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'Sweatshop Women is an exciting and contemporary collection of prose and poetry written by women from Indigenous, migrant and refugee backgrounds. In the first volume of this urgent new series, the diverse women of Western Sydney reclaim their stories of love, faith, home and history.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
Contents
- Boragee, single work poetry (p. 19-20)
- The Long Boobed Ghost, single work short story (p. 21-28)
- Going to Kuan Yin Temple, single work short story (p. 29-38)
- Tracing Our Waist Beads, single work poetry (p. 39-40)
- Abuela's Mark, single work short story (p. 41-44)
- Dirty White, single work poetry (p. 45-46)
- The Best Little Brothel on Parramatta Road, single work short story (p. 47-52)
- Wall of Men, single work short story (p. 53-64)
- Spice Mixi"My bed smells like lemon rind and cumin seeds.", single work poetry (p. 65-71)
- Yagoona Fritters, single work short story (p. 73-80)
- The Samoan Qualifier, single work short story (p. 81-86)
- Giving Dawah, single work short story (p. 87-92)
- A Curse and a Prayer, single work short story (p. 93-96)
- Women of Colour in Black and White, single work prose (p. 97-120)
- Couiyon, single work short story (p. 121-126)
- Good Filo, single work short story (p. 127-134)
- Bad Thai Daughter, single work short story (p. 135-140)
- This Ain't Bankstown, single work short story (p. 141-146)
- From Colombo to Galle, single work short story (p. 147-150)
- Frizz Witch, single work short story (p. 151-158)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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y
At Home with Winnie Dunn
Astrid Edwards
(interviewer),
Melbourne
:
Bad Producer Productions
,
2021
23444700
2021
single work
podcast
interview
'Winnie Dunn is a writer of Tongan descent from Mount Druitt. She is the general manager of Sweatshop Literacy Movement and the editor of several critically acclaimed anthologies, including Sweatshop Women, which is Australia’s first and only publication produced entirely by women of colour. Her work has been published in the Sydney Review of Books, The Saturday Paper, Griffith Review, Meanjin, SBS Voices, The Guardian, Huffington Post, Southerly and Cordite.' (Production summary)
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Aïsha Trambas Reviews Sweatshop Women : Volume One Edited by Winnie Dunn
2020
single work
review
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , October no. 97 and 98 2020;
— Review of Sweatshop Women : Volume One 2019 anthology short story poetry -
Magan Magan Reviews Sweatshop Women Ed Winnie Dunn
2019
single work
review
— Appears in: Mascara Literary Review , December no. 24 2019;
— Review of Sweatshop Women : Volume One 2019 anthology short story poetry'What does it look like to tell your own story about love, faith, home and history? It looks like a collection of prose and poetry titled Sweatshop Women written by women from Indigenous, migrant and refugee backgrounds. Writers who courageously tackle difficult themes that demand of us our attention. Sweatshop Women are a collective of new writers based in Western Sydney that was established in 2018 to support women from Indigenous and culturally diverse backgrounds. The collection showcases stories from writers who show us what it means to reclaim a narrative that was taken from them. The powerfully relevant collection is reminder of the importance for a community to come together to tell their own stories away from the lens of the powerful. It is a reminder to resist the objectification of marginalisation. The stories published in the anthology are unsurprisingly as diverse as the authors themselves. The identity of the writers range from countries that border the Indian Ocean, South East Asia, South Central Asia, East Asia, West Africa, East Africa, South America, South Central Asia, including writers who are native to Polynesia, Indigenous, and African American. The critically diverse writers illustrate their understanding about the human condition represented in the stories through prose and poetry – crafting stories that are quiet often untold or deemed unimportant.' (Introduction)
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Books Roundup
2019
single work
review
— Appears in: Kill Your Darlings [Online] , June 2019;
— Review of Little Stones 2019 single work novel ; Sweatshop Women : Volume One 2019 anthology short story poetry -
Making Spaces : Sweatshop Women
Shirley Le
(interviewer),
Sydnye Allen
(interviewer),
2019
single work
interview
— Appears in: Sydney Review of Books , May 2019;Winnie Siulolovao Dunn in conversation with Sydnye Allen and Shirley Le.
-
Books Roundup
2019
single work
review
— Appears in: Kill Your Darlings [Online] , June 2019;
— Review of Little Stones 2019 single work novel ; Sweatshop Women : Volume One 2019 anthology short story poetry -
Magan Magan Reviews Sweatshop Women Ed Winnie Dunn
2019
single work
review
— Appears in: Mascara Literary Review , December no. 24 2019;
— Review of Sweatshop Women : Volume One 2019 anthology short story poetry'What does it look like to tell your own story about love, faith, home and history? It looks like a collection of prose and poetry titled Sweatshop Women written by women from Indigenous, migrant and refugee backgrounds. Writers who courageously tackle difficult themes that demand of us our attention. Sweatshop Women are a collective of new writers based in Western Sydney that was established in 2018 to support women from Indigenous and culturally diverse backgrounds. The collection showcases stories from writers who show us what it means to reclaim a narrative that was taken from them. The powerfully relevant collection is reminder of the importance for a community to come together to tell their own stories away from the lens of the powerful. It is a reminder to resist the objectification of marginalisation. The stories published in the anthology are unsurprisingly as diverse as the authors themselves. The identity of the writers range from countries that border the Indian Ocean, South East Asia, South Central Asia, East Asia, West Africa, East Africa, South America, South Central Asia, including writers who are native to Polynesia, Indigenous, and African American. The critically diverse writers illustrate their understanding about the human condition represented in the stories through prose and poetry – crafting stories that are quiet often untold or deemed unimportant.' (Introduction)
-
Aïsha Trambas Reviews Sweatshop Women : Volume One Edited by Winnie Dunn
2020
single work
review
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , October no. 97 and 98 2020;
— Review of Sweatshop Women : Volume One 2019 anthology short story poetry -
Making Spaces : Sweatshop Women
Shirley Le
(interviewer),
Sydnye Allen
(interviewer),
2019
single work
interview
— Appears in: Sydney Review of Books , May 2019;Winnie Siulolovao Dunn in conversation with Sydnye Allen and Shirley Le.
-
y
At Home with Winnie Dunn
Astrid Edwards
(interviewer),
Melbourne
:
Bad Producer Productions
,
2021
23444700
2021
single work
podcast
interview
'Winnie Dunn is a writer of Tongan descent from Mount Druitt. She is the general manager of Sweatshop Literacy Movement and the editor of several critically acclaimed anthologies, including Sweatshop Women, which is Australia’s first and only publication produced entirely by women of colour. Her work has been published in the Sydney Review of Books, The Saturday Paper, Griffith Review, Meanjin, SBS Voices, The Guardian, Huffington Post, Southerly and Cordite.' (Production summary)