Written by author and festival director, LMJ Owen Agatha Christie, the Queen of Crime, visits Tasmania As mentioned in Part 1, Agatha Christie visited Tasmania in 1922 and loved it. She wrote in her autobiography: “Incredibly beautiful Hobart, with its deep blue sea and harbor, and its flowers, trees and shrubs. I planned to come … Continue reading #TasmanianLitMonth: Tasmanian Crime Writing & Writing Festivals, Part 2
#WorldKidLit Wednesday: Yellow Butterfly
My library colleagues and I are big proponents of wordless picture books. They are accessible to readers no matter their age, literacy level, or primary language. They impart vital narrative skills, and are ideal for practicing dialogic reading with young children. Wordless books are not less than for their lack of text; they are important … Continue reading #WorldKidLit Wednesday: Yellow Butterfly
#TasmanianLitMonth: Bushfires
Poem and context written by Dr Cameron Hindrum Dr. Cameron Hindrum is a distinguished novelist, poet, teacher, and playwright. His most recent award is the Tasmanian Literary Award 2022 from the University of Tasmania, for the manuscript of his new novel, The Sand. He also coordinated the Tasmanian Poetry Festival for 17 years. Bushfires are … Continue reading #TasmanianLitMonth: Bushfires
#TasmanianLitMonth: Featured Writer – Meg Bignell
An interview with author Meg Bignell, by Bec Taylor About Meg Meg Bignell is a Tasmanian writer, actor and performer. She is the author of three novels published by Penguin Random House — The Sparkle Pages, Welcome to Nowhere River and The Angry Women’s Choir. She has written, directed and performed for cabaret, stage and television and sings with Hobart Voice Academy Ensemble. She … Continue reading #TasmanianLitMonth: Featured Writer – Meg Bignell
#TasmanianLitMonth: A Child’s Book of True Crime, by Chloe Hooper
Photo and bio courtesy of Penguin Random House About Chloe Hooper Chloe Hooper’s The Tall Man: Death and Life on Palm Island (2008) won the Victorian, New South Wales, West Australian and Queensland Premier’s Literary Awards, as well as the John Button Prize for Political Writing, and a Ned Kelly Award for crime writing. She is also … Continue reading #TasmanianLitMonth: A Child’s Book of True Crime, by Chloe Hooper
#TasmanianLitMonth: – Tasmanian Crime and Mystery Fiction, Part 1
Written by author and literary festival director L.J.M. Owen The Eternal Reader’s Problem “It was a beautiful, clear morning - the mist that at early dawn, had been overhanging the summit of Mount Wellington, had gradually disappeared, exhibiting its rough and towering majesty in all its splendour; and I was doubting in my mind, whether … Continue reading #TasmanianLitMonth: – Tasmanian Crime and Mystery Fiction, Part 1
#TasmanianLitMonth: Feature Writer – Wren Fraser Cameron
Written by author Wren Cameron Fraser The post-colonial history of Lutruwita/Tasmania is shrouded with the tragedy of what happened to the aboriginal Palawa peoples. Through my eyes, all white achievements have been on stolen land. My novel, The Oyster Girl, delves into this folly of history. Wren Fraser Cameron About Me: For forty years I … Continue reading #TasmanianLitMonth: Feature Writer – Wren Fraser Cameron
#TasmanianLitMonth: Featured Writer – Cameron Hindrum
Poetry by guest contributor, Dr. Cameron Hindrum, with an introduction and conclusion by Bec Taylor Dr. Cameron Hindrum is a distinguished novelist, poet, teacher, and playwright. His most recent award is the Tasmanian Literary Award 2022 from the University of Tasmania, for the manuscript of his new novel, The Sand. He also coordinated the Tasmanian … Continue reading #TasmanianLitMonth: Featured Writer – Cameron Hindrum
#TasmanianLitMonth: The Trail of the Tin Dragon
The Trail of the Tin Dragon - a walking trail of Chinese immigration history Written by guest contributors, Jim Fidler and Michelle Shaw, with introduction and conclusion by Bec Taylor Zane Pinner's reference to Chinese ghost stories in his introduction to Tasmanian Gothic literature at the start of this month sparked a great interest in … Continue reading #TasmanianLitMonth: The Trail of the Tin Dragon
#TasmanianLitMonth: The Sound of One Hand Clapping
A review by guest contributor, Jim Fidler The Sound Of One Hand Clapping by Richard Flanagan The Sound Of One Hand Clapping, published in 1997, resonated with me on several levels. One level was as a boy growing up in Launceston, Tasmania and going to school with friends whose parents had escaped war-torn Europe to … Continue reading #TasmanianLitMonth: The Sound of One Hand Clapping
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