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Michelle Dicinoski Michelle Dicinoski i(A76474 works by)
Born: Established: 1976 Rockhampton, Rockhampton - Yeppoon area, Maryborough - Rockhampton area, Queensland, ;
Gender: Female
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1 Wild Associations : Rebecca Solnit, Maggie Nelson and the Lyric Essay Michelle Dicinoski , 2017 single work criticism
— Appears in: TEXT Special Issue Website Series , no. 39 2017; 'The lyric essay often works associatively to create meaning through metaphor, analogy, and the juxtaposition of anecdotes, observations, or citations. This paper examines these ‘wild’ associations in Rebecca Solnit’s The Faraway Nearby (2013), and in Maggie Nelson’s Bluets (2009) and The Argonauts (2015). It argues that all three texts work like long lyric essays and construct an essaying ‘I’ whose associative approach presents not just a view of the world but a method for viewing the world.' (Introduction)
1 1 y separately published work icon Telling Tiny Stories : A Guide for Writing Real and Imaginary Lives Michelle Dicinoski , Melbourne : Michelle Dicinoski , 2015 9357733 2015 multi chapter work essay

'Have you ever wanted to record your memories, but didn't know where to start? Telling Tiny Stories is a workbook that will help you to remember stories from your life and write them down in your own words. Designed for writers and non-writers alike, it uses a series of prompts to help you recall fleeting moments from your past and present - memories that might just surprise you. Telling the story of a life can be daunting. That's why Telling Tiny Stories encourages you to write your story in small but powerful fragments. After all, you live your life in a series of tiny stories, so why wouldn't you write it that way?' (Publication summary)
1 Recommends : Medicine Cabinets Michelle Dicinoski , 2014 single work essay
— Appears in: The Lifted Brow , September/October no. 24 2014; (p. 46) 'You’d want one for the scent alone: camphor, menthol, Dettol. Band-Aids and cherry-flavoured cough syrup. The scents of medicines in brown bottles, ointments in tubes, gauze bandages. The tang of discarded bath salts. Fifty other scents that can never quite be named. This medicinecabinet scent embeds itself, no matter where you keep your stash – in the cupboard above the stove, perhaps, or in the shelves behind the mirror in the bathroom. It embeds itself in your memory, too, and activates when you least expect it. Open a friend’s vanity unit looking for floss and you might just find yourself in 1989 or 2002, bleeding or fevered and searching for a cure. ' (Author's introduction)
1 The Light Museum Michelle Dicinoski , 2014 single work short story
— Appears in: Bumf 2014;
1 Michelle Dicinoski Interviews Tom Cho Michelle Dicinoski (interviewer), 2014 single work interview
— Appears in: Mascara Literary Review , May no. 15 2014;
1 The Future That Never Took Place : Exploring Detroit's Abandoned Buildings Michelle Dicinoski , 2014 single work prose
— Appears in: Meanjin , Spring vol. 72 no. 4 2014; (p. 48-62)
1 A Ticket to Ride Michelle Dicinoski , 2013 single work column
— Appears in: Writing Queensland , February no. 226 2013; (p. 8-9)
1 6 y separately published work icon Ghost Wife : A Memoir of Love and Defiance Michelle Dicinoski , Collingwood : Black Inc. , 2013 Z1910742 2013 single work autobiography (taught in 1 units)

'Michelle Dicinoski has found the love of her life, and now she just wants to get married and live happily ever after. The only problem is, she's in love with an American woman, Heather, and neither Australia nor America recognises same-sex marriage. What to do when love and the law collide? For Michelle, the answer is clear: go to Canada and get hitched there.

