Davitt Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 14 (2014) Winner
Anna Krien
アンナ・クリーン
Anna Kuriin
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1980 （Melbourne, Australia）
- Nationality
- Australia
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Melbourne, Victoria (as of 2019)
Career
- Occupations
- journalist, essayist, nonfiction writer, fiction writer, poet
- Active Years
- 2005-2024
- Nominations
- Shortlisted, Victorian Premier's Prize for Nonfiction, 2011, for Into the Woods, Shortlisted, Stella Prize, 2014, for Night Games, Shortlisted, Victorian Premier's Prize for Fiction, 2020, for Act of Grace, Longlisted, Miles Franklin Award, 2020, for Act of Grace, Shortlisted, Queensland Literary Awards Fiction Book Award, 2020, for Act of Grace
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Val Vallis Award | The Last Broadcasters | poetry | — | winner |
| 2011 | People's Choice Award, Victorian Premier's Literary Awards | Into the Woods | — | State Government of Victoria | winner |
| 2011 | Harry Williams Award, Queensland Premier's Literary Awards | Into the Woods | Literary Work Advancing Public Debate | Queensland Government | winner |
| 2014 | William Hill Sports Book of the Year | Night Games | — | William Hill | winner |
| 2014 | Davitt Award for True Crime | Night Games | — | Sisters in Crime Australia | winner |
Val Vallis Award
2008
Work:
The Last Broadcasters
Category:
poetry
Result:
winner
People's Choice Award, Victorian Premier's Literary Awards
2011
Work:
Into the Woods
Organization:
State Government of Victoria
Result:
winner
Harry Williams Award, Queensland Premier's Literary Awards
2011
Work:
Into the Woods
Category:
Literary Work Advancing Public Debate
Organization:
Queensland Government
Result:
winner
William Hill Sports Book of the Year
2014
Work:
Night Games
Organization:
William Hill
Result:
winner
Davitt Award for True Crime
2014
Work:
Night Games
Organization:
Sisters in Crime Australia
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
William Hill Sports Book of the Year
1 appearances
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Edition 26 (2014) Winner
British Sports Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 13 (2015) Winner
Works
Major Works
Into the Woods: The Battle for Tasmania's Forests
2010 NonfictionA detailed nonfiction account of the battle between environmentalists and loggers over Tasmania's old-growth forests.
environmental issuesforest conservationsocial conflict
Night Games: Sex, Power and Sport
2013 NonfictionAn investigative work exploring sex, power, and consent following sexual assault allegations in the Australian Football League (AFL).
sportsexual assaultpower structuresconsent
Booze Territory
2015 NonfictionA nonfiction exploration of alcohol issues in Australian territories.
alcohol abusesocial issues
Act of Grace
2019 FictionA novel dealing with family secrets and redemption.
familyredemptionhistory
Bibliography
- Into the Woods: The Battle for Tasmania's Forests
- Night Games: Sex, Power and Sport
- Booze Territory
- Act of Grace
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- journalistic stylebased on in-depth fieldworkvivid narrative
- Recurring Motifs
- social injusticeenvironmental conflictsanimal rightsclimate deadlock
Legacy
Renowned Australian journalist and author celebrated for her incisive nonfiction on social issues including environment, sports, and animal rights, winning multiple major literary awards and influencing contemporary discourse.
Trivia
- Only the second woman to win the William Hill Sports Book of the Year award since its inception in 1989.