BLOG 5. LITERATURE REVIEWS.

Rant 14:

Literature reviews, literary journals, literature promotion organisations, literature awards.

·         Where do you find literature reviews?

ü  Literary magazines, websites (goodreads), radio (books and arts), newspapers (the Age on sat & sun. The Australian on sat), t.v. (Tuesdays bookclub), bookstore newsletters.

http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/about_us/our_structure/artform_panels/literature_panel/literary_magazines

 

http://auslit.net/reviews/reviews-of-australian-literature/

http://auslit.net/reviews/reviews-of-international-literature/

http://griffithreview.com/

http://www.quadrant.org.au/

https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/books-+-separate-stories-podcast/id499762780

https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/the-writer-and-the-critic/id405237582

 

·         What are some well-known literary journals for adults and children?

ü  Children:

    http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/chl/

 http://libguides.library.qut.edu.au/content.php?pid=65196&sid=481645

          http://www.magpies.net.au/magpies/public/?MIval=m_pages&pagename=MCI

          http://www.childrensliteratureassembly.org/journal.html (American site)

 http://www.irscl.com/journals.html (International Journal sites on offer)

ü Adult:

http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/about_us/our_structure/artform_boards/literature_board/literary_magazines

http://www.australianstories.com/australian-literary-magazines.html

https://www.australianbookreview.com.au/

ü  Australian Book Review, Meanjin, Southerly, Griffith Review, (Griffith 1 review a year).

ü  The Bookseller, Books + Publishing, Literary Review, The New Yorker, Library Journal Reviews [online] international.

ü  Magpies: talking about books for children, Reading time, (Australian).

ü  The Horn Book, The School Library Journal. (American)

 

·      What literature promotion activities are on the Australian and English speaking world calendar every year or regularly at wider intervals of time?

 

ü  Every year: Book week.

ü  Premiers Reading Challenge.

ü  World Read Aloud Day.

ü  Children’s Book Council Australia Book of the Year Award.

ü  National Simultaneous Story time.

ü  MS Readathon.

ü  A once off event in 2012: International year of reading.

 

http://www.det.wa.edu.au/curriculumsupport/schoollibrarysupport/detcms/navigation/category.jsp?categoryID=11911812#toc1

 

·         What are two well known "book" towns - one in Victoria and one in UK?

ü  The Victoria “book” town – Clunes.

ü  The UK “book” town – Wales.

http://www.hay-on-wye.com/   Also:

http://www.sedbergh.org.uk/booktown/

http://www.wigtown-booktown.co.uk/

·         What are some well-known literature promotion organisations in Australia and other English speaking countries?

  Australian:

ü  Children’s Book Council: http://cbca.org.au/

ü  Wheeler Centre in Melbourne: http://www.thatsmelbourne.com.au/Placestogo/MuseumsandLibraries/Libraries/Pages/6044.aspx

ü  Writers Festival: http://www.mwf.com.au/2013/?name=Home-content

American:

http://www.childrensliteratureassembly.org/

International:

 http://www.lit-across-frontiers.org/audience/organisations/

Eg: http://www.theasianword.co.uk/The_Asian_Word/About_The_Asian_Word.html

The Asian Word brings the genre of Pan-Asian writing to the British public to promote understanding of the varied cultures of that vast continent, and to foster understanding of Asian communities in Britain.

·         What are the better known literary awards or prizes in Australia, US and UK for children's books and for adult fiction or poetry?

Australian Literary Awards: 

ü  Miles Franklin Award

ü  Prime Minister’s Literary Awards

ü  Vogel’s Literary Award (an unpublished prize)

ü  The Stella (Miles Franklin) Prize, (prize for Aust. Women’s writing)

ü  Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards

ü  QLd premiers Literary Award – gone now - still held under another name (QLD Literacy Awards Inc)

ü  NSW Koala Awards for children.

ü  Patrick White Award.

ü  Aurealis Award. (Aust. Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror).

Internationally:

ü  The Man Booker Award – UK.

ü  The Pulitzer – US.

ü  The John Newbery Medal – US. (Children’s)

ü  National Book Critics Circle Award – US.

ü  Costa Book Awards – UK.

ü  Noble Prize goes to Literature occasionally.