Founded 1977 Registration no. ACN 002 755 599 Area served Australia | Tax ID no. ABN 37 002 755 599 | |
Type Literary and educational; Australian public company, limited by guarantee (from date 17 May 1984) |
The Association for the Study of Australian Literature (ASAL) is an Australian organisation which promotes the creation and study of Australian literature and literary culture especially through the interaction of Australian writers with teachers and students. It administers several awards, holds a yearly conference, publishes a newsletter and journal, and has sponsored several publications.
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Awards
The Australian Literature Society, which had been formed in Melbourne in 1899, merged into ASAL which, since 1982, has administered the ALS Gold Medal. In addition, ASAL administers the following awards:
History
ASAL held its inaugural conference at Monash University in May 1978 when it adopted its constitution and appointed A.D. Hope and Judith Wright as patrons.
Life members
ASAL has conferred life membership upon Clem Christesen, Mary Lord, Judith Wright, Thea Astley, Peter Cowan, Rosemary Dobson, Gwen Harwood, Eric Irvin, Ken Stewart, Julian Croft, and Ian McLaren.
Publications
From October 1978 until October 2000, ASAL published 43 issues of a bulletin, Notes and Furphies. The bulletin was merged with ASAL's publication of conference proceedings to form the Journal of the Association for the Study of Australian Literature.
ASAL initiated the ASAL Literary Studies Series of specialist monographs on Australian writing. The following volumes have appeared:
Othe publications ASAL has sponsored are: