Professor Jo-Anne Reid will share her insights and passion for Kylie Tennant’s prize-winning first novel, ‘Tiburon’.
Canowindra Historical Society and Museum invites you to an evening of celebration to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the writing of Kylie Tennant’s prize-winning first novel, ‘Tiburon’.
Written upstairs in the Canowindra Hotel and largely set in our very own town, Canowindra, this book tells the story of its people and their struggles in the early years of the Great Depression.
Professor Jo-Anne Reid will share her insights and passion for the book and the author, in a talk entitled “Kylie Tennant – “Conversations with History”. The evening will also include the unveiling of a commemorative plaue.
Don’t miss this unique opportunity to connect with your community and celebrate a piece of its history at The Canowindra Hotel, Thursday, 9th May at 6pm – free admission. Please register your interest at https://canowindrahistory.com/hitp.html to help with seating.
Kylie Tennant (born March 12, 1912, Manly, N.S.W., Australia—died Feb. 28, 1988, Sydney) was an Australian novelist and playwright famed for her realistic yet affirmative depictions of the lives of the underprivileged in Australia.
Tennant attended the University of Sydney but left without a degree and then worked as an assistant publicity officer for the Australian Broadcasting Commission. After her marriage in 1932 she became a full-time writer.
Tennant worked as a journalist, a publisher’s reader, and a literary adviser and editor. Her works included fiction, histories and biographies, children’s books and plays, short stories, poems, travel books, critical essays, and an autobiography (The Missing Heir, 1986). She received a number of national awards for her writings and was named a life patron of the Fellowship of Australian Writers.