Publication Topics
Australian history and colonial life from a female perspective. The work of Irish engineer T J Waters in early Meiji Japan, New Zealand and USA.
Visual Art
Paintings in oil and Australian ochres. Abstract impressions of Australian landscapes on canvas and linen.
Poetry
Poems with Australian themes.
Japanese Translation
Meg Vivers is presently assisting with the translation into Japanese of her latest book An Irish Engineer, which is to be published in Tokyo. This book covers the life work of Thomas J Waters, and explores his involvement in the early stages of Meiji and the Westernisation of Japan.
Female Texts
Meg continues her interest in the use of female written and pictorial texts as source material for colonial historians.
Painting and Poetry
She also has an ongoing passion for painting and poetry.