Bendigo Writers Festival: Our Stories with Kate Auty

Until the middle of last century, Australia was dependent on British publishing – and British taste. There was a time when writers were warned off too-Australian stories, then in came the Big Stereotypes of ockers abroad and clever kangaroos. Is there an appetite for home-grown work? How do writers compete in a market awash with content from everywhere? Is there an interest in Australian story-telling elsewhere? Let’s talk about us: who do we think we are?