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Jane Rawson
Jane Rawson is an Australian writer and environmentalist. She has published four books, and is best known for her 2017 novel '' From the Wreck'', which won the Aurealis Award for best science fiction novel. In 2018 Rawson was a recipient of the Australia Council grants for arts projects for individuals and groups in the literature category to the value of AU$34,830. Life Rawson was born and schooled in Canberra, Australia. After studying journalism at the University of Canberra, she relocated to Melbourne where she was employed as a travel writer by Lonely Planet. Her job took her to several destinations around the world, including California, Prague and Phnom Penh. After running out of money, Rawson returned to Melbourne where she became editor of the environment and energy section of a news website, ''The Conversation''. In 2013 Rawson moved to the Huon Valley in Tasmania where she took up employment as a bureaucrat. Rawson has published several essays on environment issues, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canberra
Canberra ( ) is the capital city of Australia. Founded following the federation of the colonies of Australia as the seat of government for the new nation, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory at the northern tip of the Australian Alps, the country's highest mountain range. As of June 2021, Canberra's estimated population was 453,558. The area chosen for the capital had been inhabited by Indigenous Australians for up to 21,000 years, with the principal group being the Ngunnawal people. European settlement commenced in the first half of the 19th century, as evidenced by surviving landmarks such as St John's Anglican Church and Blundells Cottage. On 1 January 1901, federation of the colonies of Australia was achieved. Following a long dispute over whether Sydney or Melbourne should be the national capital, a compromise was reached: the new capital would be buil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shapeshifting
In mythology, folklore and speculative fiction, shape-shifting is the ability to physically transform oneself through an inherently superhuman ability, divine intervention, demonic manipulation, Magic (paranormal), sorcery, Incantation, spells or having inherited the ability. The idea of shape-shifting is in the oldest forms of totemism and shamanism, as well as the oldest existent literature and Epic poetry, epic poems such as the ''Epic of Gilgamesh'' and the ''Iliad''. The concept remains a common literary device in modern fantasy, children's literature and popular culture. Folklore and mythology Popular shape-shifting creatures in folklore are werewolf, werewolves and vampires (mostly of European, Canadians, Canadian, and Native Americans in the United States, Native American/early American origin), Ichchadhari naag and naagin (shape-shifting cobra), ichchadhari naag and ichchadhari naagin (shape-shifting cobras) of India, the huli jing of East Asia (including the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Saturday Paper
''The Saturday Paper'' is an Australian weekly newspaper, launched on 1 March 2014 in hard copy, as an online newspaper and in mobile news format. The paper is circulated throughout Australian capital cities and major regional centres. Since its launch ''The Saturday Paper'' has maintained a focus on long-form journalism and in-depth coverage of current affairs, arts and Australian politics. Publication ''The Saturday Paper'' is published by Morry Schwartz via Schwartz Media, which also publishes books via Black Inc, the magazine ''The Monthly'' and the ''Quarterly Essay''. Upon its launch Schwartz stated he expected ''The Saturday Paper'' to be profitable within several years, and the paper should sell "between 60,000 and 80,000 copies a week". Editors Author Erik Jensen was the paper's editor from its founding until June 2018, when Vice Media features editor Maddison Connaughton was appointed to the position. Jensen became the paper's editor-in-chief. He was the paper's re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bandcamp
Bandcamp is an American online audio distribution platform founded in 2007 by Oddpost co-founder Ethan Diamond and programmers Shawn Grunberger, Joe Holt and Neal Tucker, with headquarters in Oakland, California, US. On March 2, 2022, Bandcamp was acquired by Epic Games. History Bandcamp was founded in 2007 by Ethan Diamond and programmers Shawn Grunberger, Joe Holt and Neal Tucker, headquartered in Oakland, California, US. In 2010, the site enabled embedding in other websites and shared links on social media sites. As of August 2020, half of Bandcamp's revenue was from sales for physical products. In November 2020, Bandcamp launched Bandcamp Live, a ticketed live-streaming service for artists. The service is an integrated feature of the Bandcamp website. Fees on tickets were waived until March 31, 2021, and became 10% from then. Bandcamp provides vinyl pressing services for artists. After a 50-artist pilot in 2020, the company opened limited access to 10,000 artists in e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aurealis Award
The Aurealis Award for Excellence in Speculative Fiction is an annual literary award for Australian science fiction, fantasy and horror fiction. Only Australians are eligible for the award. History The Aurealis Award was established in 1995 by '' Chimaera Publications'', the publishers of ''Aurealis Magazine''. Unlike the other major Australian speculative fiction award, the Ditmar Award, it divides work into subgenre and age categories, and is judged as such. The award was originally given out in the following divisions: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, and Young Adult. Two separate awards are given in each of those divisions, one for novels and one for short stories. A fifth division for Children's books was added in 2001 for fiction for 8-12 year olds, with separate awards for "Short Fiction" and "Long Fiction". With the 2008 Awards the "Short Fiction" children's fiction category became a category for "Illustrated Work/Picture Book". For the 2010 Awards, the two categories ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Australian Literature Resource
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kill Your Darlings (magazine)
