South Australian authors are encouraged to enter the Arts SA Wakefield Press Unpublished Manuscript Award. The winning entrant receives a cash prize and publication of their manuscript. Submissions must be received by Friday 15 December. MORE INFORMATION HERE
Finding our way back to compassion, hope and humanity
Duncan
McKellar
'It was a disaster from the word go,' Barb Spriggs said when telling the story of her husband Bob's admission to the Oakden Older Persons' Mental Health Service in Adelaide. Barb had no idea that her story would launch a landmark inquiry, The Oakden Report, trigger a Royal Commission, and place her at the centre of a national scandal. ...
Stories in history habitually relate the deeds of men but less frequently speak of the equally important contribution of women. When Irish immigrants began arriving in the new colonies of Australia and New Zealand they energetically contributed to the development of a new culture. This was especially true in the area of social progress. ...
This history of the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra tells the story from its creation through to the world-class ensemble that performs today. Paul Blackman's background as a long-serving ASO musician, player representative and member of management places him in an ideal position to recount the orchestra's history. ...
Wilf Healy lives in the wheatbelt town of Selwyn, works in Monk's Irish pub, delivers letters, drives the school bus, holds the place together. But he's had enough, wants to retire - to forget his nephew Connor, at war with the world, his brother Brian, visiting from America, his niece Orla, sick with blood cancer. ...
Emma Werner, now an old woman, is domineering, cold and difficult to love. But she has not always been so. What happened to Magdalena Johanna Emma Scholz, the bright young woman she once was? And why does she still take flowers to the grave of her first love? ...
True crime buff Gus Green has always felt out of place in the world. He's overweight, gay, his injured mum's primary carer, and he only has two real friends: sporty Kane and feisty Shell, who are both dealing with their own problems. ...
Join Bruce and Kristin Munday as they traverse South Australia in search of stone walls, seeking answers and documenting the adventure. Discover historic masterpieces and insights into rural life in the years following European settlement. And meet the custodians of the walls, proud of this heritage, who shared their stories. ...
Like rocks, we are shaped by forces over time. Despite being eroded, fractured, immersed, put under pressure - The Rocks Remain. Always was, always will be. ...
Ceramic Warka Wiru 20 Years-kutu (20 years of creating ceramics)
Carly
Tarkari Dodd, Caitlin Eyre, Maya Hodge
'This book tells the story of the Ernabella Arts Ceramics Studio. We are very happy to work together with the JamFactory to make this book and also for the 20th anniversary exhibition. We have a long history and partnership with the JamFactory. They helped us to make the first ceramics more than 20 years ago.' - Anne Nginyangka Thompson, Chair Ernabella Arts ...
A young man from the working-class suburb of Fitzroy was on the cusp of a brilliant career and was the talk of the Academy's salons. Far from his humble origins, he now stood shoulder to shoulder with the leading figures of London's art world. ...
Of all the Australian states, South Australia has most loudly perpetuated the historic myth that it was convict-free. But although it was not a destination for transportees, convicts and ex-convicts arrived in their thousands and helped build the new province. One of those was Billy Freeman. ...
