Guide to the Papers of Diane Fahey, 1986-1993

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Summary

Collection number:
MS 9001
Creator:
Diane Fahey
Extent:
0.28 metres and (2 boxes)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Diane Fahey, National Library of Australia, MS 9001, [file number]'.
Availability:
Available
Access conditions:
Available for research. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:
The collection comprises typescripts with annotations, revised manuscripts, corrected proofs, final proofs, and blueprints of four of Diane Fahey's published collections. They are Voices from the honeycomb (1986), Metamorphoses (1988), Turning the hourglass (1990) and Mayflies in amber (1993). The manuscripts are all in typescript form and there is often little variation from the published text.
Biographical Note:

The poet Diane Fahey was born in 1945 and educated in Melbourne. After spending a number of years overseas she returned to live in South Australia in 1986. Her poetry has been published in both Australian and overseas literary journals and anthologies, and Australian newspapers. Five collections of her works have been published.

She has been the recipient of several awards and prizes. They include the Mattara Poetry Prize (1985), the Caltex Bendigo Advertiser Manuscript Award (1986), the Wesley Michael Wright Prize (1987), the John Shaw Neilson Poetry Prize (1988), and a South Australian Department of Arts Grant (1991).

Provenance:

The papers were purchased by the Library in March 1993.

Access and use

Conditions Governing Access:
Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn1172328).
Conditions Governing Use:
Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Diane Fahey, National Library of Australia, MS 9001, [file number]'.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
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