Association for the Study of Australian Literature.

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The Disabled Peoples' Creative Writing Online Symposium Begins in 1 week, 28-9 August Everyone is welcome and attendance is free, but please register at: events.humanitix.com/disable… Presented by Creative People Products and Places (CP3) @UniversitySA @ASAustLit
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I had the strange experience of presenting online at a conference in my home town from the other side of the world last week - on a niche local literary figure who nurtured the Penguins, literature, drama and the Dionysian in Adelaide: C.R Jury @ASAustLit
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The @CopyrightAgency's #CulturalFund is now accepting applications for the 2025 Reading Australia Fellowship! $15,000 to support an experienced English and literacy teacher or teacher librarian. Get those applications ready – the deadline is 5 May. | 🔗 buff.ly/4hVpvOV
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The deadline for abstracts for our annual conference has been extended! You now have until 1 March 2025 to send in your proposals for individual papers or panels on the theme of The Story and the Self: Navigating Truth Genres in Literature. asal.org.au/category/confere…
We are now inviting abstracts for our annual conference for 2025! The conference will be held in partnership with the International Auto/Biography Association Asia-Pacific, on the theme of: The Story and The Self: Navigating Truth Genres in Literature. asal.org.au/conferences/call…
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A bonus #AusDisLit today to celebrate Francis Webb's 100th birthday. #webb100 His poem A Death at Winson Green is here allpoetry.com/A-Death-at-Win… And Toby Davidson has a great page of resources at uwap.uwa.edu.au/blogs/margin…
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The Meet the Author Series Returns in 2025 📖 @kulpayna joins @LindaBurneyMP & @AnnMcGrath5 to discuss Until Justice Comes: Fifty Years of the Movement for Indigenous Rights. 📅 10 Feb 🕙 7–8PM 📍 Manning Clark, Cultural Centre Kambri Register: anu.edu.au/events/meet-the-a…
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We are now inviting abstracts for our annual conference for 2025! The conference will be held in partnership with the International Auto/Biography Association Asia-Pacific, on the theme of: The Story and The Self: Navigating Truth Genres in Literature. asal.org.au/conferences/call…
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Jo Case@jocaseau16 Dec 2024
Delia Falconer's exquisite tribute to the life and work of her dear friend, much-loved and awarded Australian writer Brenda Walker, is now live. It is a (very sad) privilege to publish it. @ConversationEDU theconversation.com/remember…
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Did you know that Writing NSW offers on-demand courses? These courses are completely self-directed, allowing you to learn at your own pace at any place or any time! Explore our range of exciting on-demand courses now: buff.ly/30JKmym.
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My latest in @Meanjin - calling for literary prizes to go to more ambitious and difficult books Huge thanks to @mxcreant for comissioning and helping whip this one into shape! meanjin.com.au/books/how-nov…
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Our final #DebutSpotlight pick for 2024 is 'Melbourne Ghost Signs' by Sean Reynolds, a photographic collection of the faded signs of Melbourne, revealing the many historic tales of this ever-changing city. @scribepub Stay tuned for a video Q&A with Sean! buff.ly/4fRG656
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oclw.web.ox.ac.uk/event/book…. The first of two Oxford celebrations of our new book, out Dec. 2024! This is 14 Jan. 25 @WolfsonCollege. The next is 23 Jan. 25 @PocoSeminarOx @wadhamoxford @AliceInAcademia @mody_zana
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Writers/reviewers: What Australian literary journals are currently open for review essays? I'm working on an essay about the dehumanisation of Indigenous people in Evie Wyld's The Echoes, and can't find anyone currently open for submissions. Prefer online so I can add hyperlinks
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This unique collection of Australia’s best new nature writing gathers together some of our most widely known and original voices to reflect on our relationship with nature. 'On this Ground: Best Australian Nature Writing' is out on the 10 December 2024 publishing.monash.edu/produc…
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Alexis Wright – recent winner of the Melbourne Prize for Literature – is appearing at the @MtWritersFest tomorrow (23 Nov) in Macedon. She’ll be talking with @evelynaraluen about her internationally acclaimed novel, Praiseworthy. Learn more: mountainfestival.com.au/tick…
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This is a fantastic, detailed, rich essay on the Jamie Oliver issue, containing five very useful tips from Jeanine Leane for non-Indigenous authors (including checking out AustLit's BlackWords).
Jo Case@jocaseau11 Nov 2024
Jamie Oliver wrote First Nations characters the wrong way. Non-Indigenous writers need to listen to Indigenous writers first. Jeanine Leane and Elizabeth Smyth explain how - with 5 tips from Jeanine. @ConversationEDU theconversation.com/jamie-ol…
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Now with the Greg Gerke seal of approval. You can read this weird obsessive piece on Murnane yourself on December 1st!
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The Fellowship for Non-Fiction Writing has been awarded to poet and writer Omar Sakr. The Fellowship will support the completion of his project Say The Words, an essay collection that fuses personal experiences with critical analysis. Click here for more buff.ly/4eV4QbM
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Jo Case@jocaseau26 Sep 2024
Andy Jackson's beautiful Friday essay unpacks how disabled collaboration, with its 'deep attentiveness and mutual exposure', can imagine a healthier world for us all. @ConversationEDU It's the edited text of his @ASAustLit Patron's Lecture @UniversitySA. theconversation.com/friday-e…
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