Australia & the International Book Town Movement Paul McShane, Convenor - BookTown Australia was
awarded a Churchill Fellowship in 2002. His project was To further Australia's fledgling involvement in the "booktown
movement" by visiting booktown locations and meeting key individuals and academics
- USA, Canada, UK, Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, France, Switzerland During the period August-November 2002 he visited
15 booktowns and other related locations to conduct reseach and interviews.
The report from his fellowship can be seen by
clicking the link below LINK:
ChurchillReport_Booktowns_2002 One of the recommendations of the report was
to provoke discussion and responses from the public on the ideal location and
makeup of an Australian booktown. To make a suggestion click on the following
link to open a suggestion form. LINK:
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