Robert Drewe

Robert Drewe is the bestselling author of Our Sunshine, The Drowners, Grace, and The Shark Net. He has won two Walkley Awards for excellence in journalism.

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Will to Live: Robert Drewe on the Secret Lives of Ants

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I spent this summer in the sultry subtropical setting of what seemed like a jungle waterhole. In the beginning I merely floated there...

The short story: Amanda Lohrey, Robert Drewe, Chimamanda Adichie

The short story: Amanda Lohrey, Robert Drewe, Chimamanda Adichie

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Part 1 | Part 2 Novellas and short stories versus the novel: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Robert Drewe and Amanda Lohrey have all written...

Robert Drewe discusses and reads from The Rip

Robert Drewe discusses and reads from The Rip

Robert Drewe

Acclaimed writer Robert Drewe shares insights on the writing of his new collection of short stories, The Rip, and reads some enticing...

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