Corrugated Roads
Corrugated Roads: A Bugger of a Kid 1950-1960 is about a young girl’s funny and sometimes
heartbreaking interpretation of the tragic and just plain bizarre events in her
family’s life in a drought-stricken Outback town in Australia’s 1950s. Told in
27 inter-linked short stories, Corrugated
Roads: A Bugger of a Kid has been
described by writer, Geoffrey Dean as “a gritty telling and a book I couldn’t
put down. And, in spite of its serious subject matter, there is relief in the
unexpected humour that arises out of the girl’s imaginative misconceptions
about events beyond her experience.”
An interview with Geoffrey Dean can be found on http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2010/10/25/3046001.htm
Alan Marshall, Writer (I Can Jump Puddles) said,
“Her stories are amazingly varied… but tying them all together is a natural
understanding of human character and a keen eye to record the significant.
These are extremely modern and frank stories.”
Poet and contemporary, Hal
Porter wrote in
1965 that Alan Marshall is:
… the warmest and most centralized human being … To walk with
ease and nonchalance the straight, straight line between appearing tragic and
appearing willfully brave is a feat so complex I should not like to have to
rake in the dark for the super-bravery to accomplish it.
Alan’s books are available at http://www.penguin.com.au/contributors/3378/alan-marshall
Corrugated Roads: A Bugger of a Kid can be purchased in hard copy from
Montpelier Press at http://www.montpelierpress.com.au/ ISBN
978-1-876597-15-3.
A radio interview conducted by Steve Austin on Up Close and
Personal was given in 2010 at http://www.abc.net.au/brisbane/programs/612_evenings/
In November 2011, Griffith University, School of Arts http://www.griffith.edu.au/awarded awarded me Alumnus of the Year for my work in film, television and
publishing.
Television
Neighbours. Story editor. Script editor. Writer. 300 x
½ hr episodes, plus. (Ch7-Ch10 1984-6). As story editor I created characters
and storylines for Charlene Mitchell (Kylie Minogue), Henry Mitchell
(Craig McLaughlan) and the rest of the Mitchell family, Mrs. Mangle (Vivien
Grey) and her shadow husband. Mike Young (Guy Pearce), ‘Plain Jane’
Harris, and many other memorable characters were initially created then
developed by me over many scripts. After bedding them in, other writers were
employed to write them for the serial. from a storyline, character breakdown and scene-by-scene-breakdown initially prepared by me. As my characters, stories and scripts
have been allegedly novelized by the Grundy Organisation as well as providing allegedly endless
inspiration for their writers and editors, I appear to be the gift that allegedly keeps
on giving (without royalties, acknowledgement or payment).
My original ‘Charlene’ script and character breakdown, written
at the kitchen table of my Bondi unit has been donated to The John Oxley Library,
State Library of Queensland (Reference
Code: 10147), together with over sixty Neighbours scripts plus other works.
Charlene Mitchell Neighbours script
Neighbours Episode 235
Neighbours Episode 235
Zirkos Kids. Story editor. Script editor. 48 episodes.
2001-2003.
Australia’s Most Wanted. Script editor. Writer. Series I
& 2. 26 x one-hour episodes. 1988-9.
A Country Practice. Script editor. 16 x one-hour
episodes. 1987.
Sons & Daughters. Writer. 1985.
MPSIB. Series. ABC Australia. Writer. One hour television, from my
storyline. 1981.
Australian Children’s Television Foundation. Script editor.
Writer. 1982-4.
Australian Film Theatre. Script editor. Writer. 1984.
Beauty & the Beast. Writer. 100 storylines. 1981.
SBS, Sydney. Dialogue editor. 1981.
At my age who cares? One hour made for television, Graduate. AFTRS. 1980.
Publications
Film Business. Textbook. Editor: Tom Jeffrey.
Allen & Unwin. Contributing writer. 2005-6.
Writing for Television. Textbook. Allen & Unwin.
Hilton Hotel Collection. Contributing writer. Editor:
Tom Keneally.
Playboy. Contributing writer.
Billy Blue. Contributing writer. Winner, John
Clemminger-Billy Blue Short Story Award.
Nation Review. Contributing writer.
Woman’s Day. Contributing writer.
Blue Pencil. Contributing writer. NSW Society of
Editors.
Fire in the Stone. Media Study Guide. ATOM.
Bodyline. Media Study Guide. ATOM.
Assessor/Classifier
Office of Film and Literature Classification (OFLC). 2005-6.
Lecturer/Tutor
Australian College QED. (Online tutor). Teaching Diploma of Book
Editing and Publishing. 2005-6.
Griffith University Q. Film and TV. 2004– ongoing.
Society of Editors NSW. About adaptation, 2003. Story and script
editing, 2006.
Workers’ Education Association (WEA) and Sydney Community
College. 1989-1999. Writing and editing comedy, drama, documentary &
children’s projects.
Guest speaker, International Children’s Television Conference,
Canberra. 1982.
Education
Doctor of Creative Arts. University of Western Sydney. 2010 –
Master of Arts. Griffith University Q. 2005. In November 2011,
Griffith University, School of Arts awarded me Alumnus of the Year for my work in film, television and
publishing. Griffith University:http://www.griffith.edu.au/awarded
Small business training package, NSW Dept of State and Regional
Development (pilot course)
Certificate IV in Business – Frontline Management
Certificate IV in Assessment and Workplace Training
Certificate in Administrative Leadership (TAFE)
Diploma in Book Editing and Publishing. Macleay College, Sydney
Understanding and Implementing Competency-based Training. Monash
University
Certificate in Writing and Editing. Australian Film, TV and
Radio School, Sydney
Radio
A radio interview conducted by Steve Austin on Up Close and Personal was given in 2010 at http://www.abc.net.au/brisbane/programs/612_evenings/
Stories based on the tiny outback town of Mitchell, Q on the
banks of the Maranoa River
Maranoa Picture Theatre. Writer. ABC Radio
2GB. Writer. Invited to read short stories
5UV Adelaide. Writers Radio No 16 broadcast Hoppin’ Mad, Maranoa
Picture Theatre
Theatre
Zen and Now. Contributing writer. 1981.
Rusden College, Vic. Contributing writer. 1984.
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