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| Name: |
Assoc Prof Glen Phillips |
| Position: |
Adjunct Associate Professor |
| School(s): |
School of Communications and Contemporary Arts |
| Res. Group: |
International Centre for Landscape and Language |
| Phone: |
(08) 92723797 |
| Email: |
gphillips@gengo.com.au |
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| Research Interests: |
Landscape as an interdisciplinary study area with special emphasis on creative language responses to Australian, Italian and Chinese landscapes.
Study of landscape poetry and prose past and present
Creation of landscape poetry and prose fiction.
Contribution to ecocritical studies nationally and internationally
Landscape and Language website www.landscapeandlanguagecentre.au.com/ |
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| Current Projects: |
30 book manuscripts of prose fiction and non fiction and poetry related to landscape themes and issues.
Collaborations with leading landscape writers viz John Kinsella, Andrew Taylor, Anne Borne (UK), Madeline Ostrander (USA).
Production of E-journal 'Landscapes'.
Operational management of International Centre for Landscape and Language, ECU.
Working with WA Writers Centres and 'writingWA' on promotion of WA writers and writing. |
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| Previous Projects: |
'Landscape and You' major research project in China, Italy and Australia, 1990-1995 (including production of television-based PG course for PAGE-SBS distance education project.
Many collaborative projects with other artists in Australia, China, Italy and UK. |
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| Previous Experience: |
University and College lecturer, professor and administrator and researcher for some 45 years.
Lengthy teaching and research in Italy and China.
Presentation of many papers etc at national and international conferences
PREVIOUS POSITIONS
Associate Professor of Edith Cowan University 1992-2002
Head of Department of English, School of Language and Literature, ECU 1996-2002.
Principal Lecturer, English, WACAE 1984-1991.
Associate Dean, WACAE, 1982-83.
Assistant Director and Head of School of General Studies, MLCAE, 1978-81.
Senior Lecturer, Head of English, Speech and Drama, MLTC, 1970 -77.
Lecturer, Graylands TC, 1962-69.
Secondary School Teacher, Education Department, WA, 1958-61. |
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| Publications: |
Phillips, G.R.E., Clark, Sally and Thomason, Bronwyn (eds) (2005) Mutant Green Turtles, Black Swan Press, Bentley.
Phillips, G.R.E. and Mengham, R. (eds) (2000) Fairly Obsessive, Fremantle Art Centre Press, Fremantle.
Phillips, G.R.E. (1999) Spring Burning, Salt/Folio Press, Fremantle.
Phillips, G.R.E. (1991) Lovesongs, Lovescenes, Platypus Press, Perth.
Phillips, G.R.E. and Others (eds), (1989) Celebrations, Western Australian Writing 1938-1988, University of W.A. Press, Crawley.
Phillips, G.R.E. (1988) Sacrificing the Leaves, Xth World Poetry Congress, Bangkok.
Phillips, G.R.E. and Others (1987) Poetry in Motion, a Collection of Performance Poetry, Poetry in Motion Books, Perth.
Phillips, G.R.E. and Cerquetti, Dr. W. (1987), Australia Gold - Umbria Green (Bilingual poetry) Sigla Tre, Perugia.
Phillips, G.R.E. and Hunt, L.J. (1975 and 1978), Writing Essays and Dissertations, University of W.A. Press, Crawley.
Phillips, G.R.E. and others (eds) (1971 and 1974), Seed-Time: A Collection of Recent Poetry, Angus and Robertson, Sydney.
Phillips, G.R.E. (1972) Intersections: Poems, privately published, Perth.
Phillips, G.R.E. and Hunt, L.J. (1969), Essay and Thesis Writing, Landfall Press, Perth.
Numerous reviews, articles and poetry published in more than forty Australian and international journals, newspapers and anthologies, including
Chiron, Westerly, Education, The West Australian, The Educand, The Critic, English Teacher’s Association Journal, English in Australia, Graylands Education News, Beloit Poetry Journal (USA), Saturday Book Club, Artlook, Summerland, Lipservice, Breakaway, Poetry Australia, Australian Book Review, Umbria Almanac (Italy), Ultimate Honesty, Fremantle Arts Review, Margins, Wordhord, The Tin Wash Dish, Yilgarn, Tampa Review (USA), Australian Studies Association Journal, Australian Lyric Poetry (China), The West Australian, Poetry Review (UK), Magic 2 (Singapore), An Anthology of Australian Literature (Korea), A Selection of Chinese and Australian Poems (China), Footprints on Paper, Western Writers, Text, Sudden Alchemy, Harambee, Lo Sparviero (Italy), Guardian Express, New Directions in Australian Studies (India), Al Volante, The Literary Review (USA), Western Australian Writing: an on-line Anthology, Marginata, Culbridge (China), API Network Journal, Love Lines.
