Authors appear on ‘Australian Legends’ stamps

Several Australian authors are to appear on 55c stamps in the latest ‘Australian Legends’ set of Australia Post stamps, released last week. The authors to appear are David Malouf, Peter Carey, Bryce Courtenay, Thomas Keneally, Tim Winton and Colleen McCullough. The inclusion of only one female author sparked debate in the online publishing community, with visitors to Penguin Australia’s Facebook page nominating female authors including Germaine Greer, Helen Garner, Kate Grenville, Judith Wright and Dorothy Porter as contenders for the honour.

Source: http://www.booksellerandpublisher.com.au/articles/2010/01/14591/

This article from Thorpe Bowker’s Weekly Book Newsletter and Media Extra is reproduced by kind permission of Thorpe-Bowker, a division of R R Bowker LLC. © Copyright 2009, Thorpe-Bowker.

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