Queensland Literary Culture in the Long Decade After Joh
Institutional Development and Narratives of Change
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1017/S1321816600005420Keywords:
Queensland print and literary culture, Bjelke-Petersen, professional development and networking, narratives of changeAbstract
The apparent resuscitation of Queensland print and literary culture in the decade after the fall of Premier Joh Bjelke-Petersen in 1987 and the National Party in 1989 can be seen to be the product of three factors: an over-statement of the dereliction of literary life in Queensland under Bjelke-Petersen, and perhaps a corresponding overstated case for its contemporary recovery; the effectiveness of government and institutional mechanisms of support; and the professional development and networking of writers and other print culture agents. Together, these factors have contributed to a transformation of the profile and scale of literary activity in Queensland and to a renegotiation of the place of Queensland literature in the national context.
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