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Betty Birskys Betty Birskys i(A18874 works by) (birth name: Catherine Elizabeth Williams) (a.k.a. Catherine Elizabeth Birskys)
Also writes as: Betty Birsky
Born: Established: 1925 Toowoomba, Toowoomba area, Darling Downs, Queensland, ;
Gender: Female
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1 Ordinary Folk Have Best Stories Betty Birskys , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 31 May 2011; (p. 21)
1 Final Chapter Feared for Writing Contest Betty Birskys , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 31 May 2011; (p. 9)
1 A Day to Write Home About Betty Birskys , 2011 single work short story
— Appears in: One Book Many Brisbanes : Sixth Anthology of Brisbane Stories 2011; (p. 70-81) In the late 1930s memories of a terrible war and a great depression still loom, unspoken, in the souls of many adults. The children of this damaged generation, hearing hints of another war, try to make sense of the world they will inherit. Their returned-soldier father is proud of the land he has acquired to leave them, and the education he can afford for them. ' (70)
1 1 y separately published work icon Homeland Betty Birskys , Brisbane : Blake Publications , 2004 Z1172977 2004 single work novel 'Betty Birskys writes about the Lithuanian community in Brisbane with insight, affection and a strong sense of identification. This is a small ethnic group about whom very little has been written. Birskys' novel is a moving study of cross-culture marriage and migrant life in Australia where the author, using the device of a fictional memoir, constructs a very personal and poignant story. It succeeds where many other family memoirs fail because of the author's ability to both distance herself from the story and also to reach into its core. This novel tells a familiar but often untold urban story.' (Queensland Premiers Award Judges comments.)
1 Elena's Journey: A Personal Memoir Betty Birskys , 1998 single work review
— Appears in: Social Alternatives , January vol. 17 no. 1 1998; (p. 51)
— Review of Elena's Journey Elena Jonaitis , 1997 single work autobiography
1 The Americans Betty Birskys , 1996 single work short story
— Appears in: Imago : New Writing , Autumn vol. 8 no. 1 1996; (p. 126-133)
1 Remember the Pink Elephant? Betty Birskys , 1995 single work autobiography
— Appears in: Hecate , vol. 21 no. 1 1995; (p. 70-73) Hibiscus and Ti-Tree : Women in Queensland 2009; (p. 221-224) Prompted by reading an article by Clive Moore, Betty Birskys recalls her own experiences as a fledgling journalist and writer in Brisbane.
1 A Conglomeration of Tribes Betty Birskys , 1995 single work column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 9 September 1995; (p. 21)
1 Amorality is No Basis for an Historical Novel Betty Birskys , 1995 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Australian , 10 July 1995; (p. 11)
1 My Son's Bread Betty Birskys , 1995 single work short story
— Appears in: Idiom 23 , November vol. 8 no. 1 1995; (p. 12-15)
1 The Boys Grown Old Betty Birskys , 1994 single work short story
— Appears in: Southerly , June vol. 54 no. 2 1994; (p. 124-133)
1 From the Village of Lieplauke Betty Birsky , 1993 single work short story
— Appears in: Span , October no. 36 1993; (p. 639-645)
1 In Vilnius Betty Birsky , 1993 single work short story
— Appears in: Span , October no. 36 1993; (p. 634-639)
1 Libby Sloane's Dreamtime Betty Birskys , 1992 single work short story
— Appears in: Imago , July vol. 4 no. 2 1992; (p. 64-67)
1 Becky Sloane's Dreamtime Betty Birskys , 1992 single work short story
— Appears in: Famous Reporter , May no. 5 1992; (p. 54-58)
1 At the Edge of the Green Belt Betty Birskys , 1992 single work short story
— Appears in: Social Alternatives , July vol. 11 no. 2 1992; (p. 16-18)
1 Tiger Tiger...A Patch of Purple Prose Betty Birsky , 1992 single work short story
— Appears in: Idiom 23 , January/February vol. 5 no. 1 1992; (p. 14)
1 Danny Boy i "You wouldn't believe it!", Betty Birskys , 1991 single work poetry humour
— Appears in: Social Alternatives , October vol. 10 no. 3 1991; (p. 48)
1 `Inspired' by : For the Fallen by Lawrence Binyon i "They shall grow not old, as we that are left -", Betty Birskys , 1991 single work poetry
— Appears in: Social Alternatives , October vol. 10 no. 3 1991; (p. 24)
1 Self-Indulgence Betty Birskys , 1991 single work short story
— Appears in: Meanjin , Autumn vol. 50 no. 1 1991; (p. 92-96)
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