Edith McKay References Navigation menuAuthor: Edith McKayThe House of Winston Blaker: Business Front and Centre in a 1947 NovelQueensland novel tells good taleNovel of the Week: The House of Winston BlakerFour books of fictionStory winnerBoonah woman wins competitionNew radio serial by Queensland writerOur Contributors: E. Dithmackexpanding ite

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Gladys Edith McKay (20 February 1891 – 30 January 1963) was an Australian writer.[1]


McKay is best known for her 1947 novel The House of Winston Blaker.[2]


The House of Winston Blaker received mostly positive reviews nationally and was later adapted by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation as a radio serial.[3][4][5]


McKay was also known for her short stories, written under the name of Edith Dithmack.[1] More than 120 of McKay's short stories were broadcast on ABC Radio in the 1940s.[6]


In 1949, McKay won the ABC's short story competition in 1949 for Faith.[7]


ABC Radio adapted another of McKay's works into a serial format in 1952. Unborn Tomorrow, inspired by the history of Kanaka labour on the Queensland sugarcane fields, was aired from Monday to Friday at 8:45am.[8]


McKay was born in Rockhampton, and worked as a solicitor's clerk in Bundaberg before settling in the Boonah district.[9][7]



References




  1. ^ ab Author: Edith McKay, AustLit: The Australian Literature Resource. Accessed 20 August 2018.


  2. ^ Miller, Simon (26 July 2013) The House of Winston Blaker: Business Front and Centre in a 1947 Novel, State Library of Queensland website. Retrieved 20 August 2018.


  3. ^ (25 November 1947) Queensland novel tells good tale, Maryborough Chronicle. Retrieved from National Library of Australia 20 August 2018.


  4. ^ (17 January 1948) Novel of the Week: The House of Winston Blaker, The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved from National Library of Australia 20 August 2018.


  5. ^ (3 January 1948) Four books of fiction, The Age. Retrieved from National Library of Australia 20 August 2018.


  6. ^ (12 July 1949) Story winner, The Courier-Mail. Retrieved from National Library of Australia 20 August 2018.


  7. ^ ab (12 July 1949) Boonah woman wins competition, Queensland Times. Retrieved from National Library of Australia 20 August 2018.


  8. ^ (23 April 1952) New radio serial by Queensland writer, Weekly Times. Retrieved from National Library of Australia 20 August 2018.


  9. ^ (13 June 1946) Our Contributors: E. Dithmack, Western Mail. Retrieved from National Library of Australia 20 August 2018.








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