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Lin Van Hek (born 1944) (aka Lin Van Hecke) is an Australian writer, member of the Society of Women Writers and is the co-founder of a literary-music group called Difficult Women.

Van Hek was born in Melbourne but lived in Europe and India for some years. She is an advocate of hand-made houses and lived in a stone house on the Brass Knocker Creek near the Wadbilliga River and state forest in the southeastern corner of New South Wales.

Van Hek is a singer, songwriter and poet and co-wrote and sang the song Intimacy which was part of The Terminator film. She recorded a solo CD River of Life featuring songs of New Zealand writer, Kath Tait.

Lin Van Hek worked with a group of women in North Vietnam designing, manufacturing and trading in ethical, non-exploitative hand-embroidered silk garments and textiles.

Awards

1988 winner of the Melbourne The Age Short Story Award

Bibliography

Novels

The Hanging Girl (Misfit Books, 1988)
The Ballad of Siddy Church (Spinifex, 1997)
Katherine Mansfield's Black Paper Fan (Difficult Women, 2010)

Short story collections

The Slain Lamb Stories (Independent, 1979)

Anna's Box : selected short stories (Difficult Women, 2006)

Short stories in anthologies

Cat Tales: The Meaning of Cats in Women’s Lives, edited by Jan Fook, Susan Hawthorne and Renate Klein (Spinifex Press, c2003)
Horse Dreams: The Meaning of Horses in Women’s Lives, edited by Jan Fook, Susan Hawthorne and Renate Klein (Spinifex Press, 2004)

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-'''Lin Van Hek''' (born 1944) (aka Lin Van Hecke) is an [[Australia]]n [[writer]] and [[performance art]]ist, and is the co-founder of a literary-music performance group called [[Difficult Women]].
+'''Lin Van Hek''' (born 1944) (aka Lin Van Hecke) is an [[Australia]]n [[writer]], member of the Society of Women Writers and is the co-founder of a literary-music group called [[Difficult Women]].
-Van Hek was born in [[Melbourne]] but lived in Europe and India for some years.  Returning to Australia in the 70s, she built a stone house on the Brass Knocker Creek near the [[Wadbilliga River]] and state forest in the southeastern corner of [[New South Wales]].
+Van Hek was born in [[Melbourne]] but lived in Europe and India for some years.  She is an advocate of hand-made houses and lived in a stone house on the Brass Knocker Creek near the [[Wadbilliga River]] and state forest in the southeastern corner of [[New South Wales]].
-Van Hek was the lead singer of the electro-dance band called ''Skin the Wig'' in the 80s. She co-wrote and sang the song ''Intimacy'' which was part of ''[[The Terminator]]'' film. She recorded a solo CD ''River of Life'' featuring songs of New Zealand writer, [[Kath Tait]].
+Van Hek is a singer, songwriter and poet and co-wrote and sang the song ''Intimacy'' which was part of ''[[The Terminator]]'' film. She recorded a solo CD ''River of Life'' featuring songs of New Zealand writer, [[Kath Tait]].
-Van Hek works with a group of women in North Vietnam designing, manufacturing and trading in ethical, non-exploitative hand-embroidered silk garments and textiles.
+Lin Van Hek worked with a group of women in North Vietnam designing, manufacturing and trading in ethical, non-exploitative hand-embroidered silk garments and textiles.