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* Contents derived from the
St Lucia,
Indooroopilly - St Lucia area,
Brisbane - North West,
Brisbane,
Queensland,:University of Queensland Press
, 2006 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
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Saying the Unsayable,
single work
criticism
Grenville puts the case that: 'The voice of debate might stimulate the grey cells, and the dry voice of "facts" might lull us into being comfortable, even relaxed. But it takes the voice of fiction to get the feet walking in a new direction.' She illuminates her discussion with references to Thea Astley's A Kindness Cup and to official reports of the punitive raid on the Aboriginal people of Botany Bay in December 1790.
- The Hunger for Good Talk, single work prose (p. 10-15)
- Travels with My Inner Toad, single work essay (p. 16-22)
- Numbersi"I get magic", single work poetry (p. 23-24)
- The Violin, extract autobiography (p. 25-28)
- Men at Work, single work prose (p. 29-34)
- The Woman on the Train, single work short story (p. 35-39)
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The Best Weekend of the Year,
single work
prose
Mungo MacCallum compares his experiences at the Melbourne Writers' Festival and the Byron Bay Writers' Festival.
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The Long Grass of Talent: David Williamson in Interview,
Susan Bradley Smith
(interviewer),
single work
interview
Williamson reflects on his career as a playwright and his place in Australian theatre culture.
- After Theory, single work criticism (p. 56-66)
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Aboriginal Writers on the Significance of Space, Sense of Place and Connection to Country,
single work
criticism
Anita Heiss canvasses a range of books by Aboriginal writers from across Australia. Each book gives an account of the writer's relationship to a particular place, land and space. Heiss emphasises that, at the beginning of the twenty-first century, 'the largest concentration of the Aboriginal population lives in greater Sydney.' This does not mean that Aboriginal people are unaware of their 'clan or language groups', but it does mean that connections are made through familial, political, social and other cultural associations to particular places. It also means that many urban Aborigines 'choose to write about the desecration of significant spaces in cities...'
- Line Breaks and Back-Draft: Not a Defence of a Poem, single work criticism (p. 84-95)
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Universal Rights - Singular Culture: On the Clash of Civilisations,
single work
essay
Carroll argues that: 'It is the business of each culture, at home in its own backyard, to cultivate its singular understandings of mortal life. It is the business of all humans, wherever they dwell, to defend cardinal moral laws and universal human rights. Then, civilisations will be more likely to cohabit than clash.'
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The Big Burn,
single work
essay
Peter Corris muses on the possibility of losing manuscripts, books and documents in a house fire.
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Helen Garner and the Agony of Writing
The Writer : Helen Garner,
single work
biography
(p. 111-127)
Note: With title: Helen Garner and the Agony of Writing
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This Is the Way the World Ends,
single work
essay
Broinowski writes about some potential disasters facing humankind.
- Not in Flagrante Delicto?, single work prose (p. 147-150)
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Essays and the New Journalism,
single work
essay
Lucashenko 'would like to think that essays are the new journalism' but fears that increasingly fast-paced lives are not conducive to appreciating the essay style.
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The Ethical Responsibilities of Writers Addressing Political Issues,
single work
essay
Peter Singer asks: 'Do writers, whether of fiction or nonfiction, have special ethical responsibilities when they turn to political issues?' His answer is 'yes', but acknowledges that it is difficult to say exactly what these responsibilities are.
- American Empire: Politics and Culture in the 21st Century, single work essay (p. 163-173)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Nonfiction
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Island , Autumn no. 108 2007; (p. 43-46)
— Review of Making Waves : 10 Years of the Byron Bay Writers' Festival 2006 anthology short story prose essay poetry interview criticism autobiography biography -
Other Voices
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 26-27 August 2006; (p. 15)
— Review of Careless 2006 single work novel ; Making Waves : 10 Years of the Byron Bay Writers' Festival 2006 anthology short story prose essay poetry interview criticism autobiography biography ; The Birthmark 2006 single work novel -
Praising a Decade of Books and Sun
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 5-6 August 2006; (p. 33)
— Review of Making Waves : 10 Years of the Byron Bay Writers' Festival 2006 anthology short story prose essay poetry interview criticism autobiography biography
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Praising a Decade of Books and Sun
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 5-6 August 2006; (p. 33)
— Review of Making Waves : 10 Years of the Byron Bay Writers' Festival 2006 anthology short story prose essay poetry interview criticism autobiography biography -
Other Voices
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 26-27 August 2006; (p. 15)
— Review of Careless 2006 single work novel ; Making Waves : 10 Years of the Byron Bay Writers' Festival 2006 anthology short story prose essay poetry interview criticism autobiography biography ; The Birthmark 2006 single work novel -
Nonfiction
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Island , Autumn no. 108 2007; (p. 43-46)
— Review of Making Waves : 10 Years of the Byron Bay Writers' Festival 2006 anthology short story prose essay poetry interview criticism autobiography biography
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