Thelma Forshaw
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Thelma Forshaw was an Australia
n short story writer and journalist.
Born at Glebe Point (a suburb of Sydney
), she was educated at convent and state schools, and afterwards at Sydney Teachers' College. She was in the WAAAF during World War II
, and also worked as a secretary and an advertising writer before marrying in 1948. Subsequently she worked as a freelance writer and book reviewer for The Sydney Morning Herald
, The Age
, The Australian
, The Bulletin
(since defunct), Meanjin
, Nation, and Quadrant
, amongst other publications.
Her short stories appeared in a number of journals and anthologies. In 1968, a collection of her short stories, An Affair of Clowns, was published by Angus and Robertson. These storiers were notable for their realistic characters set within her gritty, penetrating and humorous depictions of Australian city life in the first half of the 20th century, with a focus on outsiders, working class lifestyles and the migrant experience. She died on 8 October 1995 of a stroke in her sleep.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n short story writer and journalist.
Born at Glebe Point (a suburb of Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
), she was educated at convent and state schools, and afterwards at Sydney Teachers' College. She was in the WAAAF during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, and also worked as a secretary and an advertising writer before marrying in 1948. Subsequently she worked as a freelance writer and book reviewer for The Sydney Morning Herald
The Sydney Morning Herald
The Sydney Morning Herald is a daily broadsheet newspaper published by Fairfax Media in Sydney, Australia. Founded in 1831 as the Sydney Herald, the SMH is the oldest continuously published newspaper in Australia. The newspaper is published six days a week. The newspaper's Sunday counterpart, The...
, The Age
The Age
The Age is a daily broadsheet newspaper, which has been published in Melbourne, Australia since 1854. Owned and published by Fairfax Media, The Age primarily serves Victoria, but is also available for purchase in Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory and border regions of South Australia and...
, The Australian
The Australian
The Australian is a broadsheet newspaper published in Australia from Monday to Saturday each week since 14 July 1964. The editor in chief is Chris Mitchell, the editor is Clive Mathieson and the 'editor-at-large' is Paul Kelly....
, The Bulletin
The Bulletin
The Bulletin was an Australian weekly magazine that was published in Sydney from 1880 until January 2008. It was influential in Australian culture and politics from about 1890 until World War I, the period when it was identified with the "Bulletin school" of Australian literature. Its influence...
(since defunct), Meanjin
Meanjin
Meanjin is an Australian literary journal. The name - pronounced Mee-AN-jin - is derived from an Aboriginal word for the land where the city Brisbane is located.It was founded in December 1940, in Brisbane, by Clem Christesen...
, Nation, and Quadrant
Quadrant (magazine)
Quadrant is an Australian literary and cultural journal. The magazine takes a conservative position on political and social issues, describing itself as sceptical of 'unthinking Leftism, or political correctness, and its "smelly little orthodoxies"'. Quadrant reviews literature, as well as...
, amongst other publications.
Her short stories appeared in a number of journals and anthologies. In 1968, a collection of her short stories, An Affair of Clowns, was published by Angus and Robertson. These storiers were notable for their realistic characters set within her gritty, penetrating and humorous depictions of Australian city life in the first half of the 20th century, with a focus on outsiders, working class lifestyles and the migrant experience. She died on 8 October 1995 of a stroke in her sleep.