7am in 2023: The Literary Scandal

<p>John Hughes was once hailed as a young literary genius, and won a scholarship to Cambridge.</p><p>Yet he found himself back in Australia working as a librarian and a teacher before his writing found an audience.</p><p>Hughes was shortlisted for some of the greatest honours in Australian writing. But under the scrutiny of greater acclaim, a strange web of inconsistencies and copying struck one reader: Anna Verney.</p><p>Today, we’re looking back on this interview between Ruby Jones, Anna Verney and Richard Cooke, on how they first discovered the borrowings of John Hughes and the revelations that followed.</p><p>(This episode was first published in March 2023)</p><p><br /></p><p><strong>Socials: </strong>Stay in touch with us on <a href="http://www.twitter.com/7ampodcast">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://www.instagram.com/7ampodcast">Instagram</a></p><p><strong>Guest:</strong> Writer Anna Verney and contributing editor to <em>The Monthly</em> Richard Cooke</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>