| Type | Literary and educational; Australian public company, limited by guarantee (from date 17 May 1984) |
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| Tax ID No. | ABN 37 002 755 599 |
| Registration No. | ACN 002 755 599 |
| Location | Burwood, Victoria (registered office) |
| Area served | Australia |
| Website | asaliterature.com |
| Journal of the Association for the Study of Australian Literature | |
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| Former name(s) | Notes and Furphies; Conference Proceedings, Association for the Study of Australian Literature. |
| Abbreviated title (ISO) | JASAL |
| Discipline | literature |
| Peer-reviewed | yes |
| Language | English |
| Publication details | |
| Publisher | Association for the Study of Australian Literature (Australia) |
| Publication history | 2002 – |
| Frequency | twice a year |
| Open access | JASAL Archive |
| Indexing | |
| ISSN | 1447-8986 |
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| Notes and Furphies | |
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| Discipline | literature bulletin |
| Language | English |
| Publication details | |
| Publisher | Association for the Study of Australian Literature (Australia) |
| Publication history | 1978 – 2000 |
| Frequency | ceased |
| Indexing | |
| ISSN | 0156-806X |
The Association for the Study of Australian Literature (ASAL) is an Australian organisation which promotes the creation and study of Australian literature and literary culture especially through the interaction of Australian writers with teachers and students. It administers several awards, holds a yearly conference, publishes a newsletter and journal, and has sponsored several publications.[1][2]
The Australian Literature Society, which had been formed in Melbourne in 1899,[2] merged into ASAL which, since 1982, has administered the ALS Gold Medal.[1] ASAL also administers:
ASAL maintains a directory of postgraduate research.[2]
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ASAL held its inaugural conference at Monash University in May 1978 when it adopted its constitution and appointed A.D. Hope and Judith Wright as patrons.[1]
It has conferred life membership upon Clem Christesen, Mary Lord, Judith Wright, Thea Astley, Peter Cowan, Rosemary Dobson, Gwen Harwood, Eric Irvin, Ken Stewart, Julian Croft and Ian McLaren.[1]
From October 1978 until October 2000, ASAL published 43 issues of a bulletin, Notes and Furphies. The bulletin was merged with ASAL's publication of conference proceedings to form the Journal of the Association for the Study of Australian Literature (ISSN 1447-8986).
ASAL initiated the ASAL Literary Studies Series of specialist monographs on Australian writing:
Included in the important publications ASAL has sponsored are:[1]