Thelma forshaw
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Thelma Forshaw (1 August 1923 - 8 October 1995) was an Australian short story writer and book reviewer.
Born at Glebe Point in Sydney, Australia, she gained work 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.
