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"Ray Parkin's Odyssey" has received a Special Mention at the Manning Clark House 2013 National Cultural Awards. The awards, administered by Manning Clark House, recognise “outstanding contributions to the quality of Australian cultural life”, and interpret culture in...

The ABC's 7'30 Report of 24th April 2013 featured a story on the HMAS Perth survivors at the Anzac Parade. From the transcript: One dark night off the coast of Java in 1942, two Allied ships were caught off-guard and forced to face the invading Japanese battle fleet...

Alana Schetzer has written an article for The Age newspaper on a reunion of the men of the HMAS Perth. Here's a snippet: Just 12 members of HMAS Perth remain alive, with five of them living in Victoria. The decision to bring them together alongside the USS Houston...

Ray Parkin's Odyssey has won a Highly Commended award from the Fellowship Of Australian Writers in the 2012 National Literary Awards! From the award details: FAW EXCELLENCE IN NON-FICTION AWARD Advertised as the FAW Sid Harta Literature Award Sponsored by Fellowship...

Pattie Wright spoke at The Melbourne Shrine of Remembrance on March 6th 2013, discussing Ray Parkin and her book. The talk was recorded and you can listen by clicking the play button below: [mp3j track="Pattie Wright at the Melbourne...

The following review by Gillian Cumming appearing in the Courier Mail, 03 November 2012: WORDS AND ART OF WAR Exploring the life of PoW Ray Parkin reveals the soul of an artist and a very private man, writes Gillian Cumming. The more Pattie Wright delved into Ray...

The following review appeared in the Canberra Times, 01 December 2012: Beauty drawn from harsh places He was best known for his tales of life as a sailor, but Ray Parkin the visual artist also left behind an important body of work, David Ellery writes. John Clarke,...

Join Pattie Wright at the Shrine on March 6th, 2013, as she speaks about Ray Parkin and her recently-published biography of him, Ray Parkin’s Odyssey. Pattie put interviews with Ray together with first-time access to his diaries and extensive archive to capture the...

Vice Admiral Russell Crane (AO, CSM, RAN), the recently retired Head of the Navy, launched Ray Parkin's Odyssey onboard HMAS Warramunga on the 2nd of November. Some photos from the launch follow- clicking on a thumbnail will bring up a larger image. [gallery...

Professor Robin Gerster, who teaches at Monash University and has published extensively on Australian war literature, has written a review of "Ray Parkin's Odyssey" for The Age newspaper. "His POW writings have a Homeric quality, not in the sense of celebrating...