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Short Fiction:

World Without Endin The Sun, Melbourne, 1975
In the Webin The Sun, 1977
Her Father's Daughteron B.B.C. World Service, 1979
Three Musiciansin Tabloid Story, Melbourne, 1980
Marginsin Inprint, Bathurst, 1980
Breakingin Australian Short Stories, Melbourne, 1985
Three Musiciansin The Story Must Be Told, Munich, 1986
Signalsin The New Welsh Review, Lampeter, 1988

Articles:

Over There, Over Here An Australian Writer in Europe. Luna, No 19, Melbourne, 1984
London LetterOverland, No. 107, 1987, and No 111, 1988; Nos.154, 155, 1999
Shadows & SilencesAustralian Women Poets of the 20s and 30s plus statement, Why I Write Poetry, in POETRY AND GENDER: Issues in Australian Women's Poetry and Poetics, U.Q.P., St Lucia, 1989
Why do Poets Compose?Extract in 'Composing and Responding in English', Stage 4 (ed. Anderson & Anderson, Macmillan Education Australia, 2003)
Towards Reconciliation: Inspiration and LeadershipOodgeroo of the Tribe Noonuccal (1920-93) and Judith Wright (1915-2000) in Agenda, Australian Issue, Vol. 41, Nos. 1 – 2.

Reviewing:

City Limits, Agenda, Everywoman, Basa, Australian Studies, Women's Review, New Statesman & Society, Poetry London Newsletter, Poetry Review, Writing in Education

Awards and Fellowships:

Writer's Fellowship from the Literature Board, Australia Council, 1978
Winner - The Sun Festival of Stories, Melbourne, 1975
Winner - Warana Poetry Prize, Brisbane, 1981
Runner-up - She Magazine Poetry Competition, U.K., 1985
Commended in the Wesley Michel Wright Poetry Award, Melbourne, 1985
Shortlisted for the National Poetry Award, Adelaide, 1986
Runner up - STAND Magazine International Poetry Competition, 2000
Royal Literary Fund Bursary, 2000
Residency - Railway Fields Nature Reserve, Harringay, London, July-October, 2002.
Arts Council Funded Mentorship for Writers Inc in some London secondary schools, 2004.

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Workshops - Poetry and Fiction:

Writing for Pleasure, Poetry Society, London - January - April 1990
Poets in Schools Project, W.H. Smith/Poetry Society - 1990 - 1995
Writing Poetry, Haringey Adult Education, London - February - April 1990
Open College of the Arts, Starting to Write Course, March 1990-onwards: Tutor on Advanced Poetry and Fiction
Ways into Writing, Old Bull Arts Centre, Barnet, London, June 1990 - March 1992
Writing Workshops, Barnet College, London, September 1991 - onwards
London - Tate Gallery, Word and Image Project, October 1994
Haringey Literature Festival Railway Fields Poetry Mixed-Media Day, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
Haringey Arts Council/Middlesex University Poetry in Haringey Schools, 1997. 1998, 1999, 2001-2002
London - Jacksons Lane, Poetry and Voice Workshops, January 1997 - onwards
Victorian Writers' Centre, Melbourne - Poetry and Voice Workshop, March 1998
Barking Town Quay Regeneration Project - Poetry/Sculpture: January-March, 1999
Lea Valley Tottenham Marshes, Poetry/Sculpture Project, May - June 2000
Wood Green Central Library - Starting to Write: Workshops, 2001
Bruce Castle Museum, London, N17 - Workshop, 2003

Appointments:

Writers Inc/Blue Nose Poetry Education Officer - 1999 -
Co-Editor, Poetry London Newsletter, 1a Jewel Rd., London, E17 (1992-1999)
London Correspondent: Overland Magazine (P.O. Box 14146, MCMC, Melbourne, Aust., 2001)

Readings:

University of Venice, 1977; Univ. of Heidelberg, 1978, 1982;
Universities of Stirling, Berne, Munich (Commonwealth Literature Conference), Monash, Sydney, 1984;
Universities of Warwick, Paris III, 1985;
University of Salzburg (Comm. Lit. Conf.), 1986;
University of Exeter, 1987;
Australia Towards 2000 Conference, Lincoln,1988;
University of Strathclyde, 1989;
University of Mannheim (Comm. Lit. Conf.),1990;
Universities of York, East Anglia, Hull, Essex, 1991;
A.S.A.L. Conference, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, 1991;
University of Graz, 1993;
Shakespeare & Co., Paris, l975, l977, 1986;
Poetry Society, London, 1985, 1989;
University of Cambridge Poetry Society, 1990;
Commonwealth Institute, 1987, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994;
Australian Studies Centre, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1994, 1997, 1999;
Voice-Box, Royal Festival Hall, 1993 and many other London venues, 1982 - onwards;
Edinburgh Poetry Society, 1991; Bendigo, 1991, 1993, 1995; 1998;
Harold Park Hotel Writers in the Park, Sydney, 1991;
Victorian Writers' Centre, Melbourne, 1991, 2002;
La Mama, Deakin Univ., Melbourne 1995, 1998;
University of Toulouse, 1999;
University of Valenciennes, 2000, 2001;
University of Aachen, Asnel Conference, 2000;
Kings College, Univ. of London, 2000 - BASA Conference, 2005, 2006 (launch);
University of Lecce, EASA Conference, 2001;
University of Bremen, 2001;
Australia House, London, 2002;
Don Bank, Sydney, 2002, 2006;
Bendigo Library - Booklaunch, 2002.
University of Debrecen, EASA Conference, 2005.

Festivals:

Lewisham Carnival of Words, 1992;
Haringey Literature Festival 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002;
Sunday Times Hay-on-Wye Literature Festival, 1996;
Australian Writers' Festival, Dublin, 1996;
Lancaster Literature Festival, 1996, 1999;
Jersey International Arts Festival, 2001;
Stevie Smith Centenary Festival, (Co-organiser & Participant), Palmers Green, London, September 2002;
Split the Lark Poetry Festival, Deal, 2002, 2003, 2004.


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