Australian short stories
Articles
- Price Warung: Some Bibliographical Details and a Checklist of the Stories
Andrews provides a bibliography and discussion of Price Warung's research and writing about the Australian convict system by Price Warung (William Astley). The essay focuses…
1 October 1968 - The Fiction of Beverley Farmer
Beverley Farmer is an award-winning writer but critical assessment of her achievement has been minimal. Her short stories have been reviewed in tandem with other…
1 May 1990 - Colonial Violence and Forgotten Fiction
The focus of this essay is ‘on excavating short fiction built around representation of frontier conflict’ (33). The short fictions of colonial frontier violence ‘seem…
1 June 2009 - Review of Australian Short Fiction: A History, by Bruce Bennett
In the conclusion to his acknowledgments Bruce Bennett speaks of his debt to the writers of short fiction who have given him 'such pleasure' and…
1 May 2003 - Review of The Experimental Fiction of Murray Bail by Michael Ackland
The Experimental Fiction of Murray Bail by Michael Ackland is the first book-length publication to explore Bail's writing, and makes a welcome addition to the…
1 October 2013 - Review of The Australian Short Story: An Anthology from the 1890s to the 1980s; The Australian Short Story 1940-1980: A bibliography; and Lines of Implication: Australian Short Fiction from Lawson to Palmer
In one sense, the short story is not at all a neglected genre in Australia. Since the 1890s at least (and throughout the nineteenth century…
1 May 1987 - ‘Down at the Dump’ and Lacan’s Mirror Stage
'Down at the Dump' is one of White's most interesting stories, not merely for the insight it offers into people and society but also for…
1 October 1983 - Editors’ Statements [Geoffrey Dutton]
A statement by Geoffrey Dutton about his work as a writer an editor.
1 October 1981 - What Happened to the Short Story?
I said to the editor, Laurie Hergenhan, that there should be a section on the short story because it was the growth area of Australian…
1 October 1977 - Editors’ Statements [Peter Cowan]
Peter Cowan discusses his work as editor of Westerly.
1 October 1981 - Authors’ Statements [Frank Hardy]
Frank Hardy discusses his approach to writing.
1 October 1981 - Editors’ Statements [Nancy Keesing]
Nancy Keesing discusses her work editing and publishing short stories.
1 October 1981 - Selective Bibliography of the Contemporary Australian Short Story
This bibliography is divided into three sections. Section I consists of selective bibliographies on individual short story writers. Authors selected include those contributing to this…
1 October 1981 - Editors’ Statements [Jim Davidson]
Jim Davidson discusses his work editing short stories, including for Meanjin.
1 October 1981 - Editors’ Statements [Craig Munro]
Craig Munro discusses the editing and publishing of short stories.
1 October 1981 - Editors’ Statements [C.B. Christesen]
Clem Christensen discusses his work as editor of Meanjin Quarterly.
1 October 1981 - Editors’ Statements [Beatrice Davis]
Beatrice Davis discusses her work publishing and editing short stories.
1 October 1981 - Editors’ Statements [Nigel Krauth]
Nigel Krauth discussing editing and publishing short stories.
1 October 1981 - Editors’ Statements [Laurie Clancy]
Laurie Clancy discusses editing and publishing short stories.
1 October 1981 - Editors’ Statements [Douglas Stewart]
Douglas Stewart discusses his work as a writer and editor of short stories.
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Contributors
- Barry Geoffrey Andrews
- Carmel Bird
- Bruce Bennett
- Veronica Brady
- Peter Cowan
- C. B. Christesen
- Laurie Clancy
- Geoffrey Dutton
- Jim Davidson
- Beatrice Davis
- Frank Hardy
- Lyn Jacobs
- Nancy Keesing
- Nigel Krauth
- Bronwyn Lacken
- Frank Moorhouse
- Craig Munro
- Douglas Stewart
- Stephen Torre
- Rachael Weaver