Prefaces to the following publications:
Hidden Capacity: a Poet’s Journey, Frances Macaulay Forde, MMB Publishing, Cork, 2003.
One Dozen Roses and other Australian Stories, Don Eade, Don Eade Publications, Albany, 2001.
Paper Boat, Chao Guo Huy, ECU, Mount Lawley, 1996.
The Memories of Gao Jianfu (translation reviser) Lingan Arts Publishing House, Guangzhou, 1992.
From Brilliant Green to Golden Brown, Yilgarn District Schools, WA Education Department, Perth, 1983.
The Ultimate Honesty, Peter Bibby (ed.) Fellowship of Australian Writers, Perth, 1982.
Insegnare L’Italiano ai "Kids", Consolo D’Italia (WA) Centro Assistenza Italo-Australiano e Mount Lawley College of Advanced Education, Perth, 1980.
Summerland, Alec Choate and Barbara York Main (eds), University of W.A. Press, Crawley, 1979.
Breakaway, Shane McCauley (ed.), Creative Research, Perth, 1979.Conference and Occasional Papers
The Karrakatta Club, Perth. ‘Frederic Manning - Australian Novelist’, 1973.
Kalamunda Women’s Community Centre, Kalamunda. ‘Writing Poetry’, 1975.
University of Western Australia, Nedlands (W.A.). ‘The West Awakes, a short History of Western Australian Writers,’ 1976.
English Teachers’ Association of Western Australia, Perth, ‘Writing Poetry’, 1976.
University of Turin, Turin (Italy). ‘Western Australian Writing’, 1980.
Rotary Club of Armadale, Armadale (W.A.). ‘A Modern CAE, The W.A. College of Advanced Education’ 1981.
Cottesloe Society, Cottesloe (W.A.). ‘The Business of Writing’, 1982.
Esperance District Primary Schools in-service course, Esperance (W.A.). ‘The Writers of Western Australia’, 1983.
University of W.A. Summer School, Nedlands (W.A.). ‘Melodious or Cruel?: Two Novels of Katharine Susannah Prichard’ 1984.
Triennial Congress of Association for Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies, Singapore. ‘Reaching Out: The International Reputation of Katharine Susannah Prichard’, 1986.
Katharine Susannah Prichard Foundation, Greenmount (W.A.). ‘The Literary Career of Judah Waten’, 1986.
University of Pisa, Pisa (Italy). ‘Western Australian Writers’, 1987.
Xth World Poetry Congress, Bangkok (Thailand). ‘Reviving the Australian Oral Poetry Tradition’, 1988.
University of Florence, Italy. ‘Language and Landscape’, 1991.
University of Berne, Switzerland, ‘Learning the Landscape,’ 1991.
University of Pisa, Italy. ‘Language and Landscape,’ 1991.
Australian Studies Association National Conference, Perth. ‘Learning Second Landscapes’, 1992.
Third Biennial Conference, Australian Studies Association, Guangzhou, (China). ‘Comparison of Landscape Imagery in WA Poetry’, 1994.
Triennial Congress, Association for Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies, Colombo, (Sri Lanka). ‘Rottnest: Island of Myth, Murder and Metaphor’, 1995.
Fourth Biennial Conference, Australian Studies Association, Tianjin (China). ‘The Eyes Have It: Australian Poets and China’, 1996.
Second Annual Conference, Association of Australian Writing Programs, Melbourne. ‘Community Writing - a Unique component of a BA in Writing’ 1997. [published in TEXT]
Inaugural Conference, Asian Association for the Study of Australia, Trivandrum (India). ‘Katharine Susannah Prichard: A Woman of Her Time, A Woman for Our Time’, 1997. [Published in New Directions in Australian Studies]
Fifth Biennial Conference, Australian Studies Association, Beijing (China). ‘The Depiction of Landscape in Contemporary Australian Poetry’, 1998. [Published in Conference Proceedings]
Third Annual Conference, Association of Australian Writing Programs, Adelaide. ‘Writer in the Landscape or Landscape in the Writer’, 1998.
