Kate Jennings
Kate Jennings, a poet, essayist, and novelist, comes from the Riverina. She attended Sydney University in the late 1960s, where she gained notoriety as a feminist activist. She moved to New York City in 1979. Her novel Snake (1996) was a New York …
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Miss Peabody’s Inheritance
"Elizabeth Jolley joins the handful of Australian writers of whom it may be said that their books …
Year:
Secondary, Year 11, Year 12
Author:
Elizabeth Jolley
Publisher:
UQP
Published year:
1980
Teacher Resource
Essay
Elizabeth Jolley
Elizabeth Jolley was born in the industrial Midlands of England in 1923, and moved to Western Australia in 1959 with her husband and three children. Acclaimed as one of Australia’s leading writers, she has received many prestigious literary awards…
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Christina Stead
Christina Stead was born in Sydney in 1902, and died there in 1983. Most of her life was spent elsewhere: in London, Paris and other places in Europe, and in the United States. Her first book, The Salzburg Tales, was published in 1934, followed by …
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The Man Who Loved Children
The Man Who Loved Children is Christina Stead's masterpiece about family life. Set in Washington …
Year:
Secondary, Year 12
Author:
Christina Stead
Publisher:
MUP
Published year:
1940
Teacher Resource
The Lost Dog
Tom Loxley is holed up in a remote bush shack trying to finish his book on Henry James when his …
Author:
Michelle de Kretser
Publisher:
Allen & Unwin
Published year:
2007
Michelle de Kretser
Michelle de Kretser was born in Sri Lanka and emigrated to Australia when she was 14. Educated in Melbourne and Paris, Michelle has worked as a university tutor, an editor and a book reviewer. She is the author of The Rose Grower, The Hamilton Case…
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Lilian’s Story
The heartwarming story of Lilian Singer, who starts life at the beginning of the twentieth century …
Year:
Secondary, Year 10
Author:
Kate Grenville
Publisher:
Allen & Unwin
Published year:
1985
Teacher Resource
Essay
Kate Grenville
Kate Grenville was born in Sydney and holds degrees from Sydney University and the University of Colorado. In 1984 her first book, a collection of stories – Bearded Ladies – was published. Her works of fiction have been published to acclaim in …
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Alex Miller
Alex Miller is twice winner of Australia's premier literary prize, The Miles Franklin Literary Award, first in 1993 for The Ancestor Game and again in 2003 for Journey to the Stone Country. He is also an overall winner of the 1993 Commonwealth …
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