Australia's Writers & Poets

The story of our rich literary heritage

John Miller

From the iconic poems of Banjo Paterson to today's international bestsellers by Peter Carey and Patrick White, Australian literature has reflected the changes in Australia's national development, and today it stands proudly on the world stage. At the same time, Indigenous writing has come into its own, with authors such as Oodgeroo Noonuccal giving a powerful voice to the Aboriginal experience. Australia's Writers and Poets looks at the men and women who have created this rich literary tradition and celebrates the incredible diversity of their writing.
This Little Red Book gives a terrific background to Australian writing, surprises with its stories, and says a lot about what it is to be Australian.

About the author:
John Miller is an author, journalist and subeditor based in Orange, New South Wales – the birthplace of Banjo Paterson and Kenneth Slessor, and a place that poets Francis Webb and WT Goodge both called home for some years. John is also a local historian, a heritage advocate and a city councillor, serving as Mayor of Orange from 2002-2004.

187 x 127mm | hardcover | 96pp

This book is part of Exisle Publishing's Little Red Books series.