by Stories from the Archive | May 13, 2022 | Nonfiction extract
by Mrs Langloh Parker Barbarians did the dreaming of the world, poetry arose in their fancies, and poetry, in spite of facts and science, resolutely refuses to ‘follow darkness like a dream.’ Mrs. Parker’s collection demonstrates that, amongst the...
by whisperinggums | Jan 9, 2019 | Yearly wrap-up
Seven is for many a lucky number … and I’m inclined to agree, because this round-up concludes the seventh year of the Challenge and here we not only still are, but we are still going strong. Seven years! Our books reviewed database, which you can find on...
by ladyredjess | Jun 23, 2018 | Round-ups
A woman artist, writes author Susan Johnson, ‘wants to make a work of art that is itself, and free. But she also has another job: it seems she must also prove how you devalue her work or overlook it or put it in a box marked “small” or “confessional” or “a woman’s...
by ladyredjess | Apr 28, 2018 | Round-ups
The great celebration today is that we have many exciting, diverse voices in the world of Australian letters. We encompass the world right here in our literature. And even in this shortlist that has been judged as being some of the very best of women’s literature...
by ladyredjess | Feb 27, 2018 | Round-ups
Reviews of works by Australian women writers that feature diversity include those by authors who identify as having a disability, who are Indigenous, of migrant heritage, or are LGBTQI. They also include works that feature characters or themes who identify or grapple...
