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Alice Pung Alice Pung i(A98119 works by)
Born: Established: 1981 Melbourne, Victoria, ;
Gender: Female
Heritage: Cambodian ; Chinese
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1 form y separately published work icon My Heart Will Go On Alice Pung , Australia : ABC Radio National , 2021 23337385 2021 single work radio play
1 One Hundred Days : An Extract Alice Pung , 2021 single work extract novel
— Appears in: Kill Your Darlings [Online] , June 2021;
1 6 y separately published work icon One Hundred Days Alice Pung , Carlton : Black Inc. , 2021 20866648 2021 single work novel

'One hundred days. It’s no time at all, she tells me. But she’s not the one waiting.

'In a heady whirlwind of independence, lust and defiance, sixteen-year-old Karuna falls pregnant. Not on purpose, but not entirely by accident, either. Incensed, Karuna’s mother, already over-protective, confines her to their fourteenth-storey housing-commission flat, to keep her safe from the outside world – and make sure she can’t get into any more trouble.

'Stuck inside for endless hours, Karuna battles her mother and herself for a sense of power in her own life, as a new life forms and grows within her. As the due date draws ever closer, the question of who will get to raise the baby – who it will call Mum – festers between them.

'One Hundred Days is a fractured fairytale exploring the fault lines between love and control. At times tense and claustrophobic, it is nevertheless brimming with humour, warmth and character. It is a magnificent new work from one of Australia’s most celebrated writers.' (Publication summary)

1 Friday Essay: Alice Pung - How Reading Changed My Life Alice Pung , 2020 single work essay
— Appears in: The Conversation , 30 October 2020;
'Having survived starvation and been spared execution, my father arrived in this new country, vassal-eyed and sunken-cheeked.'
1 The Australian Book You Should Read Next : Too Much Lip by Melissa Lucashenko Alice Pung , 2020 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 17 July 2020;

— Review of Too Much Lip Melissa Lucashenko , 2018 single work novel

'A rare and powerful voice of a woman who has been poor and rich, with a lived understanding of the fickleness of each.'

1 The Shop Alice Pung , 2019 single work essay
— Appears in: Split : True Stories of Leaving, Loss and New Beginnings 2019;
1 The Last Stop Alice Pung , 2018 single work short story
— Appears in: Meet Me at the Intersection 2018;
1 y separately published work icon Close to Home : Selected Writings Alice Pung , Collingwood : Black Inc. , 2018 14796086 2018 selected work prose

'This delightful collection brings together Alice Pung’s most loved writing, on migration, family, identity, art and more. Warm, funny, moving and unfailingly honest, this is Alice Pung at her best – an irresistible delight for fans and new readers alike.

'In 2006, Alice Pung published Unpolished Gem, her award-winning memoir of growing up Chinese-Australian in working-class Footscray. Since then, she has written on everything from the role of grandparents to the corrosive effects of racism; from the importance of literature to the legacy of her parents’ migration from Cambodia as asylum seekers. In all of this, a central thread is the idea of home: how the places we live and the connections we form shape who we become, and what homecoming can mean to those who build their lives in Australia.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 Home Truths Alice Pung , 2017 single work prose
— Appears in: The Monthly , December no. 140 2017; (p. 18-20)
1 Don’t Say Teenagers Aren’t Ready for Dark Fiction. With the Right Teacher, It Can Change Lives Alice Pung , 2017 single work column
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 2 October 2017;

'When Alice Pung first read John Marsden, she recognised the painful, violent world he portrayed. But not all teachers were comfortable with it.'

1 1 y separately published work icon Alice Pung on John Marsden Alice Pung , Carlton : Black Inc. , 2017 11466033 2017 single work essay

'‘I keep coming back to John Marsden. What makes him so fascinating to me is that he approaches writing for young adults with a whole philosophy of what it means to be a teenager – a philosophy that’s embedded in the two schools he runs, but also in his early experiences with mental illness and hospitalisation. His perspective raises interesting questions about YA fiction – how much darkness is allowed, before you are considered a “bad influence”?’

'An original and moving look by award-winning writer Alice Pung at one of her biggest influences – the much-loved and hugely successful writer John Marsden.

'In the Writers on Writers series, leading authors reflect on an Australian writer who has inspired and fascinated them. Provocative and crisp, these books start a fresh conversation between past and present, shed new light on the craft of writing, and introduce some intriguing and talented authors and their work.' (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon In a Heartbeat Alice Pung , Sydney South : HarperCollins Australia , 2017 11362189 2017 single work short story
1 Guide to the Classics : Alice Pung on Robin Klein’s The Sky in Silver Lace Alice Pung , 2017 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Conversation , 20 February 2017;
'I can still remember reading All in the Blue Unclouded Weather when I was 12, and then the excitement I felt when the librarian at our tiny Catholic school, Mrs Kerr, told me that there was a sequel. She put it on reserve for me, and I read Dresses of Red and Gold when I was 13. Finally, when I read The Sky in Silver Lace at 16, I remember the curious melancholy I felt long afterwards.' (Introduction)
1 Introduction Alice Pung , 2017 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Sky in Silver Lace 2017;
1 y separately published work icon My First Lesson : Stories Inspired by Laurinda Alice Pung (editor), Melbourne : Black Inc. , 2016 9665705 2016 anthology life story young adult

'Following the success of Alice Pung’s first YA novel, Laurinda, comes a collection of vivid and surprising stories from young Australians. Inspired by themes of identity and belonging, conflict and bullying, power and fairness, Alice has selected 25 stellar stories from hundreds of entries by Australian secondary school students.' (Source: Publisher's website)

1 The inside Word on Girl Power Alice Pung , Fiona Wright , 2016 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 4-5 June 2016; (p. 16)
'This month, a group of writers will hold workshops for girls aged 12 to 18 on how writing and sharing stories can empower them. In the lead-up to Girls Write Up, two participants share their stories.'
1 y separately published work icon Marly Walks on the Moon Alice Pung , Melbourne : Penguin , 2016 8681842 2016 single work children's fiction children's

'It's 1983... and baby mania has struck Marly's house with the arrival of her baby brother. But Marly never realised that a new baby would take up so much of everyone's time! No one's helping her with her costume for the school concert. Marly's secret plan is to perform the Moonwalk, the dance she's been practising all year. But will she be ready?

'Follow Marly on her adventure in the final book of four stories about a daring girl torn between two worlds.' (Publication summary)

1 The Bus Alice Pung , 2016 single work short story
— Appears in: Where the Shoreline Used to Be : An Anthology from Australia and Beyond 2016; (p. 43)
1 Footy Dreams in Struggletown Alice Pung , Nick Cadle , 2016 single work autobiography
— Appears in: From the Outer : Footy Like You've Never Heard It 2016;
1 The 2015 Neilma Sidney Short Story Prize Alice Pung , Ellen van Neerven , Stephanie Honor Convery , 2016 single work essay
— Appears in: Overland , Autumn no. 222 2016; (p. 41)

'The article offers the insights of the authors on the winning entries for the 2015 Neilma Sidney Short Story Prize. It mentioned the runner up entries that were received by "On the Road to Kuang Si Falls" short story by Ashleigh Synnott and the "Civilisation at Last" by Toby Sime while the "K-k-k" short story by Lauren Foley won the first prize.' (Publication abstract)

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