Miles Franklin Literary Award
2 appearances
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Edition 48 (2007) Winner
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Edition 65 (2024) Winner
Alexis Wright
アレクシス・ライト
Arekushisu Raito
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1950-11-25 （Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia）
- Nationality
- Australian
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia
Career
- Occupations
- Author, Novelist, Land rights activist, Research Fellow
- Active Years
- 1997-2024
- Affiliations
- Western Sydney University, University of Melbourne, Australian Academy of the Humanities
- Memberships
- Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities (FAHA)
- Nominations
- Nominations for Plains of Promise
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RMIT University | — | — | — | — | Australia |
RMIT University
Country:
Australia
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Miles Franklin Award | Carpentaria | Fiction | — | Winner |
| 2024 | Miles Franklin Award | Praiseworthy | Fiction | — | Winner |
| 2018 | Stella Prize | Tracker | Non-fiction | — | Winner |
| 2024 | Stella Prize | Praiseworthy | Fiction | — | Winner |
| 2007 | ALS Gold Medal | Carpentaria | — | Association for the Study of Australian Literature | Winner |
| 2024 | ALS Gold Medal | Praiseworthy | — | Association for the Study of Australian Literature | Winner |
Miles Franklin Award
2007
Work:
Carpentaria
Category:
Fiction
Result:
Winner
Miles Franklin Award
2024
Work:
Praiseworthy
Category:
Fiction
Result:
Winner
Stella Prize
2018
Work:
Tracker
Category:
Non-fiction
Result:
Winner
Stella Prize
2024
Work:
Praiseworthy
Category:
Fiction
Result:
Winner
ALS Gold Medal
2007
Work:
Carpentaria
Organization:
Association for the Study of Australian Literature
Result:
Winner
ALS Gold Medal
2024
Work:
Praiseworthy
Organization:
Association for the Study of Australian Literature
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Queensland Premier's Literary Awards
2 appearances
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Edition 19 (2007) Winner
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Edition 35 (2023) Winner
James Tait Black Memorial Prizes
1 appearances
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Edition 105 (2023) Winner
Works
Major Works
Carpentaria
2006 FictionEpic novel set in an Aboriginal community in the Gulf of Carpentaria.
Indigenous cultureLand rightsMythology
Praiseworthy
2023 FictionEpic tale exploring climate change and Indigenous futures.
Climate changeIndigenous identityFamily
Tracker
2017 Non-fiction/BiographyCollective memoir of Indigenous leader Tracker Tilmouth.
Indigenous politicsStorytelling
Plains of Promise
1997 FictionDebut novel on Indigenous land and identity.
Land rightsIndigenous history
Bibliography
- Plains of Promise (1997), Carpentaria (2006), The Swan Book (2013), Praiseworthy (2023), Grog War (1997), Take Power (1998), Tracker (2017)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Epic narrative styleInfluence of oral storytellingComplex narrative voices
- Recurring Motifs
- Indigenous mythologyLand and environmentPolitical struggle
Legacy
Pioneering Aboriginal Australian writer, multiple Miles Franklin and Stella Prize winner, amplifying Indigenous voices.
Trivia
- Of Waanyi nation. Father died when she was five.
- First writer to win the Stella Prize twice.