Series 3: Writing by other authors

MLMSS 11874 /Boxes 14-16

series

1971-2005

9673193

0.48 metres of textual material (3 boxes)

Comprises work by other writers for an opinion or editing by Soldatow

Box 14

Typescript draft ‘Scooter Blues’ by Ray Willbanks, 1988 (See related correspondence in Box 4)

‘Doormen’ by J. Caplelion and another writer, two edited draft film scripts, 1986

‘The Weatherman Lied’ by Gillian Leahy, four draft film scripts with editing notes by Sasha Soldatow, 1988-1990

Box 15

‘Libbing’ by Ian MacNeill, draft manuscript with editing notes by Sasha Soldatow. Published, 1990

‘Shadow Panic’ by Margot Nash typescript third draft edited by Sasha Soldatow. Short film created 1989, directed by Margot Nash

‘Vacant Possession’ by Margot Nash, script and editing notes by Sasha Soldatow, 1990, and an outline of ‘Vacant Possession’, 1991. Feature length film released in 1995, nominated for AFI Award for Best Original Screenplay

‘Rumoured to be Alive’ by Gillian Leahy copy of first draft, 7 August 1989

‘Speak to me… so I know I’m real’ by Mary Wilton, carbon typescript, final draft for television play, 1973; Mary Wilton’s Curriculum Vitae

Copies of short stories by various authors including Tony Ayres, Stephen Bedford, James Cristina, Denis Freney, John Gersbach, Michael Hurley, D’Metri Kakmi, Paul Knobel, Mark Macleod, Alison McLean, Ian MacNeill, Judy Parker, Amanda Stewart, Mark Try, Sonam Wangchuk

‘Feathers: an interspecies romance’ by Kerry Bashford, 1988-1989

‘Bellbird’ Episode 394 “Options” by John Smythe, 1970s

Treatment for a feature film by Susumu Hirayanagi, 1987 with edits by Soldatow

‘Gangsters by Day – Girls by Night’ by Michael White bound copy of short stories

‘Free Violet’ application for script development funding from the Australian Film Commission by Women Behind Bars, 1987. Includes a card and letter from the subject, Violet Roberts whilst in Mulwala Prison to Wendy Martin; copies of Violet Robert’s deposition and letter to all parliamentarians

Box 16

Bound photocopy of ‘Bush Walking in the Gosford District’ by Sid Pulsford

‘For Love Alone’ draft film script by Stephen Wallace and Fay Weldon based on the novel by Christina Stead, 1982. Produced by Margaret Fink and directed by Stephen Wallace, the film was released in 1986

‘For Love Alone’ third draft film script by Stephen Wallace, 1982

‘Bon Bons and roses for Dolly’ photocopy of a play by Dorothy Hewett, 1971

‘Night Moves’ photocopy of a screenplay by Robert Turner, with original covering letter from Turner to Margaret Fink, 1978

‘The Onion Man’ by Max Dann photocopy of bromides, May 1988. Sent for review by Australian Book Review. (Published by Penguin books, 1988)

‘Between Silences’ draft playscript, 2005

English, Russian

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