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y separately published work icon Eight Voices of the Eighties : Stories, Journalism and Criticism by Australian Women Writers anthology   criticism   extract   short story   autobiography   correspondence   prose   review   interview  
Issue Details: First known date: 1989... 1989 Eight Voices of the Eighties : Stories, Journalism and Criticism by Australian Women Writers
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Contents

* Contents derived from the St Lucia, Indooroopilly - St Lucia area, Brisbane - North West, Brisbane, Queensland,:University of Queensland Press , 1989 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Eight Voices of the Eighties : Introduction, Gillian Whitlock , single work criticism (p. xi-xxxvi)
Federation Story, Kate Grenville , extract novel historical fiction humour (p. 3-13)
The Test Is, If They Drown, Kate Grenville , single work short story (p. 14-23)
A Time of Hard, Kate Grenville , extract novel (p. 24-35)
Daughters of Albion, Gerry Turcotte , extract interview (p. 36-48)
Annie M., Barbara Hanrahan , single work short story

Annie M. is an old woman with rheumatoid arthritis. She requires the help of her neighbors to push her wheelchair for a walk or to buy her groceries. In her home, she has made adjustments to help her live as she likes. As she describes these little adjustments, she reminisces over her past.

 (p. 53-63)
Dream People, Barbara Hanrahan , single work short story (p. 64-72)
Weird Adelaide, Barbara Hanrahan , single work prose (p. 73-80)
Beginnings, Barbara Hanrahan , single work autobiography (p. 81-87)
Childhood, Jenny Palmer (interviewer), extract interview (p. 88-89)
Place of Birth, Beverley Farmer , single work short story (p. 93-114)
Home Time As Time Goes By, Beverley Farmer , single work short story (p. 115-123)
Note: With title: Home Time
A Woman I Visit A Woman with Black Hair, Beverley Farmer , single work short story (p. 124-130)
Letter to Judith Brett, Beverley Farmer , single work correspondence (p. 131-132)
Literature Is What Is Taught, Jennifer Ellison (interviewer), extract interview (p. 133-142)
Heart Is Where the Home Is, Thea Astley , single work short story (p. 147-155)
A Northern Belle, Thea Astley , single work short story
A young girl's spirited attitude to life seems to contrast that of her conservative mother's. However, many years later, to her chagrin and regret, she finds her long-dead mother's influence asserting itself.
 (p. 156-168)
Being a Queenslander : A Form of Literary and Geographical Conceit, Thea Astley , extract criticism (p. 169-179)
Extracts from The Teeth Father Naked at Last : The Short Stories of Barbara Baynton, Thea Astley , extract criticism (p. 180-186)
In the Decade of the Minorities, Jennifer Ellison (interviewer), extract interview (p. 187-194)
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