Jim Anderson (editor)
Jim Anderson (born 1937) is a British-Australian editor and novelist. He edited
Early life and education
Anderson was born in
Career
Anderson joined OZ in 1969.
Anderson declared his homosexuality to his mother after the trial, but never told his father. After the demise of OZ in 1973, Anderson had a mental breakdown and travelled to Ghana and then California to find treatment and relief. After
Anderson returned to Sydney in the mid-1990s and has since pursued a career as writer and photo-artist. In 2011 he mounted a major retrospective exhibition: Lampoon: An Historical Art Trajectory, at the
Anderson's second novel, Chipman's African Adventure, was published in March 2015.[6] Jim Anderson spoke as a panelist at the 2016 Bellingen Readers and Writers Festival on "Truth and Authenticity in Fiction" and "The Creative Process: How Hard is it to Write?"[7][8] In June 2016 Billarooby, Anderson's first novel was re-published by Valentine Press.[9]
Bibliography
- Billarooby. Fireside, 1988. ISBN 0-671-68039-0. Valentine Press, 2016.
- Chipman's African Adventure. Valentine Press. 2015. ISBN 978-0-9942244-0-8.
References
- ^ "Mornings with Margaret Throsby" ABC Radio National 21 February 2011.
- ^ ISBN 0-415-00728-3.
- ^ ISBN 1-86373-951-3.
- ^ Mornings with Margaret Throsby" ABC Radio National 21 February 2011
- ^ "Queer troublemaker's life on show". Star Observer. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
- ^ Chipman's African Adventure, Valentine Press. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ 2016 Bellingen Readers and Writers Festival main program and special events. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ Jim Anderson, bellingenwritersfestival.com.au. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ About the Author - Jim Anderson, Valentine Press. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
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