Volume 19 No. 2 — 1 October 1999

An Interview with Gabrielle Lord

Peter Pierce

Abstract

Lord discusses her career, approach to writing and thematic interests.

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Published 1 October 1999 in Volume 19 No. 2. Subjects: Child sexual abuse, Children, Family relationships, Film scripts & screenplays, Literary adaptations, Literature & writers, Lost in the bush, Science, technology, engineering, Writer's craft, Writer's inspiration.

Cite as: Pierce, Peter. ‘An Interview with Gabrielle Lord.’ Australian Literary Studies, vol. 19, no. 2, 1999, doi: 10.20314/als.1059cb28a7.

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