- Born
- 1883
- Died
- 1969
- Occupation
- Activist and Writer
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Prichard's literary work includes the novels Working bullocks (1926) and Coonardoo (1929). The trilogy, The roaring nineties (1946), Golden miles (1948) and Winged seeds (1950), forms her major later work. She was a member of the Communist Party of Australia, helping to found the Western Australian branch in 1920. Prichard was active in the Party, writing pamphlets and plays, working in the peace movement and on electoral campaigns. She also helped to establish the Writers' League and was a founding member of the Western Australian branch of the Fellowship of Australian Writers. Prichard was also co-editor of Australian New Writing (1943-46).
See John Hay, 'Prichard, Katharine Susannah (1883 - 1969)', Australian Dictionary of Biography Online.
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Book Sections
- Lindsay, Jack, 'The alienated Australian intellectual', in Decay and Renewal: critical essays on twentieth century writing, Wild & Woolley and Lawrence & Wishart, Sydney & London, 1976, pp. 246-61. [ Details... ]
- Milner, Andrew, 'Radical Intellectuals: an unacknowledged legislature?', in Verity Bergman and Jenny Lee (eds), Constructing a culture: a people's history of Australia since 1788, McPhee Gribble/ Penguin Books, Melbourne, 1988, pp. 259-84. [
| Details... ] - Prichard, Katharine Susannah, 'On purpose and propaganda', in Throssell, Ric (ed.), Straight left : articles and addresses on politics, literature and women’s affairs over almost 60 years, from 1910 to 1968, Wild & Woolley, Sydney, 1982, pp. 117-21. [ | Details... ]
- Prichard, Katharine Susannah, 'The causes of war are economic; the movement against war and fascism', in Who wants war?, The Franklin Press, Perth, 1935. [
| | Details... ] - Pritchard, Katharine Susannah, 'International Women's Day: 1945', in Throssell, Ric (ed.), Katharine Susannah Pritchard: Straight Left, 1945. [ | | Details... ]
Fliers
- The Realist Writers' Group and the Arts Council of Australia invite all teachers and students all lovers of Australian literature to leading Australian novelists Katharine Susannah Prichard and Flora Eldershaw, Melbourne. [ | Details... ]
- Writers take their stand on peace and cultural freedom, Melbourne, nd. [ | | Details... ]
Journals
- Australian New Writing, no. 1, Current Book Distributors, Sydney, 1943, 4-80 pp. [ | Details... ]
Journal Articles
- Prichard, Katharine Susannah, 'Anti-Capitalist core of Australian literature', Communist Review, August, 1943, pp. 106-7. [
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| Details... ] - Prichard, Katharine Susannah, 'Hoax renders service to literature', Communist Review, March, 1945, pp. 457-7. [ | | Details... ]
- Prichard, Katharine Susannah, 'Some thoughts on Australian Literature', The Realist, no. 15, 1964, p. 11. [ | Details... ]
Pamphlets
- Prichard, Katharine Susannah, Why I am a Communist, Newsletter Printery, n.d.. [ | | Details... ]
Short Storys
- Prichard, Katherine Susannah, 'N’Goola', in N’Goola and other stories, 1959 edn, Australasian Book Society, Melbourne, pp. 8-24. [ Details... ]
- Prichard, Katherine Susannah, 'Communists are always young', in N’Goola and other stories, 1959 edn, Australasian Book Society, Melbourne, pp. 125-9. [ Details... ]
- Prichard, Katherine Susannah, 'Naninja and Janey', in N’Goola and other stories, 1959 edn, Australasian Book Society, Melbourne, pp. 169-74. [ Details... ]
See also
- Fellowship of Australian Writers constitution, [Melbourne] : Fellowship of Australian Writers, Victorian Section, [1955?], ??. [ | Details... ]
- 'Foreword', Australian new writing, vol. 1, Current Book Distributors, Sydney, March 1943, pp. 4-6. [ | Details... ]
- 'Foreword', Australian new writing, vol. 2, Current Book Distributors, Sydney, March 1944. [ | Details... ]
- Moore, William, 4th annual drama night, May 15, 1912. [ | Details... ]
- O'Connor V.G, 'Art and Fascism', Australian new writing, vol. 2, Current Book Distributors, Sydney, March 1944, pp. 47-52. [ | Details... ]
- Reed, John, 'Take the people to art', Australian new writing, vol. 2, Current Book Distributors, Sydney, March 1944, pp. 43-6. [ | Details... ]
- Waten, Judah, 'Australian literature in 1962', Realist Writer (Melbourne), no. 12, 1963, pp. 26-8. [ | Details... ]
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