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Episode #13 Peter Rose in conversation with Lee Christofis

The ABR Podcast 28 February 2017
Peter Rose interviews ABR contributor Lee Christofis, who recently attended a number of exhibitions in Paris showcasing works by Léon Bakst, Cy Twombly, and Arnold Schoenberg among others. His visit coincided with the fortieth birthday of the Pompidou Centre. Lee's 'Letter from Paris' appears in ABR Arts. The ABR Podcast is available via SoundCloud and iTunes. ABR Podcast intro music by David ... (read more)

Jonathan Galassi is Publisher of the Month

March 2017, no. 389 28 February 2017
What was your pathway to publishing? After university I knew I didn’t want to do deconstruction; I wanted to be involved with contemporary writing, so I looked for an editorial job and eventually found one, in Boston, which was no longer the Athens of America, in 1973. ... (read more)

Bronwyn Lea is Poet of the Month

March 2017, no. 389 26 February 2017
Which poets have most influenced you? I first fell for the British Romantics: Keats for his sensitivity, and Byron for his humour, both qualities I try to exercise in my own work. Otherwise it’s the Americans of last century: the Moderns, Stevens in particular, and later the West Coast poets. I like to find these poets thinking (and sometimes running) in my poems. Are poems chiefly ‘inspir ... (read more)

Markus Zusak

Reading Australia 02 November 2016
Markus Zusak is an Australian writer of German and Austrian descent. He is the author of six books including a number of international best-sellers. He pursued a teaching degree at the University of Sydney before becoming a professional author. His first three books The Underdog (1999), Fighting Reuben Wolfe (2000), and When Dogs Cry (2001) formed a trilogy centred on two brothers of the working- ... (read more)

A.J. Betts

Reading Australia 02 November 2016
A.J. Betts is a Perth-based author, teacher, and public speaker. Her published works include ShutterSpeed (2008), Wavelength (2010), and Zac and Mia (2013) which won the Text Prize for young Adult and Children’s Writing in 2012 and the Ethel Turner Prize for Young People's Literature at the NSW Premier Literary Awards in 2014. Reading Australia Agnes Nieuwenhuizen has written on Zac and Mia (2 ... (read more)

News from the Editor's Desk - January-February 2017

January–February 2017, no. 388 23 November 2016
The Jolley Prize The ABR Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize – one of the country’s major short story prizes – is once again open. Generous support from ABR Patron Ian Dickson has enabled us to maintain the total prize money at $12,500, of which the overall winner will receive $7,000. The runner-up receives $2,000, the third-placed author $1,000. In addition, there will be three commendation ... (read more)

2017 ABR Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize

Competitions and programs 18 December 2014
Australian Book Review is delighted to announce that Eliza Robertson has won the 2017 ABR Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize for her story ‘Pheidippides’. Author David Malouf announced Eliza Robertson as the overall winner at a ceremony at Potts Point Bookshop, Sydney. Dominic Amerena placed second for his story ‘The Leaching Layer’ and Lauren Aimee Curtis came third for her story ‘ ... (read more)