Ned Kelly Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 12 (2007) Winner
Adrian Hyland
エイドリアン・ハイランド
Adrian Hyland
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Nationality
- Australian
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Melbourne, Victoria, Australia → Outback communities of Australia → St Andrews, Victoria
Career
- Occupations
- writer, crime fiction writer, non-fiction writer
- Active Years
- 2006-2021
- Nominations
- 2010 shortlisted Colin Roderick Award (Gunshot Road), 2011 highly commended Western Australian Premier's Book Awards Non-Fiction (Kinglake 350), 2012 shortlisted Prime Minister's Literary Awards Non-Fiction (Kinglake 350), 2012 shortlisted The Age Book of the Year Non-Fiction Prize (Kinglake 350)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Melbourne | — | literature, classics and Chinese language | — | — | Australia |
University of Melbourne
literature, classics and Chinese language
Country:
Australia
Studied literature, classics and Chinese language
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Ned Kelly Award | Diamond Dove | Best First Novel | Australian Crime Writers Association | winner |
Ned Kelly Award
2007
Work:
Diamond Dove
Category:
Best First Novel
Organization:
Australian Crime Writers Association
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Diamond Dove
2006 crime fictionCrime novel featuring young Indigenous woman Emily Tempest as an amateur detective.
Indigenous cultureOutback AustraliaCrime
Translations
- German
- French
- Swedish
- Czech
Gunshot Road
2010 crime fictionSequel where Emily Tempest works as an Aboriginal community police officer.
Indigenous cultureOutback AustraliaCrime
Kinglake 350
2011 non-fictionAccount of local police officer during the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires in Kinglake.
BushfiresCommunity resilience
Canticle Creek
2021 novelNovel set in the outback.
Outback
Bibliography
- Diamond Dove (2006)
- Gunshot Road (2010)
- Kinglake 350 (2011)
- Canticle Creek (2021)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Vivid outback descriptionsRealistic dialogue
- Recurring Motifs
- Indigenous cultureAustralian outback
Legacy
Australian writer of crime fiction and non-fiction, winner of Ned Kelly Award. Works depicting outback life published internationally.
Trivia
- Studied literature, classics, and Chinese language at University of Melbourne.
- Lived in St Andrews, Victoria, during the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires.