Written by guest curator, Bec Taylor Celebrating Tasmanian Literature Month has allowed me the privilege of connecting my past to my present and future. I have luxuriated in my precious memories of a wild and free childhood, shed tears over the dark and horrifying acts inflicted upon and by our ancestors, discovered incredible new-to-me creators, … Continue reading #TasmanianLitMonth – Summing Up a Month of Tasmanian Titles
#TasmanianLitMonth – Brand Tasmania: an interview
Interview questions by guest curator, Bec Taylor Early in my research for Tasmanian Literature Month, I fell down the rabbit hole that is the Tasmanian. - a luscious storytelling website created by Brand Tasmania, a government funded organization that both promotes this extraordinary island state and encourages and inspires Tasmanians. I spent hours trawling the … Continue reading #TasmanianLitMonth – Brand Tasmania: an interview
#TasmanianLitMonth – Biographies – Hannah Gadsby and Stephenie Cahalan
Introduction and interview questions by guest curator, Bec Taylor Incredibly famous Tasmanian literary export, Hannah Gadsby, has taken the comedy world by storm. Incisively witty, brutally honest, and disconcertingly deadpan, Hannah's rise to fame began with stand up comedy and led to Hulu and Netflix success ("Nanette") with a string of awards. Hannah has now … Continue reading #TasmanianLitMonth – Biographies – Hannah Gadsby and Stephenie Cahalan
#TasmanianLitMonth – Featured Writer Ian Broinowski
About Ian Ian Broinowski, PhD, MEd, BA(Soc Wk), BEc, Dip Teach, worked as an advanced skills teacher in children’s services at the Institute of TAFE Tasmania in Hobart, Australia for many years. Ian has a background in Economics, Social Work and Education. He has taught in a wide range of subjects in aged care, disability … Continue reading #TasmanianLitMonth – Featured Writer Ian Broinowski
#TasmanianLitMonth: Featured Writers – Heather Rose
Written by guest curator, Bec Taylor I'm not often left without words. Heather Rose's "Bruny" left me not only speechless but also unable to continue reading for stretches of time. As a Tasmanian expat whose last 16 years have been spent living in China, Heather's masterpiece of a novel affected me deeply. I am still … Continue reading #TasmanianLitMonth: Featured Writers – Heather Rose
#TasmanianLitMonth: Featured Writer – Robbie Arnott
Written by guest curator, Bec Taylor Robbie ArnottPhoto credit: Mitch Osborne About Robbie Comparisons can be controversial but surely this one is for real - Robbie Arnott could be considered the next big international break-out novelist from Tasmania, in the tradition of Richard Flanagan, such is the enthusiasm for his work. Born in Launceston in 1989 and … Continue reading #TasmanianLitMonth: Featured Writer – Robbie Arnott
#TasmanianLitMonth – Indigenous Storytelling
Written by guest curator, Bec Taylor Before delving into the topic of indigenous Tasmanian authors, it is important to acknowledge the traditional owners and custodians of the land on which Tasmanians live, work and learn. I acknowledge the Palawa people, who are the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community of Tasmania, and pay our respects … Continue reading #TasmanianLitMonth – Indigenous Storytelling
#TasmanianLitMonth – Featured Writer Lian Tanner
Photo courtesy of the author. About Lian Lian Tanner has worked as a teacher, a tourist bus driver, a juggler, an editor and a professional actor. She has been dynamited while scuba diving and arrested while busking. She once spent a week in the jungles of Papua New Guinea, hunting for a Japanese soldier left … Continue reading #TasmanianLitMonth – Featured Writer Lian Tanner
#TasmanianLitMonth – #WorldKidlit featuring Tasmanian Animals
Written by guest curator, Bec Taylor I would like to pay my respects to the traditional custodians of the land, the Palawa people of Tasmania, and to their Elders, past, present, and emerging. I acknowledge their deep spiritual connection to the land and their ongoing contributions to the culture of this nation. Australian animals are … Continue reading #TasmanianLitMonth – #WorldKidlit featuring Tasmanian Animals
#TasmanianLitMonth – Meet featured historian, Dr. Dianne Snowden
Introduction and interview questions by guest curator, Bec Taylor I would like to pay my respects to the traditional custodians of the land, the Palawa people of Tasmania, and to their Elders, past, present, and emerging. I acknowledge their deep spiritual connection to the land and their ongoing contributions to the culture of this nation. … Continue reading #TasmanianLitMonth – Meet featured historian, Dr. Dianne Snowden
Global Literature in Libraries Initiative 