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Bill Reed Bill Reed i(A23101 works by)
Also writes as: Barbara Adele
Born: Established: 1939 Perth, Western Australia, ;
Gender: Male
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BiographyHistory

Although he was born in Western Australia, Bill Reed was educated in South Australia. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree. His main area of employment has been in the publishing industry, where he has worked as a book editor and journalist, in Canada, England and Australia, and as publishing editor for W. H. and A. W. Reed. He worked as a writer with the Royal Court Theatre, London, during the 1960s, returning to Australia in about 1966.

Reed's unpublished plays include 'Basically Black' (Nimrod Theatre, 1972) and 'Singles' (Nimrod Theatre, May-June 1975). His novel Stigmata also lists unpublished plays 'The Pecking Order', 'The Old Pig Rat', 'Jack Charles is Up and Fighting', 'Just Out of Your Ground' and the one-act play 'English Expression'. In 2006 he won the University of Canberra's National Short Storytelling Competition for his story 'Blind Freddy amongst the Pickle Jars'.

Most Referenced Works

Notes

  • Philip Parsons & Victoria Chance Companion to Theatre in Australia (1995)
    indicates that Reed wrote 'Paddlesteamer' (1975) under the name 'Barvar Adele'. Other sources give the pseudonym 'Barbara Adele'.

Personal Awards

2021 shortlisted The Furphy Literary Award ‘Songline’ 

Awards for Works

y separately published work icon Stigmata Melbourne : Hyland House , 1980 Z101111 1980 single work novel
1980 joint winner FAW ANA Literature Award
y separately published work icon Cass Butcher Bunting : A Play in Two Acts Port Melbourne : Edward Arnold Australia , 1977 Z71361 1977 single work drama
1976 winner Monash Playwrights Competition

Known archival holdings

University of Queensland University of Queensland Library (QLD)
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