In Alice Pung’s family, love was imbued with anxiety and fear. But in books, adults had reasoned discussions and talked to children as if their thoughts mattered.
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John Marsden, the bestselling author of the Tomorrow series (and more than 40 books altogether) has died. His difficult early life fed his many decades of writing for young people and teaching them.
Melbourne Theatre Company’s Laurinda is a smart re-framing of Alice Pung’s classic coming-of-age novel.
The five shortlisted novels share various threads concern – childhood stories, themes of migration and male violence – but are infused with a sense of play and measured optimism.
The Melling sisters — like Alcott’s March sisters and Austen’s Bennetts — are four girls who become women during the course of Robin Klein’s trilogy of novels. The Sky in Silver Lace is the most bittersweet of the three.
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Artist-in-Residence at Janet Clarke Hall and Adjunct Professor at RMIT, The University of Melbourne
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Distinguished Professor Emerita of Creative Practice, Faculty of Arts and Design, University of Canberra
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Senior Lecturer, Literary Studies and Creative Writing, Monash University