Postcards from Surfers

Postcards from Surfers

Author	Helen Garner
Language	English
Genre	Short story collection
Publisher	McPhee Gribble/Penguin
Publication date	1985
Publication place	Australia
Media type	Print
Pages	106 pp.
Awards	1986 Christina Stead Prize for Fiction, winner
ISBN	0140084622

Postcards from Surfers is a collection of short works by Australian writer Helen Garner published in 1985. ^{[1] [2]}

The book won the 1986 New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards "Christina Stead Prize for Fiction". ^[3] The stories in the collection have been described as "largely about miscommunication, impossible love, and the accidental hurt we cause each other when we interact." ^[4] Most of the short works in Postcards from Surfers have been included in a 2017 anthology of Garner's short fiction simply called Stories. ^[4]

References

1. Kathryn Kramer (1986). "A pleasant discord". The New York Times . Retrieved 24 June 2018.
2. "Postcards from Surfers". Publishers Weekly . 1 October 1986. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
3. "Postcards from Surfers : stories / by Helen Garner". Trove . National Library of Australia . Retrieved 25 June 2018.
4. Fiona Wright (7 December 2017). "Stories and True Stories review: The joys of heartbreak and hope with Helen Garner". The Sydney Morning Herald . Fairfax Media . Retrieved 25 June 2018.

External links

• Postcards from Surfers: 30 years on - Meanjin blog post, 19 November 2015