Cirrus@Austlit

'...[T]he problem of politics, and how it affects the ethical practice of writing. Tess Brady makes a powerful case ..., and effectively throws down a gauntlet to writers to follow up political and human rights concerns, and to publish what she calls 'papers critiquing much of what I was appalled by in conservative Australia'. - Editorial, Text Vol. 10 No. 1, April 2006

'...[T]his article looks forward and suggests directions for research projects focused on creative writing in higher education institutions.'

Writers need to research more than the setting and time of their work. They need to research the market, copyright obligations, contracts, avoiding defamation, how to create a publishing proposal and how to generate additonal income.

The writer as author and political activist.