The Brilliant Chaos of Sybylla Penelope Melvyn

The Brilliant Chaos of Sybylla Penelope Melvyn

by | 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;...
Isolde Ramsay, To An Old-timer (poem)

Isolde Ramsay, To An Old-timer (poem)

by | 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...
Isolde Ramsay, To An Old-timer (poem)

Madeleine Honey, Christmas Bush (two poems)

by | 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...
Beatrice Grimshaw and “Shadow of the palm”

Edna Davies and “Scrub”

by | 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....