y separately published work icon A Sea Change : Australian Writing and Photography anthology   biography   short story   extract   poetry   prose  
Issue Details: First known date: 1998... 1998 A Sea Change : Australian Writing and Photography
The material on this page is available to AustLit subscribers. If you are a subscriber or are from a subscribing organisation, please log in to gain full access. To explore options for subscribing to this unique teaching, research, and publishing resource for Australian culture and storytelling, please contact us or find out more.

AbstractHistoryArchive Description

'The unique collection explores the sea change in Australian life today. Two years before the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games the nation is witness to transformations of all types, whether they are radical, magical, sexual or political. In this especially-commissioned anthology, twenty-five of Australia's finest writers and photographers take up the challenge of exploring that theme, including David Malouf, Lily brett, Robert Drewe, Beth Yahp, Robert Dessaix, Tracey Moffatt, Anne Zhalka and William Yang.

This unusual anthology conterpoints essays and photographic images, short stories and the cartoons of Matthew Martin to challenge, surprise and entertain.' (Source: Back cover)

Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games , 1998 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Introduction : The Power of Transformation, Adam Shoemaker , single work prose (p. 8-13)
Tea with Matisse, Robert Dessaix , single work biography (p. 16-29)
No Don't, No Don't (for Fiona Giles), Lily Brett , single work short story (p. 45-61)
Eric, Robert Drewe , single work short story (p. 64-71)
The Beautiful Hour, Beth Yahp , extract novel (p. 74-88)
I Travelled Westi"I travelled West to find the Truth", Matthew Martin , single work poetry (p. 107-111)
Forgiving the Sea, Sue Woolfe , single work biography (p. 112-125)
The Turtles' Graveyard, James Bradley , single work short story (p. 128-135)
Ten Anecdotes About Lord Howe Island, Louis Nowra , sequence prose (p. 136-177)
Mapping, Louis Nowra , single work prose (p. 138-144)
Drink, Louis Nowra , single work prose (p. 144-145)
The Man with Fire in His Eyes, Louis Nowra , single work prose (p. 146-148)
Flotsam and Jetsam, Louis Nowra , single work prose (p. 148-151)
Chooks, Louis Nowra , single work prose (p. 152-159)
The Queen of Rat Tails, Louis Nowra , single work prose (p. 159-164)
A Land of Giants, Louis Nowra , single work prose (p. 164-165)
Expulsion, Louis Nowra , single work prose (p. 165-167)
History as a Snake Devouring Itself, Louis Nowra , single work prose (p. 168-175)
Valley of the Shadow of Death, Louis Nowra , single work prose (p. 175-177)
The Serpent's Covenant, Alexis Wright , single work short story (p. 180-191)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Notes:
Edited and introduced by Adam Shoemaker, prefaced by Andrea Stretton

Works about this Work

Untitled Heather L. E. Neilson , 1999 single work review
— Appears in: Westerly , Autumn vol. 44 no. 1 1999; (p. 127-130)

— Review of A Sea Change : Australian Writing and Photography 1998 anthology biography short story extract poetry prose
Object Lesson Katie Pollock , 1998 single work review
— Appears in: Good Weekend , 19 September 1998; (p. 11)

— Review of A Sea Change : Australian Writing and Photography 1998 anthology biography short story extract poetry prose
Paperbacks Suzy Baldwin , 1998 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 26 September 1998; (p. 10)

— Review of A Sea Change : Australian Writing and Photography 1998 anthology biography short story extract poetry prose
The New Wave Miriam Cosic , 1998 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 19-20 September 1998; (p. 12)

— Review of A Sea Change : Australian Writing and Photography 1998 anthology biography short story extract poetry prose
The New Wave Miriam Cosic , 1998 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 19-20 September 1998; (p. 12)

— Review of A Sea Change : Australian Writing and Photography 1998 anthology biography short story extract poetry prose
Paperbacks Suzy Baldwin , 1998 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 26 September 1998; (p. 10)

— Review of A Sea Change : Australian Writing and Photography 1998 anthology biography short story extract poetry prose
Object Lesson Katie Pollock , 1998 single work review
— Appears in: Good Weekend , 19 September 1998; (p. 11)

— Review of A Sea Change : Australian Writing and Photography 1998 anthology biography short story extract poetry prose
Untitled Heather L. E. Neilson , 1999 single work review
— Appears in: Westerly , Autumn vol. 44 no. 1 1999; (p. 127-130)

— Review of A Sea Change : Australian Writing and Photography 1998 anthology biography short story extract poetry prose
Last amended 28 Jan 2014 08:46:26
X