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The 12th annual Australian Writers Week in China was held from 20-27 March 2019. This initiative was presented by the Australian Embassy in Beijing, Consulates-General in Shanghai, Chengdu, Guangzhou and Hong Kong and the Australian Office in Taipei, with the support of the Copyright Agency Cultural Fund.
Leading and emerging Australian authors Graeme Simsion, Julie Koh, Morris Gleitzman, and Richard Fidler shared their stories at literary festivals, bookshops, libraries and universities across nine cities: Beijing, Shanghai, Kunming, Chongqing, Guangzhou, Foshan, Xi’an, Hong Kong and Taipei.
Australian Writers Week in China celebrates the quality and diversity of Australian literature through forming local partnerships with publishers, retailers, educational and cultural institutions, and the Australian Studies Centres in Chinese universities.
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Graeme Simsion
Novelist-
Graeme Simsion is a novelist. Formerly an IT specialist (with a PhD in data modelling), he made his publishing debut with the wildly successful The Rosie Project, based on his own script for a short film of the same title. The Rosie Project has resulted in two follow up novels The Rosie Effect and The Rosie Result.
He has also published the standalone novel The Best of Adam Sharp, and a novel co-written with his wife, Anne Buist, Two Steps Forward. He also also written and produced plays and short films.
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Most recent works include:
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8187654621937118186.jpg6656577866835308108.jpg5047572632006975042.jpg3617292560665119381.jpgThe Rosie Result Graeme Simsion , 2019 single work novel
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3141352727948294766.jpg5394209306859257446.jpg8685389686120759640.jpg897509998138291593.jpgTwo Steps Forward Graeme Simsion , Anne Buist , 2017 single work novel
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1136735876767877101.jpg7761374385784968959.jpg2857406297275400246.jpg1921303791925942956.jpgThe Best of Adam Sharp Graeme Simsion , 2016 single work novel
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Morris Gleitzman
Children's Author-
Morris Gleitzman is an awardwinning children's author. After completing a course in professional writing at the Canberra College of Advanced Education (now the University of Canberra), Gleitzman began his writing career in television. Among his television credits are the Norman Gunston Show, and two series for children, Winners and More Winners.
This successful 'taste' of writing for children (including an AWGIE Award for Best Original Children's Script in 1985 for The Other Facts of Life) led Gleitzman to publish his first novel - an adaptation of the script - in 1985.
Gleitzman's background in scriptwriting can be seen by the use of strong dialogue and action in his novels as a means of illustrating the characters' interior world. The use of humour as an engaging vehicle for serious themes is another hallmark of his work. These characteristics are embodied in all of his work for children, including his award-winning Two Weeks with the Queen (Family Award, 1990), Misery Guts (Honour Book, Children's Book Council of Australia, 1992) and Blabbermouth (Honour Book, CBCA, 1993; CROW Award, 1993; BILBY Award, 1993). Gleitzman's protagonists are contemporary, young, and all have to find some way of dealing with problems in their lives.
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6461227743270709634.jpgFunny Stories And Other Funny Stories Morris Gleitzman , 2018 selected work short story
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8071739654144940597.jpgHelp Around the House Morris Gleitzman , 2018 single work children's fiction
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1621900178872454576.jpg4782247496755008911.jpgMaybe Morris Gleitzman , 2017 single work children's fiction
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Julie Koh
Short Story Writer and Essayist-
Julie Koh is a Sydney-based writer. Her first published story, 'Colin the Dog's Fabulous Midnight Adventure and Another Story' was adapted into a film produced by Staple Fiction and directed by Grant Scicluna.
Koh has subsequently published a range of short stories in various periodicals and, as of 2018, two collections: Portable Curiosities and Capital Misfits. Portable Curiosities was widely shortlisted for Australian awards in 2016 and 2017 (including for the Queensland Literary Awards, the Readings New Australian Writing Award, and the NSW Premier's Literary Awards) and was a joint winner of the Sydney Morning Herald Best Novelist of the Year in 2017.
