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.
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At the centre of the novel Coach Fitz is Tom, an anti-hero whose unintentionally humorous voice drives the narrative. Tom is an awkward everyman, a naïve Don Quixote, a digressive Tristam Shandy.
True crime-related storytelling has shrugged off its former low-brow baggage. Two recent Australian books show how victims’ stories can be told sensitively and humanely.
In her fragmentary family memoir, Cynthia Banham interweaves narratives of war and migration with her own traumatic plane crash - ultimately reclaiming her identity in the process.
Part memoir, part investigation, Leigh Sales’s recent book Any Ordinary Day provides rare insight into the journalistic craft.
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Dean of Research (Creative), Adelaide University
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Casual Academic, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Technology Sydney
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Associate Professor; Senior Research Fellow, Adelaide University
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Emeritus Professor, Creative Industries, CQUniversity Australia
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Lecturer in Creative Writing, University of Technology Sydney
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Adjunct Associate Professor, Creative Writing, University of Technology Sydney