by Robyn Greaves | Jul 27, 2017 | Article, Guest Posts
Australian writer Henrietta Drake-Brockman was a significant figure in her time, particularly in her home state of Western Australia, where she regularly featured in the social pages of newspapers. Her prominence in literary circles and on bestseller lists at the time...
by Robyn Greaves | May 31, 2017 | Article, Guest Posts
Continuing our series on classic and forgotten women writers, Dr Robyn Greaves features Patsy Adam-Smith who was born this day in 1924. Thanks, Robyn. Very few people these days have heard of Australian writer Patsy Adam-Smith (31 May, 1924 – 20 September,...
by Robyn Greaves | Feb 21, 2017 | Article, Guest Posts
For the second in our series of forgotten writers and classic books, Dr Robyn Greaves features author Mary Durack who was born 20th February 1913. Thanks, Robyn. Dame Mary Durack (1913 – 1994) was a prominent mid-twentieth-century West Australian writer. The bulk of...
by Robyn Greaves | Jan 21, 2017 | Article, Guest Posts
For the first in our series of forgotten writers and classic books, Dr Robyn Greaves from the University of Tasmania writes on author Ernestine Hill who was born this day in 1899. Thanks, Robyn. Today, not many people have heard of Australian author Ernestine Hill. If...
