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First known date:
2019...
1 February
2019
of
The Conversation
est. 2011
The Conversation
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* Contents derived from the 2019 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
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Five Ways to Boost Australian Writers’ Earnings,
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'Who makes the money in publishing? Nobody. This often repeated dark joke highlights a serious issue. The most recent figures show that Australian authors earn just $12,900 a year from writing work (the median, at $2,800, was even worse). Indeed, authors can gross less than $5,000 for Miles Franklin-nominated titles that took two or more years to write.' (Introduction)
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Behrouz Boochani’s Literary Prize Cements His Status as an Australian Writer,
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'When the author Richard Flanagan described Behrouz Boochani, a Kurdish-Iranian asylum seeker currently held on Manus Island, as “a great Australian writer”, he turned tired cliché into a pointed question: what makes an “Australian” writer?' (Introduction)
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