''Kill Your Darlings'' (KYD) is an Australian online literary magazine dedicated to arts and culture. ''Kill Your Darlings'' was established in March 2010 with a mission of "reinvigorating and re-energising this medium – to shake it up, if you like, and publish literature that bites back". It publishes new fiction and commentary, memoir, interviews and reviews. The magazine name comes from a quote regularly attributed to the American novelist William Faulkner: ‘In writing, you must kill all your darlings.’ The publishing director is Rebecca Starford, and the editor is Alan Vaarwerk. History ''Kill Your Darlings'' was established in March 2010, supported by funding from the Australia Council. Founding editors Rebecca Starford, Hannah Kent, and Jo Case set out to create a new kind of print literary journal. The first issue was positively received. In 2017, after 29 issues, KYD ceased publishing its flagship quarterly print magazine in order to focus on its growing online pub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ticonderoga Publications
Ticonderoga Publications is an Australian independent publishing house founded by Russell B. Farr in 1996 and now run by Farr and Liz Grzyb. The publisher specializes in collections of science fiction short stories. History and current Ticonderoga Publications was founded by Russell B. Farr in 1996. Co-partner in Ticonderoga Publications is editor Liz Grzyb. The publisher initially specialized in collections of science fiction short stories. Between 1996 and 1999, it published collections by Steven Utley, Sean Williams, Stephen Dedman, and other writers. According to Peek, "Under Farr, Ticonderoga Publications gathered a reputation for producing sturdy, thick-papered, elegant collections."Ben PeekTroy, ''Strange Horizons,'' 23 May 2006 Ticonderoga Publications suspended producing books in 1999 when the Australian government brought in the GST (Goods and Services Tax) that raised the price of books by ten percent, with the editor concentrating on hi ]instead. In 2005, Ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Griffith Review
''Griffith Review'' is a quarterly publication featuring essays, reportage, memoir, fiction, poetry and artwork from established and emerging writers and artists. Each edition focuses on a contemporary theme, enabling pertinent issues to be aired and discussed in a public forum. The publication was founded in 2003. It was founded and developed by Griffith University in Australia, and initially published by ABC Books.Cica, Natasha (2003)"Griffith Review: Insecurity in the New World Order", ''The Sydney Morning Herald'', 24 October 2003. In 2009, Text Publishing became the ''Review's'' publishing partner and distributor. Therefore, the magazine has bases in both Brisbane and Melbourne. Julianne Schultz was the founding editor and has been publisher since 2018, when Ashley Hay was appointed editor. Awards * 2007 Victorian Premier's Literary Award - Alfred Deakin Prize for an Essay Advancing Public Debate was awarded to Frank Moorhouse fo"The Writer in a time of terror" published i'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Overland (magazine)
''Overland'' is an Australian literary and cultural magazine, established in 1954 and published quarterly in print as well as online. History ''Overland'' was established in 1954, under the auspices of the Realist Writers Group in Melbourne, with Stephen Murray-Smith as the first editor-in-chief. It was initially formed by anti-Stalinist members of the Communist Party of Australia and other members of the 1950s New Left. Editors The magazine has been edited by: * Stephen Murray-Smith, 1954–1988 * Barrett Reid, 1988–1993 * John McLaren, Spring 1993 – Autumn 1997 * Ian Syson, Winter 1997 – Summer 2002 * Nathan Hollier and Katherine Wilson, Autumn 2002 – Spring 2004 * Nathan Hollier, 2005–2006 * Jeff Sparrow, 2007–2014 * Jacinda Woodhead, 2015–2019 * Evelyn Araluen and Jonathan Dunk, since 2019 Description ''Overland'' describes itself as "Australia’s only radical literary magazine", which publishes fiction, poetry, non-fiction and art. It says it "continues ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transit Lounge
Transit Lounge Publishing is an independent Australian literary small press founded in Melbourne in 2005. It publishes literary fiction, narrative and trade non-fiction. The books it publishes show the diversity of Australian culture. Distribution is by NewSouth. Transit Lounge was founded by two librarians, Barry Scott and Tess Rice. The first book they published was ''Sing, and Don’t Cry: A Mexican Journal'' by Cate Kennedy. In 2011 they published ''Tales from the Cancer Ward,'' a memoir by filmmaker Paul Cox. It is a member of the Small Press Network, a group of small and independent Australian publishers. Selected award-winning books *''The English Class'' (2010) by Ouyang Yu, winner of the Multicultural Award at the 2011 New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards *''Exile: The Lives and Hopes of Werner Pelz'' (2012) by Roger Averill, winner of the Non-fiction book at the 2012 Western Australian Premier's Book Awards *'' Black Rock White City'' (2015) by A. S. Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Saunders
George Saunders (born December 2, 1958) is an American writer of short stories, essays, novellas, children's books, and novels. His writing has appeared in ''The New Yorker'', '' Harper's'', ''McSweeney's'', and '' GQ''. He also contributed a weekly column, ''American Psyche'', to the weekend magazine of ''The Guardian'' between 2006 and 2008. A professor at Syracuse University, Saunders won the National Magazine Award for fiction in 1994, 1996, 2000, and 2004, and second prize in the O. Henry Awards in 1997. His first story collection, ''CivilWarLand in Bad Decline'', was a finalist for the 1996 PEN/Hemingway Award. In 2006 Saunders received a MacArthur Fellowship. In 2006 he won the World Fantasy Award for his short story "CommComm". His story collection ''In Persuasion Nation'' was a finalist for the Story Prize in 2007. In 2013, he won the PEN/Malamud Award and was a finalist for the National Book Award. Saunders's '' Tenth of December: Stories'' won the 2013 Story Prize ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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