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Julia Osborne Julia Osborne i(A23751 works by)
Born: Established: Sydney, New South Wales, ;
Gender: Female
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1 y separately published work icon Playing with Keys Julia Osborne , Tewinga : ETT Imprint , 2016 11665320 2016 single work novel historical fiction romance

'...and we will be like two stars circling about each other, drawn together - a double star...'

It's 1961 and life turns upside-down when 15-year-old Sandra and her family move to the city from their small country town. She's upset to leave behind her beloved piano teacher, her almost-boyfriend Nick Morgan, and especially best friend Emilia.

Heart-searching letters fly between the two girls as Sandra's ambition to be a concert pianist takes a new direction and she is overwhelmed by an unexpected and dangerous friendship' (Publication Summary)
1 y separately published work icon The Piano Girl Julia Osborne , Sydney : ETT Imprint , 2015 11938276 2015 series - author novel
1 y separately published work icon The Midnight Pianist Julia Osborne , Tewinga : Paper Horse Design & Publishing , 2013 6601697 2013 single work novel historical fiction romance

'...distant hooves beat time with the name. Nick Nick Nicholas Nick, they cantered. A melody began that danced along on the magical words...' It's 1960 in an Australian country town - a time well before smartphones and social media. Fourteen-year-old Sandra, a shy but ambitious piano student, is on a journey of discovery. She's secretly in love with Nick Morgan, but he's already left school and hardly knows she exists. Everything changes when she finally gets to know Nick at a polocrosse carnival. Even her best friend and Sandra's beautiful piano become less important. But she is swept out of her depth by events which test the value of her friendships and challenge her in ways she could never have imagined.' (Synopsis)
1 Maitland's Cow Julia Osborne , 2012 single work short story
— Appears in: Regime , no. 1 2012; (p. 67-71)
1 Menace Julia Osborne , 2007 single work drama

'Jen and Brian, and their two children are obliged by economic hardship to move in with Jen's ageing mother.

'Every night a huge dog appears at Granny's window. It's getting bigger and bigger.Is the dog real, or fantasy?'

Source: ABC Radio National's Airplay website, http://www.abc.net.au/rn/airplay
Sighted: 25 June 2007
1 form The Burial Julia Osborne , 2007 single work radio play

'A drama of impending ecological disaster.

'Ted and Marg are a farming couple struggling to make a living out of land that has become degraded, dry and lifeless. As they wait and pray for rain, sand dunes and dust-storms are advancing on their property and their home. Then Ted discovers, on a trip to the local tow, that the town dam is empty and everyone has disappeared.'

Source: ABC Radio National's Airplay website, http://www.abc.net.au/rn/airplay/
Sighted: 26/02/2007
1 Writing the Political Novel Julia Osborne , 2003 single work biography
— Appears in: Newswrite : The NSW Writers' Centre Magazine , August no. 129 2003; (p. 15, 30)
1 4 y separately published work icon Falling Glass : A Novel Julia Osborne , Thirroul : Julia Osborne , 2002 Z1006098 2002 single work novel
1 Hard Grain Julia Osborne , 1992 single work short story
— Appears in: Meanjin , Autumn vol. 51 no. 1 1992; (p. 135-141)
1 Without Julia Osborne , 1991 single work short story
— Appears in: Island , Spring no. 48 1991; (p. 70-71)
1 Always Never Julia Osborne , 1991 single work short story
— Appears in: Antipodes , December vol. 5 no. 2 1991; (p. 125-127)
1 Lunch Julia Osborne , 1990 single work short story
— Appears in: Northern Perspective , Dry Season vol. 13 no. 1 1990; (p. 92-94)
1 Frame of Mind Julia Osborne , 1990 single work short story
— Appears in: Northern Perspective , Wet Season vol. 13 no. 2 1990; (p. 59-60)
1 Fall Julia Osborne , 1989 single work short story
— Appears in: Meanjin , Autumn vol. 48 no. 1 1989; (p. 179-183)
1 The Visitor Julia Osborne , 1988 single work short story
— Appears in: Northern Perspective , Wet Season vol. 11 no. 2 1988; (p. 43,45)
1 The Burial Julia Osborne , 1988 single work short story
— Appears in: Northern Perspective , Dry Season vol. 11 no. 1 1988; (p. 20-21)
1 Death of a Cock i "A dashing brilliant blue day", Julia Osborne , 1987 single work poetry
— Appears in: 1987 Anthology of Australian Poetry 1987; (p. 129)
1 January i "This is a serene room.", Julia Osborne , 1987 single work poetry
— Appears in: Up From Below : Poems of the 1980s 1987; (p. 257)
1 A Christmas Party Julia Osborne , 1986 single work short story
— Appears in: Arafura : 16 of the Best Stories from the NT Literary Awards 1986; (p. 56-62) In a bar in a country town Bill recounts to Dave, a stranger, the story of what happened to his fellow stockmen at Christmas.
1 Draughts Julia Osborne , 1985 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Literary Magazine , 28-29 September 1985; (p. 11)
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