Tasmanian literature
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Island magazine appears quarterly. Tasmania's government provides arts funding in the form of prizes, events and grants.[8] Bookshops contribute book launches and other literary events.[9] Tasmania's unique history and environment gave rise to Tasmanian Gothic
literature in the 19th century.
Notable Tasmanian authors and poets
In birth order:
- Reverend John West(1809–1873), journalist and historian
- Louisa Ann Meredith(1812–1895), author and illustrator
- Marcus Clarke (1846–1881), journalist and author
- "Tasma" (Jessie Couvreur) (1848–1897), author
- Royal Tasman Bridges(1885–1952), novelist
- Nan Chauncy (1900–1970), author
- Clive Sansom (1910–1981), poet and playwright
- Christopher Koch (1932–2013), author
- Margaret Scott (1934–2005), poet
- Amanda Lohrey (born 1947), author
- Pete Hay,[10] poet
- Stephen Dando-Collins, author
- Stephen Edgar (born 1951), poet
- Lian Tanner (born 1951), author
- Martin Flanagan (born 1955), journalist
- Katherine Scholes (born 1959), author
- Julie Hunt,[11] children's author
- Richard Flanagan (born 1961), author
- Liz Winfield (born 1964), poet
- Heather Rose (born 1964), author
- Rachael Treasure (born 1968), author
- Bradley Trevor Greive (born 1970), author
- Danielle Wood (born 1972), author
Notable Tasmanian books
In publication order:
- Notes and Sketches of New South Wales, 1844, by Louisa Ann Meredith
- My Residence in Tasmania, 1852, by Louisa Anne Meredith
- History of Tasmania, 1852, by Rev. John West
- Bush Friends in Tasmania, 1860 and 1891, by Louisa Anne Meredith
- For the Term of His Natural Life, 1870–1872, by Marcus Clarke
- Uncle Piper of Piper's Hill, 1889 by "Tasma"
- They Found A Cave, 1949, by Nan Chauncy
- World's End Was Home, 1952, by Nan Chauncy
- Tangara, 1960, by Nan Chauncy
- The Doubleman, 1985, by Christopher Koch
- View from the Non-Members' Bar, 1992, by Pete Hay
- Out of Ireland, 1999, by Christopher Koch
- Gould's Book of Fish, 2001, by Richard Flanagan
- The Blue Day Book, 2001, by Bradley Trevor Greive
- Main Currents of Environmental Thought, 2002, by Peter Hay
- Vandemonian Essays, 2002, by Pete Hay
- The Alphabet of Light and Dark, 2003, by Danielle Wood
- The Butterfly Man, 2005, by Heather Rose
- Silently on the Tide, 2005, by Pete Hay
- The Roving Party, 2011, by Rohan Wilson
- The Narrow Road to the Deep North, 2013, by Richard Flanagan
- To Name Those Lost, 2014, by Rohan Wilson
- Essays from Near and Far, 2014, by James Dryburgh
- The Mountain, 2014, by Mark Clemens
- The Museum of Modern Love, 2016, by Heather Rose
- The Field of Dreams, 2016, by Mark Clemens
- Bridget Crack, 2017, by Rachel Leary
- Bruny, 2019, by Heather Rose
- A Treacherous Country, 2020, by Katherine Kruimink
- The Rain Heron, 2020, by Robbie Arnott
- The Octopus and I, 2020, by Erin Hortle
Tasmanian Literary Awards
- Tasmania Book Prize
- Margaret Scott Prize
- University of Tasmania Prize
- Tasmanian Young Writer's Fellowship
See also
References
- ^ Ian McCausland, "Tasmania", World Book.
- ^ a b Wirsu, Piia (19 April 2017). "Tasmanian author tops prestigious literary prize". The Examiner. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ "Book inspired by Marina Abramović takes out 2017 Stella Prize". ABC News. 18 April 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ https://www.theaustralian.com.au/life/weekend-australian-magazine/the-mona-effect-towns-want-in-on-david-walshs-museum-act/news-story/f803dae3f027a31eb59e4a461303e345 .
- ^ Nancy Pearl, Book Lust, Sasquatch Books:Seattle, 2003.
- ^ Crane, Ralph (7 April 2015). "The Flanagan effect: Tasmanian literature in the limelight". The Conversation. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ The Tasmanian Writers Centre, "The Tasmanian Writers Centre". Archived from the original on 7 June 2007. Retrieved 5 May 2007.
- ^ Arts Tasmania "Arts Tasmania - Tasmania literary prizes". Archived from the original on 28 May 2007. Retrieved 5 May 2007.
- ^ The Tasmanian Writers Centre, [1].
- ^ https://petehaywriter.wordpress.com/ .
- ^ "JH".
Further reading
- Alexander, Alison, ed. (2005). OCLC 61888464.
- Robson, L. L. (1983). A History of Tasmania. Volume I. Van Diemen's Land From the Earliest Times to 1855. Melbourne: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-554364-5.
- Robson, L. L. (1991). A History of Tasmania. Volume II. Colony and State From 1856 to the 1980s. Melbourne: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-553031-4.
External links
- TasWriters
- Island—a Tasmanian literary magazine