Amanda Curtin (celebrated author of ‘Elemental’ and ‘The Sinkings’) has written this post about the disgraceful cut backs to the Premier’s Literary Awards. It is so important that we continue to fight for the recognition, validation, celebration, and financial support of writers here in Western Australia.
writer & author
A Life Unfolding
Travel photos, memoirs & letters home...from anywhere in the world
Beats Stumbling Around in Silence
mostly poetry, partly peculiar.
PGAi: A Strategic Intelligence Platform for the Living. A Wisdom-Centered Future.
and peculiar ponderings...
Exploring adoption, race, & social justice
Adoptee Search
adoptee and identity issues
FORCED ADOPTION
Adoptee, rematriated.*
Reflections of a transpersonal psychotherapist
Following a tangled thread.
Sojourning to find the real me.
A welcoming space for resistance to the forces of oppression and hegemony.
Because of course race and culture matter.
Dr Kim Echammaal Coull 
I’ve only read three Australian authors, but I’ve loved all three. Hope her article makes a huge splash. (“Elemental” is like a book-long lullaby.)