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Contents
* Contents derived from the 2005 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
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Fifty Years With A Blue Pencil,
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criticism
Discusses the history, editorial policies, funding, distribution and possible future directions of the Western Australian literary periodical, Westerly.
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Westerly Through The Rear-View Mirror,
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criticism
Traces the 50-year history of the West Australian literary periodical, Westerly.
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Prison Diary,
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essay
'For three months Robert Drewe taught fiction writing at London's Brixton Prison. These notes are from his prison diary.' (Editor's note)
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In the Service of Complex Truths : The Aims and Art of Robert Drewe's Fiction,
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criticism
A discussion of Robert Drewe's repeated questioning in his writings of notions of 'truth'.
- A Memoir Of Sibling Bereavement (from : The Concert Angels, a work-in-progress), extract short story (p. 42-45)
- Diminished Responsibilityi"Summer late ten or eleven evry night", single work poetry (p. 46-47)
- Firebreaki"Somehow she thinks it's her fault and keeps apologising", single work poetry (p. 47-48)
- Young Boy With Daffodilsi"You are perfectly a boy", single work poetry (p. 49)
- Frangipanisi"They are shaped as a child would draw a flower,", single work poetry (p. 50)
- Inheritance: Fetish Sestinai"I couldn't but notice, driving the tractor in summer, that my wife's nightie - soft cloth", single work poetry (p. 51-53)
- The Artist Pretends to Feeli"Lang, Kristen", single work poetry (p. 54)
- The Silver Parchmenti"It is as if gravity has been plucked", single work poetry (p. 55)
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The Year's Work in Fiction,
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review
Shortlisted books for the 2004-2005 Miles Franklin Literary Award.
- Lingua, single work short story (p. 68-75)
- A Visitor Most Unwelcome (from : An Olive Branch for Sante, a work-in-progress), extract novel (p. 76-81)
- Untitled (from : The Censors' White Flare, a work-in-progress), extract short story (p. 82-86)
- Bumboat Cruise on the Singapore River, single work short story (p. 87-88)
- Singapore and the Reali"That something exists doesn't necessarily mean that it's real.", single work poetry (p. 89)
- The Kingsbury Tale, A Fragmenti"Perhaps you do not know this name?", single work poetry (p. 91-92)
- Not A Single Presupposition, Except My Ignorancei"Here you are in your chimerical disposition", single work poetry (p. 93)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Westerly's Anniversary Edition
2006
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review
— Appears in: Uniview , Summer vol. 25 no. 1 2006; (p. 19)
— Review of Westerly vol. 50 no. November 2005 periodical issue -
God's Gift
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , March no. 279 2006; (p. 47-48)
— Review of Westerly vol. 50 no. November 2005 periodical issue ; Australian Literary Studies vol. 22 no. 2 October 2005 periodical issue -
In Short : Fiction
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 7-8 January 2006; (p. 22)
— Review of Incurable 2005 single work novel ; The Best Australian Poems 2005 2005 anthology poetry ; Westerly vol. 50 no. November 2005 periodical issue
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In Short : Fiction
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 7-8 January 2006; (p. 22)
— Review of Incurable 2005 single work novel ; The Best Australian Poems 2005 2005 anthology poetry ; Westerly vol. 50 no. November 2005 periodical issue -
God's Gift
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , March no. 279 2006; (p. 47-48)
— Review of Westerly vol. 50 no. November 2005 periodical issue ; Australian Literary Studies vol. 22 no. 2 October 2005 periodical issue -
Westerly's Anniversary Edition
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Uniview , Summer vol. 25 no. 1 2006; (p. 19)
— Review of Westerly vol. 50 no. November 2005 periodical issue
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Common subjects:
- Male / female relationships
- Language & communication
- Memory
- Australian literature and writers
- Life cycle
- Herons
- Inner Perth
- Bushfires
- Conflict in relationships
- Search for self knowledge
- Loss
- Australian literary history
- Aboriginal dispossession
- Australian literature - Comparisons with overseas literature
- Natural environment
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