Australian publishers
Articles
- Michael Wilding’s Three Centres of Value
Wilding is much more than a creative writer. His contribution to Australian culture has been in a number of fields, three of which (creative writing…
1 May 1998 - Gay and Lesbian Writing and Publishing in Australia, 1961-2001
‘The first part of this essay contextualises that community-based discussion by providing analysis and interpretation of publishing trends, with a particular focus on novels and…
1 May 2010 - Editors’ Statements [Craig Munro]
Craig Munro discusses the editing and publishing of short stories.
1 October 1981 - Texts and Contexts of the Availability and Editing of Australian Texts
Except for passing comment little has been written about the urgent need for reliable editions of Australian literary texts and about the problems this involves…
1 May 1986 - A Paperback Canon: The Australian Pocket Library
Details the development and production of the Australian Pocket Library, arguing that scrutiny of the Library allows for 'understanding the evolution of Australian cultural values'…
1 May 2000 - Australian Poetry 1970-1980: Some Statistical Observations
The summarising and assessment of the period 1970-1980 has already begun A number of recent commentators have, to my mind, based their observations and judgments…
1 May 1983 - Beatrice Davis and ‘The Sacredness of the Printed Word’
‘Beatrice Davis was the general editor for the Sydney publishing firm Angus & Robertson (A&R) from the late 1930s to the early 1970s and a…
1 October 2012 - The Mysterious Case of Carter Brown, or, Who Really Killed the Australian Author
Discusses the Horwitz Publications author 'Carter Brown' (Alan Geoffrey Yates), became the bestselling Australian novelists after his books were licensed to American publisher Signet. Argues…
1 October 2004 - The Reflexive Carter Brown, or the Prescience of Last Note for a Lovely
Despite Carter Brown’s status as the least known of Australia’s most successful authors, research has been done on his productions, his style, and his bibliography…
28 October 2021
Contributors
- Michael Hurley
- Laurie Hergenhan
- Neil James
- Toni Johnson-Woods
- Craig Munro
- Rowena McDonald
- Alistair Rolls
- Ian Syson
- Thomas Shapcott
- Clara Sitbon
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