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First Words Hilary McPhee , 2000 extract autobiography (Other People's Words)
— Appears in: The Best Australian Essays 2000 2000; (p. 284-297)
Other People's Words Hilary McPhee , 2001 extract autobiography (Other People's Words)
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 230 2001; (p. 11-13)
The Word Factory Hilary McPhee , 2001 extract autobiography (Other People's Words)
— Appears in: The Age , 28 April 2001; (p. 3-4)
Losing the Plot Hilary McPhee , 2001 extract autobiography (Other People's Words)
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 28-29 April 2001; (p. [1], 10-11)
Case-study : Editors and Authors Hilary McPhee , 2006 extract criticism (Other People's Words)
— Appears in: Paper Empires : A History of the Book in Australia 1946-2005 2006; (p. 182-184) ‘Writing books must be the most isolated of the arts. The act of writing is a private one with nothing between the writer and the page or screen. Words which were working well one day can unravel the next. The imagined critics are rarely benign. Even after a decision has been taken to publish, the editor is often the first person to read the work in depth and respond on behalf of future readers. Much can depend on that first response. A relationship of trust — that their words are in good hands — is the best starting point, and the way through when things go wrong, as they almost always will at some point in the months before publication. Most publishers have not submitted themselves to their own processes or written even ten thousand words of sustained prose. Most authors are not good at knowing the kind of help they need — or at asking for it.’ (Introduction 183)
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Rejected by America? Some Tensions in Australian–American Literary Relations Louise Poland , Ivor Indyk , 2010 single work criticism
— Appears in: Reading Across the Pacific : Australia-United States Intellectual Histories 2010; (p. 309-322)

'This chapter focuses on the period from the mid-1970s to the late 1980s, a watershed period in Australia-US literary relations, which saw the publication in the US of Australian novelists Peter Carey, David Malouf, Jessica Anderson, Thea Astley, Elizabeth Jolley, Helen Garner, Tim Winton and Beverley Farmer among others, but which was also crossed by tensions and contradictions which led to confusion, disappointment, lost opportunities, and sometimes the outright rejection of important Australian authors and their books. Among these tensions, we look at three in particular: the promising but limited role played by the multinational publisher (in this case Penguin Books) offering Australian titles through its US affiliate (Viking Penguin); the intervention by literary agents in Australia - US literary publishing relations; and the difference in values between the two cultures, which served to hinder the appreciation of important works of Australian writing.' (p. 309)
'As the Past Coils Like a Spring' : Bridging the History of Australian Women Writers with Contemporary Australian Women Writers' Stories Odette Kelada , 2006 single work criticism
— Appears in: Lilith , vol. 15 no. 2006; (p. 48-60) 'This article draws on interview excerpts with contemporary women writers to examine how the stories of past Australian women writers can be linked with the lives of women writing in Australia at the present time' (p. 48)
Obvious Skills Deborah Chapman , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: Dotlit : The Online Journal of Creative Writing , August vol. 4 no. 1 2003;
— Review of Other People's Words Hilary McPhee , 2001 single work autobiography
Publish and Be Damned Jane Sullivan , 2002 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 14 December 2002; (p. 6)
Editors at Large Craig Munro , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: Meanjin , vol. 61 no. 3 2002; (p. 53-61)
— Review of A Certain Style : Beatrice Davis, A Literary Life Jacqueline Kent , 2001 single work biography ; Other People's Words Hilary McPhee , 2001 single work autobiography
Obvious Skills Deborah Chapman , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: Dotlit : The Online Journal of Creative Writing , August vol. 4 no. 1 2003;
— Review of Other People's Words Hilary McPhee , 2001 single work autobiography
Salute to the Old Values John Hooker , 2001 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 5-6 May 2001; (p. 10-11)
— Review of Other People's Words Hilary McPhee , 2001 single work autobiography
Lives Extraordinary Kathy Hunt , 2001 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 15 May vol. 119 no. 6274 2001; (p. 78)
— Review of Other People's Words Hilary McPhee , 2001 single work autobiography
One Woman's Words that Ring True Laurie Muller , 2001 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 19 May 2001; (p. 8)
— Review of Other People's Words Hilary McPhee , 2001 single work autobiography
Inside Story on Path to Publishing Robert Hefner , 2001 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 23 June 2001; (p. 16)
— Review of Other People's Words Hilary McPhee , 2001 single work autobiography
Publish and Be Damned Jane Sullivan , 2002 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 14 December 2002; (p. 6)
Rejected by America? Some Tensions in Australian–American Literary Relations Louise Poland , Ivor Indyk , 2010 single work criticism
— Appears in: Reading Across the Pacific : Australia-United States Intellectual Histories 2010; (p. 309-322)

'This chapter focuses on the period from the mid-1970s to the late 1980s, a watershed period in Australia-US literary relations, which saw the publication in the US of Australian novelists Peter Carey, David Malouf, Jessica Anderson, Thea Astley, Elizabeth Jolley, Helen Garner, Tim Winton and Beverley Farmer among others, but which was also crossed by tensions and contradictions which led to confusion, disappointment, lost opportunities, and sometimes the outright rejection of important Australian authors and their books. Among these tensions, we look at three in particular: the promising but limited role played by the multinational publisher (in this case Penguin Books) offering Australian titles through its US affiliate (Viking Penguin); the intervention by literary agents in Australia - US literary publishing relations; and the difference in values between the two cultures, which served to hinder the appreciation of important works of Australian writing.' (p. 309)
'As the Past Coils Like a Spring' : Bridging the History of Australian Women Writers with Contemporary Australian Women Writers' Stories Odette Kelada , 2006 single work criticism
— Appears in: Lilith , vol. 15 no. 2006; (p. 48-60) 'This article draws on interview excerpts with contemporary women writers to examine how the stories of past Australian women writers can be linked with the lives of women writing in Australia at the present time' (p. 48)
McPhee's Lore Jason Steger , 2001 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 5 May 2001; (p. 11)
In Her Own Words Daphne Guinness , 2001 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 5-6 May 2001; (p. 3)
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