Books
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Tsiolkas to be part of panel shaping Australia’s cultural policy
Award winning Greek Australian author Christos Tsiolkas, along with philanthropist Janet Holmes a Court, and historian Clare Wright, has been appointed by the federal Labor government to assist in restarting …
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Vasilakakos grapples with intertextuality
Dr John Vasilakakos is a prolific and acclaimed writer and literary translator, with 25 original and 5 translated books to his credit. His work has been recognized by both the …
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STILL Melbourne – A pictorial ode to the city’s resilience through the toughest lockdown
A Melbourne still, but not lifeless; a city locked-down, that even in its quietest and most uncertain times, still exuded love, patience and strength. STILL Melbourne is street photographer Tony …
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Family’s story inspires Peter Prineas to write acclaimed trilogy on Kythera and Ionian experience
The surprise of seeing an important Australian settler artefact in a Kythera’s modest museum led Greek-Australian writer Peter Prineas OAM on a sojourn that yielded two books in his Greek-Australian …
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Christos Tsiolkas’ the slap named in 25 best Australian novels of the last 25 years
Christos Tsiolkas’ novel The Slap, written in 2008 has been named in Sydney Morning Herald’s list of the 25 best Australian novels in the last 25 years. “It’s a masterful …
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Soldiers and Aliens by June Factor – A book review
I often think of the journey of historical enquiry as a constantly changing painting or image, being added to as new researchers uncover aspects of the past that have been …
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A Greek Cypriot novel set during the conflicting period of the ancient world and and the modern era
After two-year’s of research, Canadian-Greek Cypriot author Andreas C Chrysafis has published Aphrodite’s Sacred Virgins. The story takes place on the island of Cyprus. Set around 40-50 AD and based …
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Debut novel a love letter to Greek heritage
A novel set in the island of Ikaria in Greece, with a half-Greek Australian protagonist couldn’t have come at a better time. “Most of us haven’t had a decent holiday …
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Dean Kalimniou launches bilingual children’s book ‘Soumela and the magic Kemenche’
The launch of Dean Kalimniou’s bilingual children’s book “Soumela and the Magic Kemenche” took place on Sunday, 29 May at the Panarcadian Association “O Kolokotronis”. Among the attendees were former …
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Entries open for writers to enter their works to literary competition
Entries are now open for the Greek-Australian Cultural League (GACL) Literary competition for works written in Greek and/or English by writers who are over 18 years of age and reside …