The coming author Tania McCartney is an author, publisher, editor and book reviewer. She runs literary site Kids Book Review, writes for several online sites and is a senior editor for Australian Women Online where she edits Bedtime Stories, a literacy initiative in support of National Year of Reading 2012. Tania is also an ACT Ambassador for the National Year of Reading. Continue reading
Category Archives: Australian Authors
Centenary of Patrick White’s birth
Patrick White was born on 28th May 1912 in London to a family of Australian graziers. He and his parents returned to Australia when White was six months old. His childhood was an unhappy one. White was sent to boarding school in England at the age of 13. Here he developed an interest in writing and theatre. After school White worked as a jackaroo in Australia then went to Cambridge University. He wrote plays and poetry and in 1939 his first novel Happy Valley was published. Continue reading
Norma K. Hemming Award 2012
Norma K. Hemming Award is ‘for excellence in the exploration of race, gender, sexuality, class and disbility in Australian speculative fiction.’ This year the nominees are Continue reading
National Biography Prize 2012
I have to admit that I didn’t pay much attention to this Prize until now.
The National Biography Prize shortlist has been announced which reduced from 12 books to 6. For those who love to read this genre is probably a good list to start Continue reading
Clive Small
Clive Small is a former detective and Assistant Commissioner of the NSW Police. His investigations included the murder of anti-drugs campaigner Donald Mackay, the Nugan Hand bank, the shooting of police officer Michael Drury, the murder of Cabramatta MP John Newman and the backpacker murders which led to Ivan Milat being convicted. Continue reading