Henry Lawson said deafness was ‘in a great measure responsible for my writing’. Wright said hers was ‘part of the conditions I live under’. Their disability was inherent to their creativity.
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A reworking of the 1892 Henry Lawson short story, this film is a subversive survival story.
When British colonials came to Australia, they stuck to their winter Christmas traditions of roast meats and plum puddings. But over the centuries, Australians found their own ways to celebrate.
Ryan O'Neill’s book reimagines a classic Australian short story. He retells The Drover’s Wife 99 times in various forms, including a poem, an Amazon review, and even as a Cosmo quiz.
White settlers and authors once saw the bush as an alien, despairing place. But writers from Tim Winton to Rachael Treasure now portray the land in complex and optimistic ways.
Kerrie Davies’ A Wife’s Heart places her own story alongside that of Henry Lawson’s wife.
Bertha Lawson alleged that her husband, celebrated poet Henry Lawson, was habitually cruel and drunk.
When Brian the farmer finished his poem the crowd went wild. Small wonder he earned the People’s Choice Award on the night. We were at a so-called poetry “slam” at a country hall in a place so tiny it…
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Dean of Research (Creative), University of South Australia
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Senior Lecturer in Literary & Narrative Journalism, School of the Arts & Media, UNSW Sydney
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Associate Professor in Australian Literature, University of Sydney
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Lecturer in Academic Communication, La Trobe University
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Lecturer, School of the Arts & Media, UNSW Sydney
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Lecturer in Creative Writing, University of Technology Sydney
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Honorary Adjunct Lecturer, University of New England
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Associate Director, Academic Programs, New York University
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Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing and Literature, University of South Australia
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of South Australia
