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Julienne van Loon

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Julienne van Loon is Associate Professor in Creative Writing at the University of Melbourne’s School of Culture & Communication.

Articles by Julienne

Shankari Chandran wins the Miles Franklin with a sophisticated take on racism

Shankari Chandran’s Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens – set in a Western Sydney nursing home – is an extraordinary novel that should spur Australian book club members to talk frankly about race and racism in their own neighbourhoods.