Guide to Research Materials relating to John Marsden
Reference Number: MS 104
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Table of Contents
SummarySeries B Articles Relating to Publications
Series E Autobiographical Notes
Summary
| Collector: | Lu Rees Archives |
| Title: | Research Materials relating to John Marsden |
| Date Range: | 1988 - 1997 |
| Reference Number: | MS 104 |
| Repository: | The Lu Rees Archives |
| Abstract: | The collection includes Promotional Material, Awards, Articles By Author, Autobiographical Notes, Reviews, Correspondence, Articles Relating to Publications, Bibliographic Notes and Programs. |
Scope and Content
The collection includes Promotional Material, Awards, Articles By Author, Autobiographical Notes, Reviews, Correspondence, Articles Relating to Publications, Bibliographic Notes and Programs.
Organization
These materials have been collected and arranged by staff of the Lu Rees Archives.
Biographical Note
John Marsden was born in Melbourne on 27 September 1950 . He attended Devonport Primary School in Tasmania, and Eastwood Primary School and King's School, Parramatta, in New South Wales. He graduated with a teaching diploma from Mitchell College and an Arts degree from the University of New England. He was an English teacher at Geelong Grammar School and All Saints College, Bathurst.
His first novel, So Much to Tell You (1987) , was immediately successful, winning the prestigious Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year: Older Readers in 1998 and other awards. Since publication, this novel has been translated into numerous languages. Marsden is unquestionably Australia's most popular writer for young adults as a result of the seven-volume Tomorrow series. He has also created picture book texts, most notably The Rabbits (1999), a CBCA Picture Book of the Year, poetry, and nonfiction. Marsden is a contemplative writer and reknown speaker. His works invariably feature serious themes such as sexuality, violence in society, survival at school and in a harsh world, and conflict with adult authority figures. His teaching background has added authenticity to his style, characterisation and themes.
Marsden is also interested in the creative writing process itself. His Everything I Know about Writing (1993), Marsden on Marsden : the stories behind, John Marsden's bestselling books (2000) and a study of his own creative process for So Much to Tell You are a valuable addition to understanding the writing process. While many of his fictional works are controversial in terms of their content, his nonfiction work, Secret Men's Business, aimed at assisting young men to understand their sexuality, provides evidence that this writer considers himself on the side of young people. His youthful audience agree. Aiming to speak directly with youth, Marsden opened the Tye Estate outside Melbourne where young people meet to talk with him and to delve into the creative process
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[Manuscript Item], Series [Number], Item [Number], Research Materials relating to John Marsden, MS 104, The Lu Rees Archives.
Series List and Descriptions
Series A Articles By Author
Item A1 *
Title: John Marsden has so much to tell you ...
Citation: Scan, 7 (Oct 1988): 8-10.
Created: October 1988
Description:
Item A2 *
Title: John Marsden comments on his work
Citation: Sydney Morning Herald, 17 May 1992
Created: May 1992
Description:
Item A3 *
Title: Teaching and Writing
Citation: At Least They're Reading!: Proceedings of the First National Conference of the Children's Book Council of Australia, 1992. Melbourne: D W Thorpe, 1992. pp 95-113.
Created: 1992
Description:
Series B Articles Relating to Publications
Item B1 *
Title: 'Know the author - John Marsden'
Author: Nieuwenhuizen, Agnes.
Citation: Magpies 4, 2 (Apr 1989): 20-22.
Created: April 1989
Description:
Item B2 *
Title: 'Crusade for early love of literature'
Author: Elliott, Helen.
Citation: Sunday Herald (Sydney), 6 May 1990, p.34.
Created: May 1990
Description:
Item B3 *
Title: Lessons from daydreams not text books'
Author: Nieuwenhuizen, Agnes.
Citation: The Age (Melbourne), 1 Sep 1990.
Created: September 1990
Description:
Item B4 *
Title: 'Children's author with a new outlook'
Author: Collier, Karen
Citation: Herald Sun (Melbourne) 27 June, 1992, p. 36.
Created: June 1992
Description:
Item B5 *
Title: 'Marketing strategy produces literary junk book'
Author: Anderson, Don.
Citation: Sunday Age (Vic) 19 Jul 1992, p. 9.
Created: July 1992
Description:
Item B6 *
Title: 'News from down under'
Author: Jameyson, Karen.
Citation: Horn Book Magazine 68 (Nov/Dec 1992): 755-58.
Created: November 1992
Description:
Item B7 *
Title: Hazel Hawke's book was to show an ordinary life
Author: Hefner, Robert.
Citation: The ÃØÃÜÖ±²¥ Times, 20 Oct 1993.
