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Ken Vincent Ken Vincent i(A122670 works by) (birth name: Robert Kenneth Vincent)
Born: Established: 25 Jul 1939 Launceston, Northeast Tasmania, Tasmania, ; Died: Ceased: Mar 2014
Gender: Male
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1 y separately published work icon Tammy Ken Vincent , Port Adelaide : Ginninderra Press , 2016 9215640 2016 single work children's fiction children's

'When the Campbell family move to the country, eleven-year-old Jane spends all her spare time watching the horses in the paddock next door. Realising they need to do something about her obsession, her parents sign her up for riding lessons. When they see that Jane has a flair for riding, her parents decide she should have a horse of her own - Tammy. With her new friends at the local pony club, Jane has many adventures, some of them dangerous and exciting.' (Publication summary)
1 y separately published work icon The Fragile Light of Dawn Ken Vincent , Port Adelaide : Ginninderra Press , 2014 8755387 2014 selected work poetry
1 y separately published work icon The Shaggers' Tale Ken Vincent , Port Adelaide : Ginninderra Press , 2014 7134413 2014 single work novella

'This is the tale of an English country town called Shaggington-on-Hor. Its residents, affectionately called the Shaggers, are in the main a happy lot but they are blighted - or, some may say, blessed - by the lack of sons: each family seems only to produce a single male offspring while managing to produce daughters - many, many daughters. The Shaggers are a beautiful people so the solution to the problem of over-abundant feminine beauty is to set up a rather sophisticated marriage mart. All goes well until their jealous neighbours, the residents of Uppington-on-Hor, blow the whistle and create a national scandal. When a commission of enquiry is called to investigate, the Shaggers and their schemes come under more scrutiny than they would have wished for.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
1 y separately published work icon The Sounds of Night and Other Poems Ken Vincent , Magill : Garron Publishing , 2013 8687804 2013 selected work poetry
1 A Boy's Dream i "'Twas a paradise of secrets,", Ken Vincent , 2013 single work poetry
— Appears in: Collecting Writers 2013; (p. 148-149)
1 If You Were a Shoe Ken Vincent , 2013 single work essay
— Appears in: Collecting Writers 2013; (p. 67-68)
1 y separately published work icon Reincarnation Ken Vincent , Port Adelaide : Ginninderra Press , 2012 Z1919723 2012 single work novella
1 y separately published work icon A Different Love Ken Vincent , Port Adelaide : Ginninderra Press , 2012 Z1919720 2012 single work novel
1 y separately published work icon Mindfields Jude Aquilina (editor), Ken Vincent (editor), Port Adelaide : Ginninderra Press , 2011 Z1816140 2011 anthology poetry
1 y separately published work icon The Day I Didn't Die Ken Vincent , Port Adelaide : Ginninderra Press , 2011 Z1807465 2011 single work novella 'Aged seventy-two, Richard Archer undergoes a routine surgical procedure to correct a hernia. Unfortunately, all does not go according to plan and he discovers the truth about the after life. Journey with Richard as he leaves the first level of existence, explores the second and third levels and eventually earns the right to enter the fourth and final level of existence.' (Publisher's website)
1 Painter Versus Poet 3 i "Am I right or am I wrong", Ken Vincent , 2011 single work poetry
— Appears in: That Which My Eyes See : Words and Pictures from Hans Heysen's The Cedars 2011; (p. 100)
1 Painter Versus Poet 2 i "A painter I would wish to be", Ken Vincent , 2011 single work poetry
— Appears in: That Which My Eyes See : Words and Pictures from Hans Heysen's The Cedars 2011; (p. 99)
1 Painter Versus Poet 1 i "Who can tell the best story?", Ken Vincent , 2011 single work poetry
— Appears in: That Which My Eyes See : Words and Pictures from Hans Heysen's The Cedars 2011; (p. 97)
1 The Oyster i "Strewth 'twas a bonza lunch", Ken Vincent , 2010 single work poetry
— Appears in: New Voices : Selected Poems from the North Eastern Writers Inc. 2010; (p. 87)
1 The Lost Poem i "I sit at my computer", Ken Vincent , 2010 single work poetry
— Appears in: New Voices : Selected Poems from the North Eastern Writers Inc. 2010; (p. 86)
1 1 y separately published work icon New Voices : Selected Poems from the North Eastern Writers Inc. Sharon Kernot (editor), Ken Vincent (editor), Port Adelaide : Ginninderra Press , 2010 Z1731952 2010 anthology poetry
1 No Shoes and the Day Was Freezing i "She was tiny", Ken Vincent , 2009 single work poetry
— Appears in: Friendly Poetry Reader : Thirty-Three : Catch Fire 2009; (p. 104)
1 y separately published work icon Chains of Fear Ken Vincent , Port Adelaide : Ginninderra Press , 2009 Z1646116 2009 single work novel 'This novel follows the life of a young woman, Nancy Overton, as she flees from a brutal marriage. She is pursued by her ex-husband, who has always threatened to kill her if she left him. She hides away on a Queensland cattle station, where she meets Joe, the owner’s son, but even there her ex-husband finds her and makes several attempts on her life. Good friends help to keep her safe but over time she changes from the innocent victim into a strong resilient woman who is well able to care for herself, and she fights back. With this new-found confidence, she pursues a singing career and achieves international success. She is reluctant to commit to any new relationship but in the end she cannot deny her love for Joe.' Source: ww.ginninderrapress.com.au/ (Sighted 22/03/2010).
1 y separately published work icon No Shoes and the Day was Freezing Ken Vincent , Port Adelaide : Ginninderra Press , 2009 Z1580022 2009 selected work poetry 'A collection of poems drawing on the author's personal work experience and from many years of observing some of the more tragic aspects of our society. Some of the poems are written in the voice of a social worker, others in the voice of the client. All paint a picture of personal disadvantage and tragedy. In these days of blame and shame it is easy to dismiss, the criminal, the drug addicted, the violent, without remembering that they are also victims.' Source: Ginninderra Press website, www.ginninderrapress.com.au (Sighted 21/4/09)
1 y separately published work icon Butterfly Girl Ken Vincent , Port Adelaide : Ginninderra Press , 2009 Z1580006 2009 single work novella Tracy would give anything to be popular instead of a figure of fun. Though she is intelligent beyond her years, neither her family nor those in her school can see past her obesity. Tracy finds herself rejected by her father, isolated from her siblings and living with an alcoholic mother. After experiencing horrors no young woman should have to endure, she is taken into care, where she experiences the strengths and weaknesses of the system.' Source: Ginninderra Press website, www.ginninderrapress.com.au (Sighted: 21/4/09)
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