In their most recent work, Susan Varga, Caroline Jones and Amanda Lohrey take on the subject of dealing with death and bereavement, and what it means to pick up the pieces afterwards. They talk to Charlotte Wood about writing about grieving and reconnecting with life after a tragedy.
SUSAN VARGA (LOCAL) SUSAN VARGA is the author of two prize-winning books, Heddy and Me and Happy Families, and Broometime with Anne Coombs. Her new novel is Headlong. She is also a community activist, co-founder of Rural Australians for Refugees.
CAROLINE JONES (LOCAL) CAROLINE JONES AO is a writer and broadcaster who has worked at the ABC for more than 40 years on current affairs programs such as This Day Tonight, Four Corners and Australian Story. Much of Caroline’s work has been dedicated to listening to her fellow Australians and drawing out their stories. She is the author of An Authentic Life: Finding Meaning and Spirituality in Everyday Life. Caroline’s latest book is Through A Glass Darkly.
CHARLOTTE WOOD (LOCAL) CHARLOTTE WOOD is editing an anthology of Australian writing on the theme of siblings for publication at the end of 2009. Her acclaimed novels are The Children, The Submerged Cathedral and Pieces of a Girl.
AMANDA LOHREY (INTERSTATE) AMANDA LOHREY was born in Tasmania where she lives today. Her first novel was The Morality of Gentlemen, first published in 1984. It was followed by The Reading Group and then Camille’s Bread, winner of the Australian Literature Society’s Gold Medal and a Victorian Premier’s Literary Award in 1996. In 2004 Amanda wrote The Philosopher’s Doll, and her most recent work is Vertigo. She is also the author of two Quarterly Essays, 'Groundswell’ and 'Voting for Jesus’.
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