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George Huitker George Huitker i(A16865 works by)
Born: Established: 1967 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, ;
Gender: Male
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1 y separately published work icon Big Life George Huitker , Port Adelaide : Ginninderra Press , 2016 9529028 2016 single work autobiography

'In 2014, George Huitker decided to merge his love of music and service education, and convinced his band, Junk Sculpture, to undertake a life-changing tour of north-western New South Wales. This was the very region where his service learning program was introducing his urban-based students to rural communities, to gain a better understanding of life in rural Australia, particularly for Indigenous children and their families.

'With Midnight Oil’s influential album Diesel and Dust on heavy rotation, Huitker emulated this band’s ground-breaking Blackfella/Whitefella tour and hit the dusty, straight, corrugated roads heading northward on a journey of discovery… On the way, the travellers discovered some hard truths about themselves, their preconceptions and their country’s history, and how best to serve its disempowered and disadvantaged people with greater authenticity.

'In an honest, heartfelt and at times heart-breaking memoir, George Huitker shares this journey while tracing his own songlines and how they instilled his passion for singing and serving others.' (Publication summary)
1 The Soccer Coach Gets Philosophical i "You know, when I get home, I never have to announce the", George Huitker , 2011 single work poetry
— Appears in: Indigo Book of Australian Prose Poems 2011; (p. 139)
1 Teacher Turns Thirty i "I was smothering this rat. My hands were desperately trying", George Huitker , 2011 single work poetry
— Appears in: Indigo Book of Australian Prose Poems 2011; (p. 89)
2 2 y separately published work icon Little Life George Huitker , Port Adelaide : Ginninderra Press , 2010 Z1726368 2010 single work autobiography 'When his mother is diagnosed with 'the caterpillar of dementia', George Huitker is forced to reassess both of their lives so that they can finally move forward as the illness eats away at their relationship. In an attempt to thread together his own recent and distant experiences, Huitker begins to reveal to his mother memories and matters close to his heart that he had previously kept from her. In doing so, he begins to draw together the fractured pieces of her own fading memory and slowly repair some of the damage done by dementia's appetite for the past. In the background, the lyrics of Huitker's favourite rock songs, including many from his beloved Automatic for the People by REM, serve as a soundtrack to the salient events that he unravels. In this raw, moving and tragicomic memoir, the award-winning author of Not Just Footy and How to Succeed Without Really Winning explores the need for compassion in the face of adversity and the indelible impression that adults can have in the shaping of little lives. And vice versa.' (Ginninderra Press website)
1 Author Profile - George Huitker George Huitker , 2007 single work biography
— Appears in: ACTWrite , February vol. 13 no. 1 2007; (p. 3)
1 1 y separately published work icon How To Succeed Without Really Winning George Huitker , Charnwood : Ginninderra Press , 2005 Z1208189 2005 single work autobiography
1 Not Just Footy George Huitker , 2004 single work drama
1 Allan Street, September 11 i "This morning. The dull tumbling of old cereal", George Huitker , 2003 single work poetry
— Appears in: Conversations , Summer vol. 3 no. 2 2003; (p. 8-9)
1 Loreto i "The crippled are pushed, prodded and dragged", George Huitker , 2003 single work poetry
— Appears in: Conversations , Summer vol. 3 no. 2 2003; (p. 7)
1 1 Spitting Image George Huitker , 2003 single work drama
1 In the House Where Keats Died i "Hot and bothered, abandoning the chore", George Huitker , 2002 single work poetry
— Appears in: An Unfamiliar Actor 2002; Conversations , Summer vol. 3 no. 2 2003; (p. 10-11) On Common Water 2006; (p. 41)
1 1 Damage George Huitker , 2002 single work drama
1 4 y separately published work icon An Unfamiliar Actor An Unfamiliar Actor : Collected Poems 1992-2002 George Huitker , Charnwood : Ginninderra Press , 2002 Z985791 2002 selected work poetry
1 On Equilibrium i "So much depends", George Huitker , 2002 single work poetry
— Appears in: Studio : A Journal of Christians Writing , Winter no. 87 2002; (p. 18) Muse , August no. 220 2002; (p. 19) Studio , Special Issue no. 100/101 2006; (p. 38)
1 1 The Learning Curve George Huitker , 2002 single work drama
1 Snapper Point Soliloquy i "The sea is flat as a tack.", George Huitker , 2002 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 23 March 2002; (p. 19) Studio : A Journal of Christians Writing , Spring no. 88 2002; (p. 22) Studio : A Journal of Christians Writing , Autumn no. 94 2004; (p. 20)
1 2 y separately published work icon Not Just Footy George Huitker , Charnwood : Ginninderra Press , 2001 Z980125 2001 single work autobiography
1 Unhappy Anniversary George Huitker , 2001-2002 single work correspondence
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December-January no. 237 2001-2002; (p. 6)
1 Gnat's Nightmare George Huitker , 2000 single work drama
1 Dislocation i "A siren sky", George Huitker , 2000 single work poetry
— Appears in: Studio : A Journal of Christians Writing , Spring no. 80 2000; (p. 14)
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