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Passing of the Footscray lad who penned homegrown classic Summer of the Seventeenth Doll

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Playwright Ray Lawler died in July this year aged 103. The celebrated writer, actor, director and producer is best remembered for his ground-breaking Australian play, Summer of the Seventeenth Doll. Its success reassured an emerging sunburnt nation that their unique storytelling was of artistic worth.
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WILLY LIT FESTIVAL

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The 15th Williamstown Literary Festival celebrates the belief that from little things extraordinary things grow.
Literature

RUN FOR THE SHADOWS IN THESE GOLDEN YEARS

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The inaugural choice for the David Bowie Book Club
Literature

A SPRAWLING RIVERSIDE ELEGY

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The sprawling unloveliness of Brisbane inspires an unexpected lovingness
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FIGHTING CLUB FOR THE MIND BREAKING ALL THE RULES

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Book club with a difference
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A BOOZE-SOAKED AUSSIE HORROR YARN

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Kenneth Cook's 'Wake in Fright' is best read sober
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ANGELA ALTAIR’S LITERARY LOVE AFFAIR

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Angela Altair talks about her love for literature

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