Peter Craven (literary critic)
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Peter Craven | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Alma mater | University of Melbourne |
| Genre | Literary criticism, cultural studies |
| Relatives | Greg Craven (brother) |
Peter Craven (born 1949 or 1950)[1] is an Australian literary critic and cultural studies writer.[2]
While enrolled for a Master of Arts at the University of Melbourne, Craven met Michael Heyward with whom he founded Scripsi, a literary magazine which was published from 1981 to 1994.[3] Craven has written for The Age, The Australian and the Australian Literary Review.[4] His work has also appeared in Oxford Guide to Contemporary Writing, the Times Literary Supplement and London Review of Books.[3]
Craven has been described as both a "literary hack" and "one of the most prolific, erudite and opinionated voices in Australian literary circles".[1] In 2004 he was awarded the Pascall Prize for Australian Critic of the Year.
The legal academic Greg Craven is his younger brother.[1]
