hiː wʌzɐ kˈoʊfˈaʊndɚ ænd ðə fˈɜːst tʃˈɛɹ ʌvðə sˈaʊθ ɔːstɹˈeɪliən ɹˈaɪɾɚz sˈɛntɚ, ðə fˈɜːst ænd pɹˈoʊɾoʊtˌaɪp ʌv mˈɛni sˈʌbsᵻkwənt ɹˈaɪɾɚz sˈɛntɚz θɹuːˈaʊt ɔːstɹˈeɪliə, ɪstˈæblɪʃt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv.
He was a co-founder and the first chair of the South Australian Writers' Centre, the first and prototype of many subsequent writers' centres throughout Australia, established in 1985.