Created: October 1993
Description:
Item B8 *
Title: Books for therapy'
Citation: Orana, Nov 1993: 273.
Created: November 1993
Description: Take My Word For It. NSW and Victorian Family Therapy Associations.
Series D Awards
Item D1 *
Title of Award: Children's Book Council of Australia, Book of the Year Award: Older Readers. 1988.
Award For: So Much to Tell You
Created: 1988
Description:
Item D2 *
Title of Award: Children's Book Council of Australia, Book of the Year Award - Older Readers. 1992.
Award For: Letters from the Inside
Created: 1992
Description: Short Listed
Item D3 *
Title of Award: Children's Book Council Book of the Year: Older Readers
Award For: Letters from the Inside
Citation: Courier Mail (Brisbane), 9 Jun 1992, p 31.
Created: June 1992
Description: Hennessy, Lorraine. 'Books are Beaut! Check the Award Books'. Short List.
Item D4 *
Title of Award: Children's Book Council Awards
Award For: Letters from the Inside
Citation: The ÃØÃÜÖ±²¥ Times, 25 Jul 1992, p C11
Created: July 1992
Description: 'Annual Awards of the Children's Book Council'. Judges' report.
Item D5 *
Title of Award: 1992 Variety Club Young People's Talking Book Award
Award For: Letters from the Inside
Citation: Sydney Morning Herald, 17 Sep 1992.
Created: September 1992
Description: 'Short List for 1992 Talking Book Award', Notes short listed for the Variety Club Young People's Talking Book of the Year organised by the Royal Blind Society.
Item D6 *
Title of Award: TDK Australian Audio Book Award, 1993.
Award For: Letters From The Inside
Citation: Reading Time, 37,4 (Nov 1993).
Created: November 1993
Description: Letters From The Inside. Reading Time, 37,4 (Nov 1993). Winner
Item D7 *
Title of Award: 1993 TDK Australian Audio Book Award
Award For: Letters From The Inside
Citation: Link-up, 83 (Dec 1993): 26-27.
Created: December 1993
Description: '1993 TDK Australian Audio Book Award', Winner
Series E Autobiographical Notes
Item E1 *
Created: [Jun] 1992
Description: 'Biographical details'
Series F Bibliographic Notes
Item F1 *
Created: October 1992
Description:
Series H Reviews
Item H1 *
Review Of: So Much to Tell You
Title: 'Exploring problems of youth'
Reviewer: Laurie Copping
Citation: The ÃØÃÜÖ±²¥ Times, 20 Aug 1988
Created: August 1988
Description:
Item H2 *
Description: dummy record
Item H3 *
Review Of: So Much to Tell You
Title: 'Your judges noted with regret...'
Citation: Sydney Morning Herald, 20 Aug 1988
Created: August 1988
Description: An edited text of comments made by the judges of the 1988 Children's Book of the Year Awards in Perth.
Item H4 *
Review Of: So Much to Tell You
Title: 'And the winners are!'
Reviewer: Mark MacLeod
Citation: Weekend Australian, 20-21 Aug 1988
Created: August 1988
Description:
Item H5 *
Description: dummy record
Item H6 *
Review Of: So Much to Tell You
Title: ' First-time storyteller makes the big time'
Citation: The Age (Melbourne), 20 Aug 1988
Created: August 1988
Description: 1988 Children's Book of the Year Winners.
Item H7 *
Review Of: The Journey
Title: 'Warning: These books stretch the mind'
Reviewer: Mark MacLeod
Citation: Weekend Australian , 25-26 Mar 1989
Created: March 1989
Description:
Item H8 *
Review Of: The Journey
Title: 'A Haunting journey in time and place'
Reviewer: Katharine England.
Citation: Advertiser (Adelaide), 15 Apr 1989, p 11
Created: April 1989
Description:
Item H9 *
Review Of: The Journey
Title: Metaphorical tale is too dogmatic
Reviewer: Eleanor Stodart.
Citation: ÃØÃÜÖ±²¥ Times, 6 May 1989, p B5
Created: May 1989
Description:
Item H10 *
Review Of: The Great Gatenby
Title: 'Parting - in the nature of things'
Reviewer: Sally McInerney.
Citation: Sydney Morning Herald, 29 Apr 1989, p 88
Created: April 1989
Description:
Item H11 *
Review Of: The Journey
Title: 'The circular paths of adolescent quests'
Reviewer: Ann Grieve.
Citation: Australian Book Review, 111 (Jun 1989): 36-37
Created: June 1989
Description:
Item H12 *
Review Of: So Much to Tell You
Title: 'Giving voice to children's anxieties'
Reviewer: Laurie Copping.
