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* Contents derived from the
Woollahra,
Sydney Eastern Harbourside,
Sydney Eastern Suburbs,
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Picador
, 1986 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Christina Stead, Robert Drewe (interviewer), single work interview biography (p. 14-26)
- Thea Astley, Candida Baker (interviewer), single work biography interview (p. 28-53)
- Writing as a Neuter, Candida Baker (interviewer), single work interview (p. 42-43)
- Peter Carey, Candida Baker (interviewer), single work biography interview (p. 54-77)
- Blanche D'Alpuget, Candida Baker (interviewer), single work biography interview (p. 78-103)
- David Foster, Candida Baker (interviewer), single work biography interview (p. 104-126)
- Helen Garner, Candida Baker (interviewer), single work biography interview (p. 128-156)
- Nicholas Hasluck, Candida Baker (interviewer), single work biography interview (p. 158-182)
- Dorothy Hewett, Candida Baker (interviewer), single work interview (p. 184-209)
- Elizabeth Jolley, Candida Baker (interviewer), single work biography interview (p. 210-233)
- David Malouf, Candida Baker (interviewer), single work biography interview (p. 234-263)
- Thomas Shapcott, Candida Baker (interviewer), single work biography interview (p. 264-288)
- David Williamson, Candida Baker (interviewer), single work interview (p. 290-315)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Can Indigenous Contemporary Literature of Australia Sustain Itself by Becoming International?
2007
single work
criticism
'Nourishing and sustaining cultural diversity in today's constantly changing world, with all its complexities and socio-cultural peculiarities of people and their creations, and at times of an aggressive economic Anglophone globalisation of cultures and literatures, is a task of an imperative formation that needs to be cared for at many levels of the social life and organisation. In Australia, to maintain one's own culture is to be persistently aware of personal heritage and to be able to elaborate traditions. As time passes quickly and we live in a world that praises swiftness and efficiency, money and mass culture, losing the mother tongue and become estranged from our cultural environments occurs frequently. Everyday mainstream cultural reality pushes us to concentrate on our own area of work...'(From author's introduction)
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Spilling the Beans on Writers Still Proves a Popular Brew
1989
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 2 July 1989; (p. 23) -
Hard Yacker on the Frontline
1989
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 24 June 1989; (p. 82) -
Australian Writers in Search of Their Roots
1987
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Age , 25 April 1987; (p. 12) -
[Review] Yacker [et al]
1987
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , May vol. 13 no. 1 1987; (p. 112-115)
— Review of Yacker : Australian Writers Talk About Their Work 1986 anthology criticism autobiography interview biography ; Hot Copy : Reading and Writing Now 1986 selected work criticism ; Rooms of Their Own 1986 selected work criticism interview
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At Last, Recognition for Some of Our Leading Writers
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser Magazine , August 1986; (p. 22)
— Review of Yacker : Australian Writers Talk About Their Work 1986 anthology criticism autobiography interview biography ; Rooms of Their Own 1986 selected work criticism interview -
Interviews with Writers
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 28 June 1986; (p. B2)
— Review of Yacker : Australian Writers Talk About Their Work 1986 anthology criticism autobiography interview biography ; Portrait : A West Coast Collection 1986 anthology poetry short story -
Letting the Writers Speak
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian Magazine , 5-6 July 1986; (p. 14)
— Review of Yacker : Australian Writers Talk About Their Work 1986 anthology criticism autobiography interview biography ; Rooms of Their Own 1986 selected work criticism interview -
Reports From the Trenches
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , December no. 105 1986; (p. 81-83)
— Review of Yacker : Australian Writers Talk About Their Work 1986 anthology criticism autobiography interview biography -
Talking Heads : Yacking in Rooms of Their Own
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , July no. 82 1986; (p. 12-14)
— Review of Yacker : Australian Writers Talk About Their Work 1986 anthology criticism autobiography interview biography ; Rooms of Their Own 1986 selected work criticism interview -
Can Indigenous Contemporary Literature of Australia Sustain Itself by Becoming International?
2007
single work
criticism
'Nourishing and sustaining cultural diversity in today's constantly changing world, with all its complexities and socio-cultural peculiarities of people and their creations, and at times of an aggressive economic Anglophone globalisation of cultures and literatures, is a task of an imperative formation that needs to be cared for at many levels of the social life and organisation. In Australia, to maintain one's own culture is to be persistently aware of personal heritage and to be able to elaborate traditions. As time passes quickly and we live in a world that praises swiftness and efficiency, money and mass culture, losing the mother tongue and become estranged from our cultural environments occurs frequently. Everyday mainstream cultural reality pushes us to concentrate on our own area of work...'(From author's introduction)
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Australian Writers in Search of Their Roots
1987
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Age , 25 April 1987; (p. 12) -
Hard Yacker on the Frontline
1989
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 24 June 1989; (p. 82) -
Spilling the Beans on Writers Still Proves a Popular Brew
1989
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 2 July 1989; (p. 23)
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