Ozwords

For Ozwords, the radio segment on 2GB, see Kel Richards.

Ozwords was a publication of the Australian National Dictionary Centre, a joint project of Oxford University Press and the Australian National University.

History

Ozwords began in 1989 as a simple typescript Australian National Dictionary Centre Newsletter with limited circulation. Its scope and production values increased with the number of subscribers[1] until it was re-booted as Ozwords Volume 1, Issue 1, of January 1994.[2] From October 1999 until 2019, it was published twice a year in April and October.[1]

Frederick Ludowyk (1 September 1934 – 15 May 2012[3]), writer and playwright,[4] edited the journal for some years.[5]

After 2012, it was also published online as a blog.[6][7] Its last issue was Volume 28, Number 2 of October 2019, at which time it was being published twice a year.[1][8]

Content

The newsletter reported on activities of the centre, such as the retirement in 1994 of the director, Bill Ramson and the appointment of his successor, Bruce Moore,[9] and some advertising material, but also included essay-length articles on some aspect of Australian vernacular, letters to the editor, and a twice-yearly competition, the prize being a $100 discount on any OUP publication.

Subscription was free of charge, on receipt of a written or faxed request.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Ozwords". ANU. School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics. ANU College of Arts & Social Sciences. 18 October 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  2. ^ Australian National Dictionary Centre (1994), "Ozwords : a newsletter from the Australian National Dictionary Centre" (catalogue entry), National Library of Australia, Oxford University Press, ISSN 1321-0858
  3. ^ "Frederick Ludowyk Death Notice". The Age. 21 May 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Frederick Ludowyk". Trove. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  5. ^ Ozwords (PDF). Vol. 21. October 2012.
  6. ^ Australian National Dictionary Centre; Australian National University, (issuing body); Oxford University Press, (issuing body) (2012), Ozwords, Australian National Dictionary Centre, retrieved 12 February 2024
  7. ^ Ozwords website, 9 December 2019 (archived 2021))
  8. ^ Ozwords (PDF). Vol. 28. October 2019.
  9. ^ a b "The Next Issue of Ozwords". The Canberra Times. Vol. 70, no. 21, 759. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 13 November 1994. p. 22. Retrieved 30 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  • Ozwords on the ANU College of Arts & Social Sciences, with all back issues