MS 8055
Records of the Australian National Word Festival


Files maintained by Colin Steele, Honorary Secretary and Chairman, 1982-85. The files include correspondence with publishers, booksellers, sponsors and others and contain copies of letters sent, cuttings and Executive Committee minutes.

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National Word Festival, 19-21 March 1983: University House, ANU

1 May 1982-Jan. 1983
2 Feb.-July 1983
 

National Word Festival, 9-11 March 1985

3-4 May-Dec. 1983
5 Jan.-Mar. 1984
6-7 April-July 1984
8-9 Aug.-Oct. 1984
10-11 Nov. 1984-Jan. 1985
12-13 Jan.-Feb. 1985

Files maintained by Alison Broinowski, Executive Director and Susan Salthouse, Executive Officer. The files contain correspondence with writers, cuttings, reports, National Word Competition entries, and biographical details of writers.

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14-15 National Word Festival, 1982
16-17 Writers' weekend (National Wordfest), 1982
18 Word competition, 1983
19-20 Correspondence - writers, A-L, 1982-83
21-23 Correspondence - writers, M-Z, 1982-83
24-25 Correspondence - writers, A-L, 1984-85
26-27 Correspondence - writers, M-Z, 1984-85

Alphabetical subject files maintained by Alison Broinowski, Executive Director.

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28 Australia Council, 1982-83
29 Australian Film Commission, 1982
  Department of the Capital Territory, 1982
  Insurance, 1982
  Kids' World Competition, 1983
  National Word Contest, 1982-83
  Prime Minister's Prize, 1983
30 Press clippings, 1982-83
31 Press releases, 1983
  Publicity, 1982-83
32 Reports, 1983
  Sponsors, British Council, State Government, 1982-83
33 Taxation, 1982
  Thai writers, 1983
  Young people's day, 1983
  Post-festival letters, 1983

Alphabetical subject files maintained by Susan Salthouse, Executive Director and Julie Gorrell, Administrative Officer.

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34 Minutes, 1983-85
35 Aboriginal Arts Board, 1984
  Antiquarian Book Fair, 1983-85
36 Australia Council, 1984-85
  ACT Community Development Fund, 1985-86
  Book prize, 1984
37 Book sales, 1983-85
  British Council, 1983-84
  Budget, 1984-85
  Canberra Festival, 1984
38 Community Arts Programs (State), 1984-85
39 Creche, 1985
  Crime, 1984-85
  Cultural councils/embassies/diplomatic missions, 1983-85
40 Gestation (Sunday am), 1984
  Goff, Martyn, 1984-85
41 Gourmets and guzzlers, 1984-85
42 Governor-General's reception, 1984-85
  Humour, 1984-85
  Information technology, 1983-84
43 Institution exhibitions, 1984-85
  Launchings, 1985
  Lessing, Doris, 1984-85
44 National Film and Sound Archive, 1985
  Participation program bookings, 1984-85
  Prime Minister's Prize, 1983-85
45 Publicity, 1983-85
46 Publishers and associated bodies, 1983-85
47 Romance, 1984
  Saturday am, 1984-85
  Science, 1984
48 Small magazines, 1984-85
  Sport, 1984
49 Sunday sleuth, 1984-85
  Supply (Sunday am), 1984
  University House, 1984-85
  Wine poets, 1985
50 Young people's day, 1984
  Young people's day - competitions, 1985
51 Young people's day - replies and booklets, 1984-85

Box List

Box Folders
1 1-5
2 6-11
3 12-18
4 19-25
5 26-32
6 33-39
7 40-46
8 47-51