Fourth Annual Conference, Association of Australian Writing Programs, Perth. ‘The Concept of a Writing Mentor in a University Writing Program’, 1999.
Commonwealth Literature Seminar, Cambridge. ‘Landscape and You’: Report and Readings, Cambridge University, 1999.
Fifth Annual Conference, Association of Australian Writing Programs, Surfers Paradise. ‘Measure for Measure: or a Writer’s Research’, 2000.
Second Annual Conference, Asian Association for the Study of Australia, Mysore. ‘John Kinsella’s Indian and South East Asian Poetry’, 2000.
Sixth Biennial International Conference, Australian Studies Association, Xian (China). ‘The Remarkable John Kinsella’, 2000.
Sixth Annual Conference Association of Australian Writing Programs, Canberra. ‘Your Very Own Writers Centre on Campus’, 2001.
Seventh Annual Conference, Association of Australian Writing Programs, Melbourne. ‘Writing in Landscapes Downunder’, 2002.
Seventh Biennial International Conference, Australian Studies Association, Hebei (China). ‘Working Class Characters in WA Short Fiction.’ 2002.
Eighth Annual Conference, Association of Australian Writing Programs, Sydney. 2003.
Poetics of Australian Space Conference, Sydney. ‘Configurations of the Palimpsest of Place. 2005.
Inaugural Conference of ASLE-ANZ, Melbourne. ‘Palilmpsest to Palliative Care: a ficto-critical proposition for the earth lover’. 2005.
Ninth Annual Conference, Association of Australian Writing Programs, Adelaide. ‘Some Considerations of the Relevance of the New Ecocritical Body of Theory to Both Writing Practice and the Teaching of Writing in Universities’. 2004.
Tenth Annual Conference, Association of Australian Writing Programs, Perth. ‘What’s the Link Between Writing Teaching and Publications Education?’ 2005.
‘2005ICPPTE’ Conference, Shanghai University of Science and Technology, Shanghai(China) ‘Australian University Publishing and Interdisciplinarity in Publications Education’. 2005.
Xth Bi-annual Conference, China-Australia Studies Association, ‘John Kinsella’s Pastoral Trilogy’, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, 2006.
Public Readings
W. A. Public readings in Kojonup, Narrogin, Bunbury, Manjimup, Boyup Brook, Esperance, Albany, Merredin, Denmark, Bruce Rock, Kalgoorlie, Southern Cross, University of Western Australia, Curtin University of Technology, Fremantle Arts Centre, Kalamunda Library, Nedlands Library, Gosnells Library, St Columba College, Tuart Hill Senior College, Mount Lawley College, W.A. State Art Gallery, Perth Concert Hall, His Majesty’s Theatre, Hole-in-the-Wall Theatre, Effie Crump Theatre, Tom Collins House, KSP Writers Centre, Peter Cowan Writers Centre, State Public Library, State Maritime Museum and many other venues 1970-2006.
Other Public readings: Cambridge University, National University of Singapore, Singapore Writers Week, Turin University, Urbino University, Pisa University, Jinan University, Guangdong University of Foreign Languages, University of Florence, British Institute of Florence, Zhongshan University, University of Bologna, Friendly Street Adelaide, Flinders University, Griffith University, Kerala University, Xian University, Cambridge University, Beijing University, Shell Theatre (Singapore), American Club (Singapore), Serangoon Gardens Community Centre (Singapore), Tanjin Club (Singapore), World Poetry Congress (Bangkok), Kenyon College (USA), Shanghai University for Science and Technology (China).
Exhibitions
‘Intersections’ (mixed media) poetry with Western Australian painters, May 1972.
‘Yilgarn Landscapes’ with John Blakeley, Fremantle Arts Centre, January 1985.
‘Capomaestri: Images of the City’ with John Blakeley, WACAE, 1986.
‘Seven Angels and Seven Trumpets’ with John Blakeley, WACAE, 1987.
‘Nothing More Real to Me’ with Judith Dinham, Perth Galleries, April, 1991.
‘Kanguri in Chianti’ with Judith Dinham, Castellina in Chianti, December, 1991.