'Ghost Wife is the deep, funny, heartwarming and brave story of that trip. Along the way, Michelle reflects on why anyone would want to get married anyway, on the power of acceptance, and on the startling stories she uncovers in her family's past. She investigates the hidden worlds of people who live their lives outside social norms, sometimes illegally. Michelle doesn't want to disappear, not from her family and not from society. But living in Australia, will she always be a ghost wife?' (Publisher's blurb)
1 Imaginary Futures : The Fight for Marriage Equality in Australia Michelle Dicinoski , 2013 single work essay
— Appears in: Kill Your Darlings , September no. 15 2013; (p. 9-19)
1 Digital Archives and Cultural Memory : Discovering Lost Histories in Digitised Australian Children’s Literature 1851–1945 Michelle Dicinoski , 2012 single work criticism
— Appears in: Papers : Explorations into Children's Literature , vol. 22 no. 1 2012; (p. 109-119) A recent Australian literature digitisation project uncovered some surprising discoveries in the children’s books that it digitised. The Children’s Literature Digital Resources (CLDR) Project digitised children’s books that were first published between 1851 to 1945 and made them available online through AustLit: The Australian Literature Resource. The digitisation process also preserved, within the pages of those books, a range of bookplates, book labels, inscriptions, and loose ephemera. This material allows us to trace the provenance of some of the digitised works, some of which came from the personal libraries of now-famous authors, and others from less celebrated sources. These extra-textual traces can contribute to cultural memory of the past by providing evidence of how books were collected and exchanged, and what kinds of books were presented as prizes in schools and Sunday schools. They also provide insight into Australian literary and artistic networks, particularly of the first few decades of the 20th century. This article describes the kinds of material uncovered in the digitisation process and suggests that the material provides insights into literary and cultural histories that might otherwise be forgotten. It also argues that the indexing of this material is vital if it is not to be lost to future researchers (Author abstract).
1 Starling Mimicry i "Don’t expect anything new.", Michelle Dicinoski , 2012 single work poetry
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , August vol. 39 no. 1 2012;
1 Interview with Chris Cheng Michelle Dicinoski (interviewer), 2012 single work interview
— Appears in: Asian-Australian Children's Literature : Interviews with Seven Authors 2012; (p. 27-29) Chris Cheng discusses the research that goes into his historical fiction, and how the research process changed his attitude to learning about history.
1 Interview with Rosanne Hawke Michelle Dicinoski (interviewer), 2012 single work interview
— Appears in: Asian-Australian Children's Literature : Interviews with Seven Authors 2012; (p. 24-26) Rosanne Hawke discusses researching and writing her books, and the kinds of care and sensitivity required when writing about cultures that are different from one's own.
1 Interview with Gabrielle Wang Michelle Dicinoski (interviewer), 2012 single work interview
— Appears in: Asian-Australian Children's Literature : Interviews with Seven Authors 2012; (p. 20-23) Gabrielle Wang discusses the research and writing processes, with a particular focus on her young adult novel Little Paradise.
1 Interview with Allan Baillie Michelle Dicinoski (interviewer), 2012 single work interview
— Appears in: Asian-Australian Children's Literature : Interviews with Seven Authors 2012; (p. 18-19) Allan Baillie discusses his research and writing processes, with a particular focus on his book The China Coin.
1 Interview with Steve Tolbert Michelle Dicinoski (interviewer), 2012 single work interview
— Appears in: Asian-Australian Children's Literature : Interviews with Seven Authors 2012; (p. 12-17) Steve Tolbert discusses how travel and migration have influenced his work, and the importance of place in his writing.
1 Interview with Sally Rippin Michelle Dicinoski (interviewer), 2012 single work interview
— Appears in: Asian-Australian Children's Literature : Interviews with Seven Authors 2012; (p. 9-11) Sally Rippin discusses writing, travel, difference, and how her training as an artist influences her writing.
1 Interview with Kirsty Murray Michelle Dicinoski (interviewer), 2012 single work interview
— Appears in: Asian-Australian Children's Literature : Interviews with Seven Authors 2012; (p. 3-8) Kirsty Murray discusses the importance of place to her writing, reflects on her experiences of travelling and living overseas, and discusses the research and writing of some of her novels.
1 y separately published work icon Asian-Australian Children's Literature : Interviews with Seven Authors Michelle Dicinoski , Michelle Dicinoski (editor), Queensland University of Technology , 2012 Z1878611 2012 selected work interview 'This collection of interviews brings together seven Australian children's authors whose work has often featured Asian settings, or focused on Asian or Asian-Australian characters. The authors in question—Kirsty Murray, Sally Rippin, Steve Tolbert, Allan Baillie, Gabrielle Wang, Rosanne Hawke, and Christopher Cheng—were each asked several questions about their work, particularly with regard to setting. Some authors were also asked about the relationships between their own experiences of travel or migration and their writing' (Source: overview).
1 Michelle Dicinoski Reviews Dark Night Walking With McCahon by Martin Edmond Michelle Dicinoski , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: Mascara Literary Review , June no. 11 2012;
— Review of Dark Night : Walking with McCahon Martin Edmond , 2011 single work biography
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