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//Voices// of the Northern Shore, a literary gazetteer of over 400 writers and poets of the Northern Shore of Sydney Harbour. Not since the Oxford Literary Guide to Australia has there been as comprehansive attempt to capture a sense of place embodied in the works of local writers. This book of over 400 pages includes many short biographies of North Shore authors, excerpts from their works that attempt to capture their sense of place and lists of their published works.

Terry Fogarty is a local author with a passion for geography, history, local studies and literacy. In //Voices,// Terry provides the most comprehensive understanding of the rich tapestry of local authors. In additon to the gazetteer entires, Terry provides an insight into the sequential literacy eras that have been association with the North Shore.

//Voices// is arranged by suburb. So it is very easy for the reader to hone in on the poets and writers of their particular locality. In addtion, tehre is a surname index that makes findings writers of particular interest easy.

Voices contains entries for some of the most well-known names in literature in Australia such as Henry Lawson, Kenneth Slessor, Lennis Lower, Matthew Reilly, Burnum Burnum, Gwen Merideth, Alex Buzo, Bob Ellis, May Gibbs, Mary Gilmour, Jon Cleary, Ethel Turner. The book also contains details of many contemporary writers and poets such as:

//Voices// is available for purchase from the author. RRP $45.00 plus $7.20 Postage.