‘Landscape Learning’ with Judith Dinham, British Institute, Florence, Italy, December 1991. |
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| Awards & Recognition: |
2005 Shortlisted, New South Wales Short Story Competition.
2002 Nominated for WA Citizen of the Year Awards (Services to the Arts)
2001 Nominated for WA Citizen of the Year Awards (Community Services, Services to the Arts)
1989 Mazzuchelli Poetry Competition, (second prize)
1988 Randolph Stow Poetry Award, (commended)
1988 Xth World Poetry Congress, (commendation)
1988 Mazzuchelli Poetry Competition, (third prize)
1981 Premier’s Prize for Bilingual Book, NSW Government, (highly commended)
1980 Six Month Italian Government Scholarship, University for Foreigners, Perugia, Italy
1979 Tom Collins Poetry Prize, (Second)
1957 Bertha Houghton Prize for Education, University of WA
1954 Commonwealth Scholarship for tertiary study
1951 Claude Hotchin Prize for Young Artists, (highly commended)
1948 WA Education Department Secondary School Scholarship |
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| Creative Practice: |
VIDEO PRODUCTIONS (as scriptwriter, presenter, performer)
Phillips, G. (1979) ‘A Visit to the Ruins: Poet, A. D. Hope Interviewed by Glen Phillips.’ M. L. College of Advanced Education, MLCAE Production Unit, 40 minutes.
Phillips, G. (1991) ‘I Came Naked: Glen Phillips Interviews WA Poet, John K. Ewers.’ M. L. College of Advanced Education, MLCAE Production Unit, 28 minutes.
Dinham, J. and Phillips, G. (1993) ‘Learning the Landscape’. Research Report for Edith Cowan University, Edith Cowan Media Production Unit, 29 minutes.
Phillips, G. (1993) ‘Poet, Fay Zwicky, an Interview.’ Edith Cowan University, Media Production Unit, 45 minutes.
Phillips, G. (1994) ‘Poet, Anthony Lawrence, Talks with Glen Phillips.’ Edith Cowan University, Edith Cowan University Media Production Unit, 35 minutes.
Dinham, J. and Phillips, G. (1994) ‘Landscapes and Artists: A Painter’s and a Poet’s Exploration of Australian and Tuscan Landscapes.’ Edith Cowan University, Media Production Unit, 26 minutes.
Dinham, J. and Phillips, G. (1996) ‘Landscape and You: Learning the Landscape Through Creative Inquiry’, 12 episode SBS-PAGE O.L.C. Series, Edith Cowan University Media Production Unit, 12 x 26 minutes.
Phillips, G. (1998) ‘Australian Painter, Bob Juniper.’ Edith Cowan University, Media Production Unit, 27 minutes.
Phillips, G. (1999). ‘Peter Cowan Interviewed.’ Edith Cowan University, Media Production Unit, 26 minutes.
Phillips, G. (1999) ‘International Poet: John Kinsella.’ Edith Cowan University, Media Production Unit, 30 minutes.
AUDIO PRODUCTIONS (as presenter, interviewer)
Phillips, G. (1992) ‘Interview with a New York Editor’. Edith Cowan University, Media Production Unit, 30 minutes.Public Readings
W. A. Public readings in Kojonup, Narrogin, Bunbury, Manjimup, Boyup Brook, Esperance, Albany, Merredin, Denmark, Bruce Rock, Kalgoorlie, Southern Cross, University of Western Australia, Curtin University of Technology, Fremantle Arts Centre, Kalamunda Library, Nedlands Library, Gosnells Library, St Columba College, Tuart Hill Senior College, Mount Lawley College, W.A. State Art Gallery, Perth Concert Hall, His Majesty’s Theatre, Hole-in-the-Wall Theatre, Effie Crump Theatre, Tom Collins House, KSP Writers Centre, Peter Cowan Writers Centre, State Public Library, State Maritime Museum and many other venues 1970-2006.
Other Public readings
Cambridge University, National University of Singapore, Singapore Writers Week, Turin University, Urbino University, Pisa University, Jinan University, Guangdong University of Foreign Languages, University of Florence, British Institute of Florence, Zhongshan University, University of Bologna, Friendly Street Adelaide, Flinders University, Griffith University, Kerala University, Xian University, Cambridge University, Beijing University, Shell Theatre (Singapore), American Club (Singapore), Serangoon Gardens Community Centre (Singapore), Tanjin Club (Singapore), World Poetry Congress (Bangkok), Kenyon College (USA), Shanghai University for Science and Technology (China).
Exhibitions
‘Intersections’ (mixed media) poetry with Western Australian painters, May 1972.
‘Yilgarn Landscapes’ with John Blakeley, Fremantle Arts Centre, January 1985.
‘Capomaestri: Images of the City’ with John Blakeley, WACAE, 1986.
