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Sandra Goldbloom Zurbo

Sandra Goldbloom Zurbo is the author of the novel The Book of Rachel (Allen & Unwin), which was also translated into German. Several of her short stories and poems have been published in literary magazines, including Griffith Review and Westerly. In 1982 Sandra established Dead Set, the first desktop publishing company to work specifically with book and journal publishers. Concurrently, and for the past forty years, she has worked as a non-fiction editor and proofreader for leading academic and trade publishers. Born and raised in the Melbourne suburb of St Kilda, she now lives, gardens and writes in Castlemaine, a goldfields town in central Victoria.

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Events

  • Nadia Wheatley in conversation with Linda Jaivin

    Gleebooks 49 Glebe Point Road, Glebe, New South Wales

    THE LIBERATION of Bergen-Belsen concentration camp on 15 April 1945 was hailed as a triumph of British victory over Nazi Germany. But for the 55,000 survivors of the ‘Horror Camp’,...

  • Environmental Hope & Heroes

    Coledale Community Hall Coledale, NSW

    Under the banner, Environmental Hope & Heroes, this event is for anyone with an interest in learning more about environmental issues confronting our world. This will be an exceptional event...