age.
1 Two the Three Taswegians Michael X. Savvas , 2016 single work prose
— Appears in: Transnational Literature , December 2016;
1 Book Review : The English Class Michael X. Savvas , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: Transnational Literature , May vol. 6 no. 2 2014;
— Review of The English Class Yu Ouyang , 2010 single work novel
1 Crime Scenes : The Importance of Place in Australian Crime Fiction Michael X. Savvas , 2010 single work criticism
— Appears in: Journeying and Journalling : Creative and Critical Meditations on Travel Writing 2010; (p. 204-213) 'There are eight million stories about crime fiction. And this is one of them. There are two main ways in which writers use place in crime fiction. The first way is to use place to help create a certain mood and atmosphere. The second way is to use the geographical or physical features of a place imaginatively as a plot device. Sometimes the journeys that are made by characters in crime fiction serve to remind us as readers of these two major devices. Although historically a lot of Australian crime fiction has not focused on place in terms of setting, this is changing as Australia continues to change. (Author's introduction, 204)
1 1 y separately published work icon Journeying and Journalling : Creative and Critical Meditations on Travel Writing Giselle Bastin (editor), Kate Douglas (editor), Michele McCrea (editor), Michael X. Savvas (editor), Kent Town : Wakefield Press , 2010 Z1824382 2010 anthology prose poetry 'In December 2004 the town of Penneshaw, Kangaroo Island, provided the backdrop for an international conference titled 'Journeying and Journalling'. The conference created a space for creative and critical meditations on travel writing.

Collectively the essays in this collection provide a snapshot of current directions and preoccupations in contemporary travel writing scholarship. They function as a reminder of the work that has been done on representations of Indigeneity and of writing marginalised narratives into the travel canon. However, these chapters also remind us of the important work that remains - particularly in relation to travel writing as form of reconciliation - for example, between Indigenous people and colonisers, and between colonisers and neo-colonials.

Scholars also bear the responsibility of considering the complexities of representing culture and place in a post-colonial, even post-traumatic world.

This collection includes essays by Tim Youngs, Helen Tiffin, and Paul Sharrad, and many other leading writers in the field of travel writing.' (Publisher's blurb)
1 Errol Flynn's Lifelong Relationship ... with the Sea Michael X. Savvas , 2009 single work criticism
— Appears in: Something Rich and Strange : Sea Changes, Beaches and the Littoral in the Antipodes 2009; (p. 98-113) Discusses Flynn's autobiographical writing with the focus on his relationship with the sea.
1 [Review] Words from Table One... : A Compendium of Creative Writing Irreverence Michael X. Savvas , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: Transnational Literature , November vol. 2 no. 1 2009;
— Review of Words from Table One... : A Compendium of Creative Writing Irreverence 2009 anthology poetry short story
1 Low Sentiments in The High Commissioner Michael X. Savvas , 2006 single work criticism
— Appears in: London Was Full of Rooms 2006; (p. 183-192)
1 In Brief : Fiction Michael X. Savvas , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 281 2006; (p. 62)
— Review of Head Shot Jarad W. Henry , 2004 single work novel
1 In Brief : Fiction Michael X. Savvas , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 280 2006; (p. 62)
— Review of Dead Set : A Brad Chen Novel Kel Robertson , 2006 single work novel
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