‘Seven Angels and Seven Trumpets’ with John Blakeley, WACAE, 1987.
‘Nothing More Real to Me’ with Judith Dinham, Perth Galleries, April, 1991.
‘Kanguri in Chianti’ with Judith Dinham, Castellina in Chianti, December, 1991.
‘Landscape Learning’ with Judith Dinham, British Institute, Florence, Italy, December 1991.
Commissions
Darlington Arts Festival, (Poetry) 1985.
Fremantle Arts Centre, (Poetry) 1986.
Fremantle Arts Centre and Bi-centennial Authority (Poetry) 1988.
Northam Regional Hospital (Poetry) 1996 (with Judith Dinham).
Newspaper/Journal/Radio Reviews
McLaren, John (1974) Australian Book Review (Review of ‘Seedtime’)
McCauley, Shane (June 1989) The West Australian (Review of ‘Sacrificing the Leaves’)
Knowles, Lee (Nov 1989) Fremantle Arts Review (Review of ‘Sacrificing the Leaves’)
Williamson, John (Sept 1989) Radio 6UVS FM (Review of Sacrificing the Leaves)
Baxter, Maggie (June 1991) Fremantle Arts Review (Review of ‘Learning the Landscape’ video)
Harpley, Melissa (May 1991) Artlink (Review of Perth Galleries’ Exhibition),
Bromfield, David (May 1991) The West Australian (Review of Perth Galleries’ Exhibition)
Leone, Emilio (May 1991) Il Globo (Review of ‘Nothing More Real for Me’)
Moran, Rod (June 1991) Australian Book Review (WA – Poets)
Van Niekirk, M (May 1991) The West Australian (Tuscan Project)
Kelen, S. K. (May 1992) Australian Book Review (Review of Lovesongs, Lovescenes)
Interviews
Media interviews with ABC Channel 2, Channel 31, Radio 6WN, 6NR, Radio 6UVSFM, 6PR, Singapore Broadcasting Commission; Television interviews for Edith Cowan University Media Production with the following leading Australian authors:
Professor A.D. Hope, Les A. Murray, John K. Ewers, 1970-1977; Fay Zwicky, Anthony Lawrence, 1993; Fotini Epanomitis, Mudrooroo, Veronica Brady, Geoffrey Bolton, John Kinsella (1998-2000), Victor Williams, Elizabeth Jolley (1994-95).
Music and Dance Collaborations
‘The Wall’, poem set to music for baritone voice by Jane McKinlay. Performed at the State Gallery by Cornelius De Munck, 1977.
‘The Old Bush School’, Libretto with composer Basil Jayatilika, 1978.
‘Hymn of Dedication’ WACAE Graduation hymn with Basil Jayatilika, Performed at MLCAE and WACAE graduations, 1982.
‘With All Hands Applauding’ poem choreographed by the PAP Ballet Company, Singapore, Performed at National University of Singapore, 1988.
Judging
Judge for following literary competitions:
Thomas Wardle (Bunbury) Literary Award, 1978.
W.A. State School Teachers’ Union National Script-writing Competition, 1979.
Mazzuchelli Poetry Prize 1984/85/86.
Tom Collins Poetry Prize 1986.
Katharine Susannah Prichard Short Fiction 1987.
W.A.C.A.E. Talus Prize 1987.
Department for the Ageing Poetry Award 1988.
Esperance F.A.W. Fiction Awards 1988.
Department for Ethnic and Multi-Cultural Affairs Awards, 1989.
Curtin University Literary Awards, 1990.
Northern Writers’ Association Literary Awards, 1995.
City of Stirling Young Writers Awards, 1996.
Tom Collin’s Poetry Prize, 2000.
Scribblers Club of Mandurah and Pinjarra, 2001.
Founder’s Poetry Prize, PCWC, 2004.
Julie Lewis Memorial Prize(poetry), PCWC, 2005.
Talus Prize ECU (prose fiction), 2005. |
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| Professional Affiliations: |
Special Advisor to National Executive, Australian Association of Writing Programs
Past President and Vice-President, Fellowship of Australian Writers Inc. (W.A. Chapter); past Federal President and Honorary Life Member.
Member, Australian Society of Authors.
Member, former Executive Member, P.E.N. International (Perth Branch).
Member, Association for the Study of Australian Literature
Member, Association for Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies
Founder, Patron, Past Chairman, Hon. Secretary, Katharine Susannah Prichard Foundation Inc. and Honorary Life Member
Executive Member, Peter Cowan Writers Centre Inc. and Honorary Life Member.
