Other bits of writing

I have written a bunch of stuff over the years – here is a fair sampling of my recent non-fiction

Print

Canberra's Fire, in Stories of Strength ed J Glatzer, 2005.

Review of Barron W.R.J., and Glyn S Burgess Eds The Voyage of St Brendan: Representative Versions of the Legend in English Translation , Parergon vol. 22, no. 2, July 2005 pp. 190-2

Review of Harbus, A. Helena of Britain in Medieval Legend, Parergon, vol. 22, no. 2, July 2005, pp 221-3

Review of Holden A.J. ed., History of William Marshall, Volume 1, Text and Translation , Parergon, vol. 22, no. 2, July 2005, pp 223-5

Maxine McArthur: Space Opera Plus Conflux Progamme Book Conflux 2005

A Writer's Fantasy Convention ACT Write April 2005, Volume 11, Issue 3 (among other places)

An Exploration of Jewish Fairytales Fables & Reflections Issue 7 pp. 56-61

Elven Grammar II Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine Issue 17, Vol. 4 No. 1, February/March 2005

Ten Things That Only Belong in a Speculative Fiction Novel when Placed There Carefully with Intent to Murder Medieval History. Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine Issue 16, Vol. 3 No. 4, December/January 2004

Absinthe Makes the Heart Grow Fonder Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine Issue 15, Vol. 3 No. 3, October/November 2004

Elven Grammar Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine Issue 15, Vol. 3 No. 3, October/November 2004 A brief introduction to Medieval Jewish Arthurian literature for GrailQuest ’99 Conference Proceedings CTEA, Sydney 2000

Chanson de Geste Medieval Folklore: An Encyclopedia of Myths, Legends, Tales, Beliefs, and Customs. Ed. C Lindahl et. al. ABC-CLIO, 2000

William of Orange Medieval Folklore: An Encyclopedia of Myths, Legends, Tales, Beliefs, and Customs. Ed. C Lindahl et. al. ABC-CLIO, 2000

A brief introduction to Medieval Jewish Arthurian literature, for GrailQuest ’99 Conference Proceedings CTEA, Sydney 2000

A Jewish King Arthur?, HaMerkaz, July 1999, pp. M9-10.

Immersed in a sea of perplexed thoughts: some ideas on a Medieval text, Once and Future: Medieval and Modern Arthurian Literature 2000 pp. 47-48

Modern Feminism and the Medieval Arthurian Romance - a reflection, Once and Future: Medieval and Modern Arthurian Literature 2000 pp.14-20

Once and Future: Medieval and Modern Arthurian Literature The Arthurian Association of Australia, Occasional Papers volume 1, 2000 (ed.)

Researching your Family History, The Canberra Writer, May 2002

Women’s History Month, ACT History Teacher’s Association Newsletter and Review, September 2002

Women’s History, op ed piece, Canberra Times, March 8 2002

Electronic

"How Not to Hate Research. Truly." SF and Fantasy Workshop, Vol 25, no. 290, December 2005

various reviews, ASif

Ticonderoga Online 5, guest article

"Canberra Speculates on Food", The Specusphere

"How Fiction Writers use the Middle Ages, antiTHESIS Forum, 2005

“International Folk Dance in Canberra, Australia” New Directions in Folklore 4.1: March, 2000 http://www.temple.edu/isllc/newfolk/dance.html

Living History Through Fiction January 22, 2004 http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/tudor_england/106064

Thoughts on Women's History: 2004 Online Women's History Month February 14, 2004 http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/13152/106560

Tudor Food on the Web September 20, 2003 http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/tudor/103472

Them's Fighting Words: Old French Insults http://www.triviumpublishing.com/articles/fightingwords.html

Ghosts and fairies in the Middle Ages http://www.triviumpublishing.com/articles/ghosts.html

Account of book tour, USA, 2003 http://www.triviumpublishing.com/ourbooks/illuminations/tour/

Medieval French food for the Jewish New Year http://www.triviumpublishing.com/articles/medievaljewishnewyear.html

King Arthur in Our Mind's Eye (and on our bookshelves) http://www.triviumpublishing.com/articles/arthuronyourbookshelf.html

Languages in Medieval England http://www.triviumpublishing.com/articles/languages.html

Rose's website http://www.triviumpublishing.com/ourbooks/illuminations/rose/index.html

Breton Fairy Tales http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/1160/brittany.html

Fiddler on the Roof in Queanbeyan, NSW (originally published in the Australian Jewish News) http://www.trivium.net/gillianpolack/playgp.htm

Racism in Australia originally published in "The Real Women's News" http://216.92.140.78/realnews/rn1aust.htm. 29 September 2001 http://www.trivium.net/gillianpolack/racismgp.htm

Occasionally someone writes about me (terrifying thought). Here are some of the online items.

Author Profile, Trivium Publishing http://www.triviumpublishing.com/authors/gillianpolack.html

"Busy Women" http://members.optushome.com.au/peterpanandwendy/Busy%20Women.htm

Penny White "Out of the closet" in "Inspiring Women" June 1 2003, https://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/13890/100621

Interview by Wendy Zollo http://www.triviumpublishing.com/articles/gillianinterview.html

Review of Illuminations by author Wendy J. Dunn, http://members.optushome.com.au/peterpanandwendy/illuminations.htm

Interview by Dutchtown Middle School Students, Louisiana, as part of their totally amazing literacy project (read the whole site - it is worth it!) http://www.teacherweb.com/LA/DutchtownMiddleSchool/FortheLoveofLIteracy/h2.stm