Postcards from Surfers

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]

First edition
(publ. McPhee Gribble/Penguin)

References

1. Kathryn Kramer (1986). "A pleasant discord". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
2. "Postcards from Surfers". Publishers Weekly. October 1, 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