Non-fiction Articles

I've had articles published in most of the major newspapers in Australia as well as in specialist magazines.  Some have been travel or general interest, but most have been related to writing or SF.  The following is a selection of complete articles.  If you would like to read some of my Aurealis Editorials, particularly the now famous Golden Age Editorial Stephen Higgins and I wrote in the very first issue and the Futures of the Australian Republic Editorial in Aurealis #20/21, go to the Back Issue section of the Aurealis site.

The Australian Magazine

A PACK OF LIES

Two minute noodles and smelly socks.  Dirk Strasser talks about the real backpacking experience.
more...

Australian Author

THE QUEST FOR FANTASTIC FICTION

Is it merely the sort of stuff teenage boys read or is it the literature of the twentieth century?
more...

The Age Travel Extra
The Canberra Times

SACRED MYSTERIOUS RITE OF THE TIP

Dirk Strasser examines the gratuity,an anceint American ritual which leaves many Australians confused.
more...

The Sunday Herald

FUTURES TENSE

He is called the Grand Master of Australian science fiction.  At 74, he is at the top of his form.  George Turner speaks to Dirk Strasser, co-editor of the new science fiction and fantasy magazine Aurealis.
more...

The Sydney Morning Herald

GENRE ON THE LAUNCH PAD

In times of recession, science fiction tends to surge.  Right now, writes Dirk Strasser, it's ready to boom locally.
more...

The Canberra Times

WOMEN'S BODY RITUAL MEN CANNOT MASTER

Aerobics convert Dirk Strasser admits that lycra-clad women are superior.
more...