by Elizabeth Lhuede | Jun 10, 2026 | Essay, Poetry
by Elizabeth Lhuede Another in our series of works published in 1946 and the 1940s. ~ Recently, when trying to find out-of-copyright poetry for 1946 proved difficult, I turned my attention to the journal Angry Penguins, of Ern Malley fame, which ceased publication...
by whisperinggums | May 13, 2026 | Article, Fiction, Short story
by Whispering Gums A post in our 2026 series featuring works published in 1946 (or by authors who died in 1946). This post includes a story that was published in Tasmania’s Advocate on 22 June 1946, and is by the Victorian-born Bene Gibson Smyth....
by Theresa Smith | Apr 8, 2026 | Essay, Reviews
By Theresa Smith A post in our 2026 series featuring works published in 1946 (or by authors who died in 1946). In 1946, Miles Franklin published My Career Goes Bung, a ‘sequel’ to her debut novel, My Brilliant Career. This sequel came 45 years on from its predecessor;...
by Elizabeth Lhuede | Mar 11, 2026 | Essay, Poetry
by Elizabeth Lhuede A post in our 2026 series featuring works published in 1946 (or by authors who died in 1946). One of the disadvantages of choosing to feature works published in the 1940s is that we’re restricted to ones that are out of copyright. Because the...
by whisperinggums | Feb 11, 2026 | Essay, Short story
by Whispering Gums A post in our 2026 series featuring works published in 1946 (or by authors who died in 1946). This post includes a story that was published in The Sydney Morning Herald on 23 April 1946....
by Elizabeth Lhuede | Dec 10, 2025 | Essay, Poetry
by Elizabeth Lhuede A post in our 2025 series featuring works published in 1935 (or by authors who died in 1935). Seasons greetings as we take a break until 2026 when former AWW editor, Theresa Smith, will rejoin our team. This year, we explored out-of-copyright works...
by whisperinggums | Nov 12, 2025 | Essay, Short story
by Whispering Gums A post in our 2025 series featuring works published in 1935 (or by authors who died in 1935). This post includes a story that was published in The Bulletin on 20 October, 1935, and is by South Australian writer, Edna Davies....
by Francie Finn | Oct 8, 2025 | Essay, Short story
A post in our 2025 series featuring works published in 1935 (or by authors who died in 1935). Today we’re featuring a short extract from Firestarters, a podcast by Francie Finn. Francie writes, “Firestarters explores the vibrant newspaper writing of...
by whisperinggums | Sep 10, 2025 | Essay, Short story
by Whispering Gums A post in our 2025 series featuring works published in 1935 (or by authors who died in 1935). This post includes a story that was published in The Bulletin on 11 December 1935, and is by Tarella Daskein, née Tarella Quin. As with many of the...
by Elizabeth Lhuede | Aug 13, 2025 | Essay, Poetry
by Elizabeth Lhuede A post in our 2025 series featuring works published in 1935 (or by authors who died in 1935). Last year my colleague, Whispering Gums (WG), unravelled the mystery of “J. M. Stevens”. Stevens turned out to be not one person, but two, sisters Jane...
