Steven Carroll
Steven Carroll was born in Melbourne and grew up in Glenroy. He went to La Trobe University and taught English in high schools before playing in bands in the 1970s. After leaving the music scene he began writing as a playwright and became the theatre…
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That Deadman Dance
'Bobby Wabalanginy never learned fear, not until he was pretty well a grown man. Sure, he grew up …
Year:
Secondary, Year 12
Author:
Kim Scott
Publisher:
Pan Macmillan Australia
Published year:
2010
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Kim Scott
Kim Scott grew up on the South Coast of Western Australia. As a descendant of those who first created human society along that edge of ocean, he is proud to be one among those who call themselves Noongar. He began writing for publication when he …
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Swallow the Air
When May's mother dies suddenly, she and her brother Billy are taken in by Aunty. However, their …
Year:
Secondary, Year 11
Author:
Tara June Winch
Publisher:
UQP
Published year:
2006
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Tara June Winch
Tara June Winch is a Wiradjuri author, born in Australia in 1983 and based in France. Her first novel, Swallow the Air was critically acclaimed. She was named a Sydney Morning Herald Best Young Australian Novelist, and has won numerous literary …
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Such Is Life
An Australian classic, first published in 1903. Described by its author as of 'temper democratic; …
Year:
Tertiary
Author:
Joseph Furphy
Publisher:
Allen & Unwin, Text Publishing
Published year:
1903
Joseph Furphy
Tom Collins, a slang byword for the source of all rumours, was the pseudonym adopted by Joseph Furphy. The son of Protestant Irish immigrants, he was born at Yering Station, Victoria, in 1843. As a boy, he helped his father work the land, and later …
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The Slap
To smack or not to smack is the question that reverberates through the interconnected lives …
Year:
Secondary, Year 11
Author:
Christos Tsiolkas
Publisher:
Allen & Unwin
Published year:
2008
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Christos Tsiolkas
Christos Tsiolkas is the author of six novels, including Loaded, which was made into the feature film Head-On, The Jesus Man and Dead Europe, which won the 2006 Age Fiction Prize and the 2006 Melbourne Best Writing Award, as well as being made into a…
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The Pea-pickers
In The Pea-pickers, a novel based on Eve Langley's own experiences, Steve and Blue are two girls who…
Year:
Tertiary
Author:
Eve Langley
Publisher:
Angus & Robertson
Published year:
1942
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