Julienne van Loon
Julienne van Loon is the author of four books, most recently The Thinking Woman (2019). She is an Associate Professor in the Writing and Publishing program at RMIT University, where she co-directs the non/fictionLab research group. She is also an Honorary Fellow in Writing at the University of Iowa.
All essays by Julienne van Loon
On Value and Australian Books and Writing
As with many others, I have been thinking about questions of value in relation to Australian books and writing for some years. I have often pondered how to articulate such value, and also where, when, and to whom we might make an argument for it. Does it even make sense for Australian writers, readers, book industry spokespeople and educators to invest our limited time in making carefully calibrated arguments?
Apr. 2021 •
Publishing • Powerful and Moving