Papers of John Tranter
MSS 207
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Papers of John TranterCollection Identifier
MSS 207Inclusive date(s)
1969 to 1991Bulk date(s)
1984 to 1991Extent and Medium
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Collection Description
Literary papers, including drafts of poetry, prose, reports, correspondence. Held both as printed material and on floppy disks.
Administrative / Biographical history
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Tranter
John Tranter is an Australian poet, publisher and editor. After receiving his BA in 1970, Tranter worked as an editor, including as a producer for ABC radio programmes. He has published over twenty books of his own poetry, many of which have won awards. These include Under Berlin (1993), The Floor of Heaven (1993), At the Florida (1993), Urban Myths: 210 Poems: New and Selected (2006) and Starlight (2010).
As a poetry editor, he founded the electronic journal Jacket, the Australian Poetry Library website, now hosted by the University of Sydney, and co-founded Journal of Poetics Research. He also edited anthologies of Australian poetry, including The New Australian Poetry (1975), The Penguin Book of Modern Australian Poetry (with Philip Mead, 1991), Tin Wash Dish (1988), and The Best Australian Poetry anthologies 2007, 2011 and 2012.
As a radio producer, he co-designed Books & Writing for the ABC in 1975, which ran until 2012. 1987-8, he was head of the ABC Radio National weekly arts program, Radio Helicon.
In 2009, Tranter completed a Doctor of Creative Arts at the University of Wollongong.
References:
Author record, John Tranter, AustLit (www.austlit.edu.au), St Lucia: The University of Queensland, 2002-. [Retrieved from https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A7153 17/01/2019].
Tranter, J. (2012). John Tranter: Biography. Retrieved from http://johntranter.com/00/bio.shtml, 17/01/2019.
Acquisition Details
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A collection of literary papers of John Tranter
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This collection contains a variety of copyright material. Copyright is held by the creator of each item. Specific conditions for this collection are listed below. If no conditions are stipulated then the standard terms of the Copyright Act apply for published and unpublished items. Digitised material from manuscript collections is provided to clients by UNSW Canberra in good faith for private study and research only, and may not be published or re-purposed without the express and written permission of the individual legal holder of that copyright. Refer also to the UNSW copyright, disclaimer and takedown policy.
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This collection contains a variety of copyright material. Copyright is held by the creator of each item. Specific conditions for this collection are listed above. If no conditions are stipulated then the standard terms of the Copyright Act apply for published and unpublished items. Digitised material from manuscript collections is provided to clients by UNSW Canberra in good faith for private study and research only, and may not be published or re-purposed without the express and written permission of the individual legal holder of that copyright. Refer also to the UNSW copyright, disclaimer and takedown policy.