Queensland authors
It is a goal of the John Oxley Library to collect the complete oeuvre of Queensland authors, including all domestic and foreign editions.
A Queensland author is currently defined as:
Someone who was born, died or resided in Queensland and who has published a piece of imaginative writing under their own name or a nom de plume. (This definition includes self-published authors who have used a commercial outlet to distribute their work to the public, for example: vendors, bookshops, online distributors.)
"Imaginative writings" include:
- Prose (novels; short stories; etc.)
- Poetry
- Stage plays
- Screen plays
- Song lyrics
We also collect:
- Books about Queensland authors
- Biographical and autobiographical works about Queensland authors
- Adaptations of or by Queensland authors
- Criticisms of Queensland authors works
- Compilations or anthologies that include Queensland authors
- Works that are edited by Queensland authors
- Translations of other works by Queensland authors
- Foreign language books by Queensland authors
- Out-of-print materials produced by Queensland authors
- Imaginative works with significant Queensland content (eg set in Queensland)
Collecting works by Queensland authors became a legislative responsibility in 1997 with amendments to Section 20 (1) (g) of the Libraries Act 1988 (Qld) [new window] requiring the Library Board of Queensland to "collect, arrange, preserve and provide access to a comprehensive collection of library, archival and other resources relating to Queensland, or produced by Queensland authors."
Browse works by Queensland authors.
More information
For general enquiries:
- Ask at your local Queensland public library
- Other libraries [new window]
Last updated: 16th March 2012
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