Commentary

Patrick White to the Rescue

December 2012–January 2013, no. 347

Commentary

Patrick White to the Rescue

December 2012–January 2013, no. 347

With the centenary of Patrick White’s birth being celebrated this year, it seems appropriate to highlight the great legacy that White left Australian writers in the form of the Patrick White Literary Award. On 16 November, the 2012 Award was presented to novelist, short story writer, and essayist Amanda Lohrey, the thirty-ninth winner since the Award was first presented, to Christina Stead, in 1974.

David Carter

David Carter is Professor of Australian Literature and Cultural History at the University of Queensland. His books include Making Books: Contemporary Australian Publishing (2007), Dispossession, Dreams and Diversity: Issues in Australian Studies (2006), The Ideas Market (2004), and A Career in Writing: Judah Waten and the Cultural Politics of a Literary Career (1987). He is currently researching the history of American editions of Australian books, and middle-brow book culture in Australia.