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Richard Fidler
Writer and Radio PresenterRichard Fidler is a musician, radio presenter and travel writer. Since 2005, Fidler has been best known for the program Conversations with Richard Fidler on ABC Brisbane Radio. In that year, he moved to Brisbane to host a program on local radio station 612 ABC Brisbane. Initially, his shift included one hour styled as Conversations, but this gradually became the focus of the program, and has continued to be a highly successful radio program and frequently downloaded podcast.
In 2016, Fidler published Ghost Empire, a father-and-son travelogue that also explored the rich history of the Byzantine Empire. In 2017, he published Saga Land with Kári Gíslason, also a travelogue that delved into the history of the land being travelled.
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4389723585131361760.jpg4802597332008781215.jpgSaga Land Kári Gíslason , Richard Fidler , 2017 selected work prose
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6107859937209937187.jpg8636663254797317994.jpg6885756413832534046.jpgGhost Empire Richard Fidler , 2016 single work prose
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Original Media Release
"Leading and emerging Australian authors, including Graeme Simsion, Julie Koh, Morris Gleitzman and Richard Fidler, will headline the 12th annual Australian Writers Week from 20-27 March.
Celebrating Australian literary voices, the initiative will feature events at the Bookworm and Shanghai International Literary Festivals, and bookshops, libraries and universities across nine cities: Beijing, Shanghai, Kunming, Chongqing, Guangzhou, Foshan, Xi’an, Hong Kong and Taipei.
Australia’s Ambassador to China, HE Ms Jan Adams AO PSM, said the flagship initiative has raised the profile of Australian authors in China, and provides the Chinese public a valuable opportunity to engage with Australian writers.
“This year’s Australian Writers Week will feature high calibre authors who personify the diversity of Australian literature today,” said Ambassador Adams. “The sharing of Australian stories will no doubt give more Chinese audiences further perspective on contemporary Australia, and likewise, give our guest authors a chance to better understand contemporary Chinese literature and publishing.”
Part of the Australia Writes year-round platform that brings diverse and contemporary Australian literary voices to China, this year’s Australian Writers Week will again feature Australian authors in conversation with leading Chinese writers.
Graeme Simsion is the best-selling author of the critically acclaimed 2013 novel The Rosie Project, as well as The Rosie Effect and The Best of Adam Sharp. The Rosie Project has sold more than 3.5 million copies in more than 40 countries and was the only novel on Bill Gates’ list of ‘six books I’d recommend’ in 2014. Graeme’s newest novel, The Rosie Result, recently debuted at No. 1 in fiction novels in Australia.
Julie Koh is an author of Chinese-Malaysian descent with two short-story collections: Capital Misfits and Portable Curiosities. The latter was shortlisted for a number of awards. In 2017, Julie was named a 2017 Sydney Morning Herald Best Young Australian Novelist. She was also a judge for the 2018 Stella Prize, Australia’s top literary honour for women.
Morris Gleitzman is a bestselling children’s author and the current Australian Children’s Laureate. He has gained fame for his unique and accessible writing style, often focusing on emotional or difficult topics in humorous and unexpected ways. His titles include Two Weeks with the Queen, Grace and Doubting Thomas, which have been published in more than 20 countries.
Richard Fidler is the author of two best-selling non-fiction books: Ghost Empire and Saga Land. He is also best known as the presenter of Conversations on ABC Radio, an in-depth, hour-long interview program and Australia’s most popular podcast, amassing nearly four million downloads a month.
Australian books are fast becoming fixtures in bookstores and libraries across the world, including in China. Romantic and crime fiction, health and wellbeing, nonfiction and picture books are proving particularly popular with Chinese audiences.
The 2019 Australian Writers Week in China is presented by the Australian Embassy in Beijing, Consulates-General in Shanghai, Chengdu, Guangzhou and Hong Kong and the Australian Office in Taipei. It is supported by the Copyright Agency Cultural Fund."
Source: https://china.embassy.gov.au/bjng/2019australianwritersweek.html
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