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BREAKING NEWS: HONOUR’S MIMIC
In mid 2025, NewSouth will be publishing Clift’s novel Honour’s Mimic. Set on the sponge-diving island of Kalymnos, this genre-breaking romance has been out of print since 1990. The timing coincides with the Workshop for Charmian Clift Readers and Writers, to be held on the island in May.
THE END OF THE MORNING
On 1 April, NewSouth published The End of the Morning — a novella-length autobiographical piece of fiction by Charmian Clift, never published before. Edited by Nadia Wheatley, and with thirty newly published essays, The End of the Morning is something for all Clifties to cherish.
UPCOMING EVENTS 2024
The final event of the year will be a screening of the documentary Life Burns High at Coledale on Friday 16 November.
UPCOMING EVENTS 2025
Charmian Clift’s Kalymnos: A Workshop for Readers and Writers, 1-9 April.
Join with Clift’s biographer Nadia Wheatley and a small group of other Clifties to explore the Greek island of Kalymnos, where Clift found her unique solo voice while writing Mermaid Singing. Visit the places that inspired her and write your own travel journal in an atmosphere of collaboration and mutual support.
Although this is booked out, we hope to have some additional rooms at the hotel, so send an email and join the Waitlist:
The itinerary for the workshop, run by Limelight Arts Travel, is available below:
https://www.limelight-arts-travel.com.au/charmian-clifts-kalymnos-april-2025.
To reserve your place, please contact:
info@limelight-arts-travel.com.au
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RECENT MEDIA
On 1 June there was a terrific piece in the SMH about the documentary Life Burns High, including an interview with film-maker Rachel Lane.
A recent radio interview celebrating Clift and her essay collection, Sneaky Little Revolutions:
And here is a wonderful review of the Spanish translation of Peel me a Lotus. The Clifties are growing in number, across the world! (If you don’t read Spanish, pop it into Google translate.)
Send an email if you would like to add something to the Readers Comments’ page. This might be your response as a reader, either to Clift’s life and work in general, or to a particular book, essay or idea. (200 words maximum.)
Photo above: Clift at work on the terrace of the Hydra house, c. 1956.
Photo below: Cover, Charmian Clift, The End of the Morning (NewSouth 2024)
Photo Centre: UNVEILING the Blue Plaque at Kiama Library. LEFT The Minister for the Illawarra. CENTRE Charmian’s niece, Diana Bradshaw. RIGHT Sue Eggins, President Kiama and DIstrict Historical Society.
Photo below: With members of the Kalymnian Association, Sydney, September 2024.
Bottom: Charmian Clift at Coolah NSW, 1965.
