Tag Archives: Melina Marchetta
Column: Books and Writing
Waiting for Jellicoe
Here’s the latest news straight from the teenage underground, concerning a movie adaptation of a rather sacred young adult novel from one of Australia’s most beloved authors: Melina Marchetta. The novel is On The Jellicoe Road, and if you’re not already aware of it (and pining for … Read more
KYDYAC
KYDYAC – Looking for Alibrandi by Melina Marchetta
As the KYD YA Championship continues, YA expert Agnes Nieuwenhuizen argues her case for the influential teen text with heart, Melina Marchetta’s Looking for Alibrandi. One highlight of the upcoming 2012 Melbourne Writers Festival will be author Melina Marchetta introducing the movie of her novel Looking for … Read more
Guest Posts
The Meanjin Literary Smackdown
The Meanjin Tournament of Books is a literary stoush that seeks to name the Great Australian Novel. With sixteen book titles, the round robin-style competition has four judges pitting book against book until the winning title emerges. It’s the Australian Grand Slam of book competitions, if you will. … Read more
Recommended Reading
Recommended Reading: Lisa Dempster, director of the Emerging Writers’ Festival
The Emerging Writers’ Festival kicks off today (see Kill Your Darlings appearances here). We asked EWF director Lisa Dempster to give us her recommended reading list. The role of a literary festival director is ironic in many ways: the closer the festival gets, the more time one … Read more
News
End of the week round-up
We’re trotting off to the Melbourne launch now, but if you can’t make it there, you can listen in to Editor Rebecca Starford speaking with author Melina Marchetta on The Conversation Hour with Jon Faine tomorrow at 11 am. You can also download the show as a podcast after it … Read more
