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1 Saving Mrs Travers Belle Y. Alderman , Anna Beth McCormack , 2013 single work column
— Appears in: Lu Rees Archives Notes, Books and Authors , no. 35 2013; (p. 19-20)
1 Editing Then and Now Anna Beth McCormack , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: ACTWrite , February vol. 17 no. 1 2011; (p. 4-5)
1 Anna Beth McCormack : Hartnett, Jinks and Honey Anna Beth McCormack , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: The Lu Rees Archives Notes, Books and Authors , no. 32 2010; (p. 19)
1 Anne Bower Ingram (1937-2010): A Tribute Mark Macleod , Anna Beth McCormack , 2010 single work obituary (for Anne Bower Ingram )
— Appears in: The Lu Rees Archives Notes, Books and Authors , no. 32 2010; (p. 13-14) Among Anne Ingram's most significant gift to Australian publishing was her belief, 40 years ago, that Australian writers had stories that younger people around the world wanted to hear - stories about the lives of ordinary young Australians.
1 Untitled Anna Beth McCormack , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Autumn vol. 18 no. 1 2010; (p. 37)
— Review of Headgames Casey Lever , 2010 single work novel
1 Alyzon Whitestarr Anna Beth McCormack , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Autumn vol. 14 no. 1 2006; (p. 13)
— Review of Alyzon Whitestarr Isobelle Carmody , 2006 single work novel
1 The Pyjama Boy by Steve Murphy Anna Beth McCormack , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Winter vol. 13 no. 2 2005; (p. 25)
— Review of The Pyjama Boy Steven Murphy , 2004 single work autobiography
1 [Review] Beneath Quentaris Anna Beth McCormack , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Autumn vol. 12 no. 1 2004; (p. 50)
— Review of Beneath Quentaris Michael Pryor , 2003 single work children's fiction
1 Body and Soul by Goldie Alexander Anna Beth McCormack , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Autumn vol. 12 no. 1 2004; (p. 36)
— Review of Body and Soul : Lilbet's Romance Goldie Alexander , 2003 single work novel
1 Eating Cake Anna Beth McCormack , 2003 single work short story
— Appears in: Verandah , vol. 18 no. 2003; (p. 15-22)
1 'A Song in Search of a Voice that is Silent' : Feminist Readings of When She Hollers and Touching Earth Lightly Anna Beth McCormack , 2002 single work criticism
— Appears in: Papers : Explorations into Children's Literature , December vol. 12 no. 3 2002; (p. 28-34) McCormack investigates the silence in children's literature regarding sexual abuse, particularly incest, through two novels, American writer Cynthia Voight's When She Hollers and Touching Earth Lightly by Margo Lanagan, both of which focus on what is seen as inappropriate subject matter for children and adolescents. McCormack looks at the novels thematic connection to Red Riding Hood as the archetypal fairytale, which warns that girls who don't excercise control over their sexual desire will be devoured by their own sexuality in the form of a dangerous wolf. Her feminist reading looks at how the texts differ from the original fairystory and what (if any) agency is given to female characters who transgress the boundaries of acceptable sexual behaviour. She concludes however, that both novels uphold the 'gender-based mores of a patriarchal society' whereby uncontrolled female sexuality is seen as dangerous and threatening and any 'femaleness that challenges feminine passivity is to be suppressed' (30-31).
1 'Water Colours' by Sarah Walker Anna Beth McCormack , 2000 single work review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Summer vol. 8 no. 4 2000; (p. 30)
— Review of Water Colours Sarah Walker , 2000 single work novel
1 Untitled Anna Beth McCormack , 1999 single work review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Summer vol. 7 no. 4 1999; (p. 46)
— Review of The Mermaid of Bondi Beach Gillian Rubinstein , 1999 single work children's fiction
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