Member, Asian Australian Studies Association.
Executive Member, State Literature Centre Advisory Board.
Executive Member, writing WA.
FORMER PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS/MEMBERSHIPS
Vice-President, Member, English Teachers Association (WA), 1962-1970.
Member, Nominating Panel, Western Australian Tertiary Admissions Examination in English Literature, 1972-1980.
Vice-Chairman, Executive Member, Children’s Book Council (WA), 1975-1979.
Associate Member, WA Institute of Interpreters and Translators, 1982-1988.
Chairperson, WA Writers Council, 1985.
Member, Western Australian Institute of Educational Administration, 1975-1985.
Member, State Literature Officer Advisory Committee, 1992-1998.
Associate, Società Italiana per Studi Australiani, 1980-1986.
Member, Australian Studies Association, 1988-1992.
Member, W.A. Writers Forum, 1992-1997.
State and National President, Executive Member, Fellowship of Australian Writers, 1970-2003
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Three years’ service with the Fifth Psychology Unit of the Australian Army (CMF), administering and scoring performance tests with National Service recruits (qualified sergeant level).
Total of eight years as Assistant Examiner for Junior and Leaving English and Leaving Literature.
Four years experience as a member of the examining panel for TAE Literature, including the position of Chief Examiner.
Former Member and at times Acting Chairman of the Board of Secondary Education Syllabus Committee for TAE Literature.
Member for eight years of the nominating panel for TAE Literature examination.
Former member of the Western Australian Government Publications Committee.
Member of the Planning Committee of the former W.A. Education Department Further Education Centre (Curriculum Development).
Former Lecturer in History of Education, Further Education Centre, Education Department of Western Australia.
Sometime University of Western Australia Extension Course Lecturer.
OTHER COMMUNITY SERVICES
Writer and presenter of ABC Education broadcast on Study of the Short Story; Poetry broadcasts for ABC, 6NR, 6IX, 6UVSFM, WA country stations and Adelaide Community Radio, Singapore Broadcasting Commission.
Guest writer for 1982 Writers’ Tour of Schools (WA) and Esperance schools (1983).
Tutor for Writers’ Workshops for Esperance, 1977 and 1983; Kojonup, 1982; Boyup Brook, 1983; Geraldton, 1977; Kalgoorlie, 1978; Southern Cross, 1979; Bunbury, 1985 and various metropolitan venues.
Founder member and director, ‘Poetry in Motion’, Professional Readers Theatre Company, 1985-90.
Founder and organizer of Young Writers’ Fellowship in Western Australia, 1975-80.
Member of planning committees for the Dame Mary Durack Children’s Writing Award, NASURA Literary Prize Committee, the WA State School Teachers’ Union National Scriptwriting Competition Committee, the Canning Literary Awards Committee and the City of Stirling Literary Awards(1984-1995).
Organizer of Annual Children’s Book Week celebrations and displays, 1978.
General editor for sesqui-centennial publications of the Fellowship of Australian Writers (Perth Branch), 1979 and Bi-centennial Publication, 1988.
Executive Committee member, former President and Executive member of the Fellowship of Australian Writers (Perth Branch) for more than thirty years. Federal President in 1987/8.
Executive Member, Chairperson or Patron of the Katharine Susannah Prichard Foundation, 1985-2006.
Former Executive member and editor for English Teachers’ Association (WA) for some seven years.
Special adviser to Channel 7, Perth, on proposed Australian literary series, 1981.
Member of Staff Selection Committee, Department of English, Curtin University of Technology.
Member of the Advisory Committee for the MA English, WA Institute of Technology.
Member of the Advisory Committee for the Graduate Diploma in Interpreting and Translating, WACAE.
Chairman of the Accreditation Panel for the Graduate Diploma in Library Studies, WA Institute of Technology.
Consultant (Academic) to producers for Tim Winton documentary film, 1998.
Co-producer and presenter (with Julie Lewis) of Tribute to Peter Cowan, State Library, 1998.
Presenter (with Frances Macauley Forde) of Tribute to Tom Hungerford, State Library, 2005.
Edith Cowan University representative on Management Committee of the Peter Cowan Writers Centre 1995-2005.
Guest Poet, Spring Poetry Festival, Perth, 2006.
Author, editor and adviser for a wide range of publications, including books, periodicals, monographs and newsletters. |
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