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'Women of Letters is Melbourne's newest literary event - an afternoon that celebrates a diverse range of strong female talent whilst simultaneously raising funds for Victorian animal rescue shelter, Edgar's Mission. Co-curated by writers Marieke Hardy and Michaela McGuire, the monthly occasion will bring together five of Melbourne's best and brightest writers, musicians, politicians and comedians in celebration of the beautiful lost art of letter-writing. Women of Letters have revived the gentle art of letter writing. In this collection of missives, a dazzling array of noteworthy Australians share their wisdom, wit and wildest dreams. Here Marieke Hardy and Michaela McGuire have preserved a year of captivating correspondence. A wide range of gentlemen friends have been welcomed into the fold as well, with correspondents including Shaun Micallef, Julian Burnside, Hamish Blake and David Williamson all penning letters 'To the woman who changed my life'. This funny, touching and charming collection is a delightful presentation of Australian talent from all walks of life.' (Publisher's blurb)

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    • Camberwell, Camberwell - Kew area, Melbourne - Inner South, Melbourne, Victoria,: Viking , 2012 .
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      Extent: xi, 425 pp.
      ISBN: 9780670076710 (pbk.)
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Dear Mrs Dunkley Helen Garner , 2006 extract correspondence (Sincerely : Further Adventures in the Art of Correspondence from Women of Letters)
— Appears in: SundayLife , 22 October 2006; (p. 16-17) Everywhere I Look 2016; (p. 29-33)
y separately published work icon Women of Letters : Reviving the Lost Art of Correspondence Marieke Hardy (editor), Michaela McGuire (editor), Camberwell : Penguin , 2011 Z1803548 2011 anthology correspondence 'In a world of the short and swift, of texts and Twitter, there's something of special value about a carefully composed letter.

'In homage to this most civilised of activities, Marieke Hardy and Michaela McGuire created the literary afternoons of Women of Letters. Some of Australia's finest dames of stage, screen and page have delivered missives on a series of themes, collected here for the first time. Claudia Karvan sends "A love letter" to love itself, Helen Garner contacts ghosts of her past in "The letter I wish I'd written", Noni Hazlehurst dispatches a stinging rebuke "To my first boss", and Megan Washington pays tribute to her city and community as she writes "To the best present I ever received".

'And some gentlemen correspondents - including Paul Kelly, Eddie Perfect and Bob Ellis - have been invited to put pen to paper in a letter "To the woman who changed my life".

'By turns hilarious, moving and outrageous, this is a diverse and captivating tribute to the art of letter writing.' (From the publisher's website.)
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Works about this Work

Page Turners Jennifer Peterson-Ward , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 2 February 2013; (p. 21)
— Review of Sincerely : Further Adventures in the Art of Correspondence from Women of Letters 2012 anthology correspondence
In Short : Non-Fiction Fiona Capp , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 1 December 2012; (p. 30) The Sydney Morning Herald , 1-2 December 2012; (p. 37) The Canberra Times , 1 December 2012; (p. 24)
— Review of Sincerely : Further Adventures in the Art of Correspondence from Women of Letters 2012 anthology correspondence
Non Fiction Adair Jones , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 24 - 25 November 2012; (p. 23)
— Review of Sincerely : Further Adventures in the Art of Correspondence from Women of Letters 2012 anthology correspondence
Non Fiction Adair Jones , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 24 - 25 November 2012; (p. 23)
— Review of Sincerely : Further Adventures in the Art of Correspondence from Women of Letters 2012 anthology correspondence
In Short : Non-Fiction Fiona Capp , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 1 December 2012; (p. 30) The Sydney Morning Herald , 1-2 December 2012; (p. 37) The Canberra Times , 1 December 2012; (p. 24)
— Review of Sincerely : Further Adventures in the Art of Correspondence from Women of Letters 2012 anthology correspondence
Page Turners Jennifer Peterson-Ward , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 2 February 2013; (p. 21)
— Review of Sincerely : Further Adventures in the Art of Correspondence from Women of Letters 2012 anthology correspondence
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