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Women of letters : reviving the lost art of correspondence / curated by Marieke Hardy and Michaela McGuire.

Contributor(s): Series: Women of lettersPublication details: Camberwell, Vic. : Viking, 2011.Description: xi, 412 p. : ill. ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780670076093 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 826.408
Contents:
Introduction -- To the night I'd rather forget -- Lorelei Vashti -- Caro Cooper -- Angie Hart -- Judith Lucy -- To my first pin-up -- Jenny Valentish -- Anna Krien -- Catherine Deveny -- Adalita Srsen -- To my nemesis -- Helen Razer -- Fiona Scott-Norman -- Fee B-Squared -- Jess McGuire -- To the host of that party -- Celia Pacquola -- Peggy Frew -- Cal Wilson -- Loene Carmen -- To my first boss -- Robyn Butler -- Clare Moore -- Noni Hazlehurst -- Bhakthi Puvanenthiran -- Sophie Black -- To the song I wish I'd written -- Jake Stone -- Alexander Gow -- Lindsay McDougall -- Paul Kelly -- To my twelve-year-old self -- Mia Timpano -- Shalini Akhil -- Jen Cloher -- Laura Jean McKay -- A love letter -- Jennifer Byrne -- Claudia Karvan -- Sophie Braham -- Virginia Gay -- Sally Seltmann -- Fenella Kernebone -- Tara Moss -- To the moment it all fell apart -- Alice Pung -- Amanda Roff -- Erin Kelly -- To the photo I wish had never been taken -- Krissy Kneen -- Karen Hitchcock -- Marieke Hardy -- To my most treasured possession -- Lindy Morrison -- Michelle Law -- Joanna Nilson -- Rowena Grant-Frost -- To the woman who changed my life (Men of letters) -- Paul Kelly -- Dave Graney -- John Safran -- Eddie Perfect -- Ben Salter -- Tim Rogers -- Bob Ellis -- The letter I wish I'd written -- Mary Delahunty -- Georgie Fields -- Lisa Miller -- Helen Garner -- To the best present I ever received -- Jane Clifton -- Megan Washington -- Julia Zemiro -- Jo Walker -- Romy Hoffman -- To my ghosts -- Noni Hazlehurst -- Terri Psiakis -- To my turning point -- Joan Kirner -- Sian Prior -- Missy Higgins -- Natalie van den Dungen -- Maude Davey.
Summary: This book contains letters about a series of events and was curated by Marieke Hardy and Michaela McGuire. It was designed in part to revive the lost art of letter writing and in part to highlight a diverse range of female talent. The events raise money for Edgar's Mission, the Victorian animal rescue shelter.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book Jessie Street National Women's Library General Stacks 826.408 WOM (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available for reference in the library and ILL 67887

"All royalties for this book will go to Edgar's Mission animal rescue centre" -- back cover.

Includes biographies of contributors pp.[395-408]

Introduction -- To the night I'd rather forget -- Lorelei Vashti -- Caro Cooper -- Angie Hart -- Judith Lucy -- To my first pin-up -- Jenny Valentish -- Anna Krien -- Catherine Deveny -- Adalita Srsen -- To my nemesis -- Helen Razer -- Fiona Scott-Norman -- Fee B-Squared -- Jess McGuire -- To the host of that party -- Celia Pacquola -- Peggy Frew -- Cal Wilson -- Loene Carmen -- To my first boss -- Robyn Butler -- Clare Moore -- Noni Hazlehurst -- Bhakthi Puvanenthiran -- Sophie Black -- To the song I wish I'd written -- Jake Stone -- Alexander Gow -- Lindsay McDougall -- Paul Kelly -- To my twelve-year-old self -- Mia Timpano -- Shalini Akhil -- Jen Cloher -- Laura Jean McKay -- A love letter -- Jennifer Byrne -- Claudia Karvan -- Sophie Braham -- Virginia Gay -- Sally Seltmann -- Fenella Kernebone -- Tara Moss -- To the moment it all fell apart -- Alice Pung -- Amanda Roff -- Erin Kelly -- To the photo I wish had never been taken -- Krissy Kneen -- Karen Hitchcock -- Marieke Hardy -- To my most treasured possession -- Lindy Morrison -- Michelle Law -- Joanna Nilson -- Rowena Grant-Frost -- To the woman who changed my life (Men of letters) -- Paul Kelly -- Dave Graney -- John Safran -- Eddie Perfect -- Ben Salter -- Tim Rogers -- Bob Ellis -- The letter I wish I'd written -- Mary Delahunty -- Georgie Fields -- Lisa Miller -- Helen Garner -- To the best present I ever received -- Jane Clifton -- Megan Washington -- Julia Zemiro -- Jo Walker -- Romy Hoffman -- To my ghosts -- Noni Hazlehurst -- Terri Psiakis -- To my turning point -- Joan Kirner -- Sian Prior -- Missy Higgins -- Natalie van den Dungen -- Maude Davey.

This book contains letters about a series of events and was curated by Marieke Hardy and Michaela McGuire. It was designed in part to revive the lost art of letter writing and in part to highlight a diverse range of female talent. The events raise money for Edgar's Mission, the Victorian animal rescue shelter.

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