Thelma Forshaw

Thelma Forshaw (1 August 1923 - 8 October 1995) was an Australian short story writer and book reviewer.

Forshaw was born at Glebe Point in Sydney, Australia, and was educated at convent and state schools, and at Sydney Teachers' College. She was in the WAAAF during World War 2,Adelaide (1988) p. 66] and also worked as a secretary and an advertising writer before marrying in 1948. She subsequently worked as a freelance writer and book reviewer for "The Sydney Morning Herald", "The Age" and "The Australian", "The Bulletin", "Nation", and "Quadrant", amongst others.

Her short stories appeared in a number of journals and anthologies. In 1968, a collection of her short stories, "An Affair of Clowns", was published by Angus and Robertson.

Her short stories were notable for their realistic characters set within her gritty, penetrating and humorous depictions of Australian city life in the first half of the 20th century, with a focus on outsiders, working class lifestyles and the migrant experience.

She died on 8 October 1995 of a stroke in her sleep.

Bibliography

* "Affair of Clowns" (Angus and Robertson, 1967)

Notes

References

*Adelaide, Debra (1988) "Australian women writers: a bibliographic guide", London, Pandora