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Newcastle Morning Herald and Mining Advocate, 12 October 1951, p.2.
Colin Simpson Colin Simpson i(A10761 works by)
Born: Established: 4 Nov 1908 Petersham, Marrickville - Camperdown area, Sydney Southern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales, ; Died: Ceased: 1983
Gender: Male
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1 Colin Simpson (1908-83) : Sydney, 14th January 1974 Colin Simpson , 1991 single work interview
— Appears in: Self Portraits 1991; (p. 124-132)
1 Suddenly an Australian's Novel Makes Her a Millionaire Colin Simpson , 1977 single work biography
— Appears in: Australian Author , vol. 9 no. 2 1977; (p. 11-16)
1 1 y separately published work icon Bali and Beyond Colin Simpson , Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1972 Z1872023 1972 single work prose travel
1 The Public Lending Right Position, Here and Abroad Colin Simpson , 1972 single work column
— Appears in: Australian Author , vol. 4 no. 4 1972; (p. 11-15)
1 We'll Win If We Fight for the Lending Right Colin Simpson , 1971 single work column
— Appears in: Australian Author , vol. 3 no. 3 1971; (p. 3-9)
1 What Are Writers Worth? Colin Simpson , 1970 single work column
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May vol. 9 no. 7 1970; (p. 169-172)
1 Public Lending Right Colin Simpson , 1969 single work column
— Appears in: Australian Author , vol. 1 no. 1 1969; (p. 7-12) Australian Author , vol. 50 no. 2 2018; (p. 8-13)

'This important matter is not a simple one so it is understandable that many members of the ASA are still unclear on what the Public Lending Right is all about, and what it could mean to book-writers in terms of money. 

'This article will try to set out simply the answers to these and other questions, including questions that members are likely to be asked about PLR.'  (Introduction)
1 7 y separately published work icon Australian Author Barrie Ovenden (editor), Nancy Keesing (editor), Gavin Souter (editor), Craig McGregor (editor), Max Brown (editor), Gavin Souter (editor), Don'o Kim (editor), Colin Simpson (editor), Joan Clarke (editor), W. F. Larkins (editor), Robert Pullan (editor), Dominic O'Grady (editor), Helen Stanwix (editor), Anne Summers (editor), Chip Rolley (editor), Angelo Loukakis , Michael Visontay , Michael Adams (editor), 1969 Sydney : The Australian Society of Authors , 1969-2018 Z936754 1969 periodical (135 issues)

In 1962, Walter Stone, President of the New South Wales branch of the Fellowship of Australian Writers, suggested the need for a new writers' professional organization. Despite some opposition from other Fellowship branches, the Australian Society of Authors (ASA) was established in June 1963 to protect the rights of authors and illustrators. The following year the ASA established Broadside, a broadsheet to distribute literary news to members. In 1969 the broadsheet was superseded by the quarterly magazine Australian Author.

Described by one its editors as the 'business voice for the writer making money', Australian Author publishes articles on issues such as copyright, digital media, business tax, editing and publishing. Many prominent Australian writers have contributed to the magazine over the years. Early issues included contributions from Thomas Keneally, A. D. Hope, Harry Heseltine, Charmian Clift and Frank Hardy. Recent contributors have included Frank Moorhouse, Kate Grenville, Drusilla Modjeska and Lynne Spender.
1 y separately published work icon Greece : The Unclouded Eye Colin Simpson , Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1968 Z1551844 1968 single work non-fiction travel
1 Authors Ask for More Colin Simpson , Dal Stivens , 1968 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 10 April 1968; (p. 6)
1 1 y separately published work icon Take Me to Russia and Central Asian Republics of the Soviet Union. Colin Simpson , Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1964 Z1872039 1964 single work prose travel
1 y separately published work icon Asia's Bright Balconies : Hong Kong, Macao, Philippines (International) assertion Colin Simpson , Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1962 Z849441 1962 single work autobiography travel
1 1 y separately published work icon The Country Upstairs Colin Simpson , Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1956 Z1872053 1956 single work prose travel
1 Colin Simpson Colin Simpson , 1954 single work biography
— Appears in: Fragment , August 1954, 6 no. 2 1954;
1 2 y separately published work icon Adam in Plumes Colin Simpson , Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1954 Z1062909 1954 single work prose
1 1 y separately published work icon Adam with Arrows : Inside New Guinea Colin Simpson , Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1953 Z1062931 1953 single work prose travel
1 6 y separately published work icon Come Away, Pearler Colin Simpson , Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1952 Z21932 1952 single work novel historical fiction
1 1 y separately published work icon Adam in Ochre : Inside Aboriginal Australia Colin Simpson , Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1951 Z1062926 1951 single work prose travel
1 form y separately published work icon Six From Borneo : Documentary Drama of the Death Marches Colin Simpson , Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Commission , 1947 Z1337288 1947 single work radio play war literature The story of the Death Marches and the fate of the prisoners of war in North Borneo.
1 Rich Man i "Mr. Mydas Moneygold", Colin Simpson , 1931 single work poetry
— Appears in: Trio : A Book of Poems 1931; (p. 52)
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