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ISSN 1039-3498 | no. 54| December 2001


The Secret Self Conference

Michael King  

Left: Biographer Michael King presented the keynote address at the conference.
Author of the biography of Janet Frame, King spoke insightfully and entertainingly
on his experiences writing on Frame, renowned for her reclusiveness

Louis Nowra

Above: Louis Nowra, author and playwright, spoke bittersweetly about
the writing of his memoir
The Twelfth of Never

Delegates and speakers at  'The Secret Self'
Fellow panellists
Robert  Dessaix

Above: Delegates and speakers at 'The Secret Self: Exploring Biography and
Autobiography' conference held at the National Library on 19–20 October 2001.
Fully booked for both days, both speakers and attendees were thoroughly enthralled
with the proceedings

Above, left: Fellow panellists, (L to R) Ruth Cracknell, Di Langmore (Chair),
Andrew Riemer and Helen Garner.

Left: Author of A Mother's Disgrace, Night Letters and most recently Corfu,
Robert Dessaix presented the closing address to a mesmerised audience.
He reflected on the use of the ‘I’ voice—and carried the audience with him on
a journey through his version of spirituality.

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