Citation: The ÃØÃÜÖ±²¥ Times 20 Mar 1988, p 10
Created: March 1988
Description:
Item H13 *
Review Of: So Much to Tell You
Reviewer: Ilene Cooper.
Citation: Booklist 85 (Jul 1989): 1904-1905
Created: July 1989
Description:
Item H14 *
Review Of: The Great Gatenby
Reviewer: Joan Zahnleiter.
Citation: Weekend Australian 13-14 May, 1989
Created: May 1989
Description:
Item H15 *
Review Of: Out of Time
Title: 'Loads of books to excite and enthral young'
Reviewer: Toss Gascoigne.
Citation: Mercury (Hobart), 8 Dec 1990, p 22
Created: December 1990
Description: 'Fantasy and Time Travel in Latest Children's Books', Advertiser Out of Time.
Item H16 *
Review Of: Letters from the Inside
Reviewer: Laurie Copping.
Citation: The ÃØÃÜÖ±²¥ Times, 29 Feb 1992
Created: February 1992
Description:
Item H17 *
Review Of: Letters from the Inside
Reviewer: Jackie Hammerton
Citation: Herald Sun (Melbourne) 9 Nov 1991, p 61
Created: November 1991
Description:
Item H18 *
Review Of: Out of Time
Reviewer: Meg Sorensen.
Citation: Australian Book Review, 124 (Sep 1990): 4647
Created: September 1990
Description:
Item H19 *
Review Of: Out of Time
Reviewer: Laurie Copping.
Citation: The ÃØÃÜÖ±²¥ Times, 19 Oct 1991
Created: October 1991
Description:
Item H20 *
Review Of: Letters from the Inside
Citation: Sunday Telegraph (Sydney) 19 Apr 1992
Created: April 1992
Description:
Item H21 *
Review Of: Letters from the Inside
Citation: Sun-Herald (Sydney), 17 May 1992
Created: May 1992
Description:
Item H22 *
Review Of: So Much to Tell You
Title: 'Nude boy in cover-up'
Reviewer: Mark Macleod.
Citation: Weekend Australian, 2-3 Apr 1988
Created: April 1988
Description:
Item H23 *
Review Of: Letters from the Inside
Title: 'Writing wrongs'
Reviewer: Agnes Nieuwenhuizen.
Citation: Good Weekend, [1992]
Created: 1992
Description:
Item H24 *
Review Of: Letters from the Inside
Title: 'Children's book short list has usual variety'
Reviewer: Jenni Connor.
Citation: Mercury (Hobart), 18 Apr 1992, p 26
Created: April 1992
Description:
Item H25 *
Review Of: Letters from the Inside
Title: 'Books chosen courageously'
Reviewer: Jenni Connor.
Citation: Examiner (Launceston) 2 May 1992, p 10
Created: May 1992
Description:
Item H26 *
Review Of: Letters from the Inside
Title: 'Lively read for kids'
Reviewer: Robin Morrow.
Citation: Weekend Australian, 16 May 1992, p Review 5
Created: May 1992
Description:
Item H27 *
Review Of: Letters from the Inside
Title: 'Of beasts, birds and Belsen'
Reviewer: Sally McInerney.
Citation: Sydney Morning Herald, 18 Jul 1992, p 42
Created: July 1992
Description:
Item H28 *
Review Of: Letters from the Inside
Title: 'Tale of young burglars has a twist'
Reviewer: Laurie Copping.
Citation: The ÃØÃÜÖ±²¥ Times, 25 Jul 1992, p C11
Created: July 1992
Description:
Item H29 *
Review Of: Letters from the Inside
Title: Top kids' books for 1992'
Reviewer: Susan Geason
Citation: Sun-Herald (Sydney) 26 Jul 1992, p 110.
Created: July 1992
Description:
Item H30 *
Review Of: Letters from the Inside
Title: 'Fuel for a flying child'
Reviewer: IMorris Lurie
Citation: ndependent Monthly (Sep 1992): 31.
Created: September 1992
Description:
Item H31 *
Review Of: Take My Word for It.
Title: 'Intriguing novel from Kiwi author'
Reviewer: Laurie Copping
Citation: The ÃØÃÜÖ±²¥ Times, 20 Mar 1993, p C10.
Created: March 1992
Description:
Item H32 *
Review Of: Take My Word for It
Title: The Children's Book of the Year Awards Shortlists
Reviewer: Kerry Neary
Citation: Magpies 2, 2 (May 1993): 21.
Created: May 1993
Description:
Item H33 *
Review Of: Looking for Trouble
Title: Diary format generates excitement'
Reviewer: Stephen Matthews
Citation: The ÃØÃÜÖ±²¥ Times, 14 Aug 1993.
