Paige & Powe

Creative Work
Author: 
David Thomas Henry Wright
Contributor: 
Julia Lane
Karen Lowry
Year: 
2017
URL: 
Paige & Powe
Language: 
English
Publication Type: 
Published on the Web (individual site)
Event: 
Queensland Literary Awards, 2017
Record Status: 
Approved record
Tags: 
palimpsestfound textscomicnon-linear readingfictional narrative
Description (in English): 

November 2008, mid-GFC. Kim Powe, Australia’s once wealthiest citizen, is depressed and obsessed with the $3.9 billion he lost in overseas investment. He writes ‘business plans’ for his personal life. March 2014. Paige Bligh, a runaway from Karratha, recounts her experiences for Right Now! Weekly’s follow-up feature article: Confessions of an Australian Sex Worker. Paige & Powe is a digital epistolary novel that depicts Australia’s wealthiest citizen losing considerable money, and Australia’s poorest citizen coming into considerable money. As their two lives eventually intersect, it explores controversial social issues, specifically the impact of recent Western Australian casino and prostitution legislation.

Technical notes: 

Interface made for PC. Mobile viewing is not recommended.

Contributors note: 

David Thomas Henry Wright - Author

Karen Lowry - Digital Interface

Julia Lane - Illustrator

Critical writing that references this work:

Title Author Year
Collaboration and authority in electronic literature David Thomas Henry Wright 2020
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