Created: August 1993
Description:
Item H34 *
Review Of: Take My Word For It
Title: 'Silence is golden when handled by Gleitzman'
Reviewer: Nicola Robinson
Citation: The Australian, 30-31 Jan 1993, p 6.
Created: January 1993
Description:
Item H35 *
Review Of: Take My Word For It
Title: 'Pick of the crop for kids'
Reviewer: Apr
Citation: The Weekend Review, 24-25 Apr 1993.
Created: 1993
Description:
Item H36 *
Review Of: Everything I Know About Writing and Tomorrow, When the War Began
Title: Witty and informative handbook on writing'
Reviewer: Ralph Elliott
Citation: The ÃØÃÜÖ±²¥ Times, 15 Jan 1994, p C9.
Created: January 1994
Description:
Item H37 *
Review Of: Tomorrow, When The War Began
Title: 'Books to look forward to'
Citation: Magpies, 8,5 (Nov 1993)
Created: November 1993
Description: Reviewer: not known.
Item H38 *
Review Of: Looking For Trouble
Title: From the word go'
Citation: Australian Book Review, No.154 (Sep 1993): 57-58.
Created: September 1993
Description:
Series K Correspondence
Item K1 *
Description: Letter from B Alderman to J Marsden with thanks for two American, one British and one Japanese edition of So Much to Tell You. 15 Oct 1991.
Item K2 *
Description: Letter from B Alderman to J Marsden requesting materials for his file in the Lu Rees Archives and outlining the benefit of the Lu Rees Database. 2 May 1991.
Item K3 *
Description: Postcard from J Marsden to B Alderman thanking her for materials sent and promising to reciprocate with materials for the Lu Rees Archives. 27 May 1991.
Item K4 *
Description: Postcard from J Marsden to B Alderman supplying an up-to-date address for the Lu Rees journal. 28 Oct 1991.
Item K5 *
Description: Letter from B Alderman to J Marsden c/- K Hinton inviting him to speak at the Letter from B Alderman to K Hinton thanking her for assistance in arranging J Marsden to speak at 17 Oct 1992 seminar and requesting a photograph of him and any foreign language editions available, 15 June 1992.
Item K6 *
Description: Letter from B Alderman to J Marsden expressing delight that he will speak at 'Untold Stories' seminar on 17 October 1992, also providing details of the seminar weekend, 30 June 1992.
Item K7 *
Description: Letter from J Marsden to B Alderman providing the title of his talk on 17 Oct 1992, and books he will highlight in his talk, [June 1992].
Item K8 *
Description: Letter from B Alderman to J Marsden with seminar brochures for 'Untold Stories', requesting assistance with his bibliography of works and requesting photograph, 15 Sep 1992.
Item K9 *
Description: Postcard from J Marsden to B Alderman approving his bibliography of works, and suggesting that Pan should be able to provide photograph, 27 Sep 1992.
Item K10 *
Description: Letter from B Alderman to J Marsden enclosing airline ticket for 'Untold Stories', and with final details of seminar on 17 Oct 1992, 7 Oct 1992.
Item K11 *
Description: Letter from B Alderman to J Marsden thanking him for his participation in the 'Untold Stories' seminar, and for the hardback copies of The Journey, Letters from the Inside and Out of Time, 25 Nov 1992.
Item K12 *
Description: Letter from B Alderman to J Marsden enclosing photographs of 'Untold Stories' seminar, 5 Dec 1992.
Item K13 *
Description: Letter from J Marsden to B Alderman thanking her for the 'Untold Stories' seminar and the photographs, and suggesting that the audiocassette recording of his seminar talk enclosed with this letter should not be made available without his written permission, [Feb 1993]
Item K14 *
Description: Letter from B Alderman to J Marsden thanking him for the audiocassette recording of his seminar talk, and asking him whether he would like to visit the Lu Rees Archives while in ÃØÃÜÖ±²¥ for the National Word Festival on 5 Mar 1993, 22 Feb 1993.
Series V Promotional Material
Item V1 *
Description: Out of Time. Publicity flyer. Pan Australia for 20 Jul 1990.
Item V2 *
Description: Everything I Know About Writing. Media release. William Heinemann Australia, n.d. Contains a brief note on the author.
Series W Programs
Item W1
Title: Untold Stories: Writing and Illustrating for Children
Created: October 1992
Description: Program for CBC, ACT Branch's seminar, 17 Oct 1992.
Item W2
Title: Star attraction at Writing Festival
Created: October 1997
Description: Article detailing re workshops at Armidale City Public Schools's auditorium in Faulkner St Armidale on 1 November 1997.