Prime Minister's Literary Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 8 (2015) Winner
Claire Zorn
くれあ・ぞーん
Kurea Zōn
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- Penrith, New South Wales
- Nationality
- Australia
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Christian
- Residence History
- Blue Mountains, New South Wales
Career
- Occupations
- young adult fiction writer
- Active Years
- 2013-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Columba's Catholic College | — | — | — | — | Australia |
| University of Technology Sydney | — | Faculty of Fine Arts | Bachelor of Fine Arts | — | Australia |
| University of Technology Sydney | — | Writing | Post graduate diploma | — | Australia |
St Columba's Catholic College
Country:
Australia
University of Technology Sydney
Faculty of Fine Arts
Degree:
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Country:
Australia
Post graduate diploma in writing
University of Technology Sydney
Writing
Degree:
Post graduate diploma
Country:
Australia
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | CBCA Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers | The Protected | Older Readers | Children's Book Council of Australia | Winner |
| 2017 | CBCA Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers | One Would Think the Deep | Older Readers | Children's Book Council of Australia | Winner |
| 2015 | Prime Minister's Literary Awards | The Protected | Young Adult Fiction | Australian Government Department of Communications and the Arts | Winner |
| 2015 | Victorian Premier's Literary Award | The Protected | Young Adult | State Government of Victoria | Winner |
CBCA Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers
2015
Work:
The Protected
Category:
Older Readers
Organization:
Children's Book Council of Australia
Result:
Winner
CBCA Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers
2017
Work:
One Would Think the Deep
Category:
Older Readers
Organization:
Children's Book Council of Australia
Result:
Winner
Prime Minister's Literary Awards
2015
Work:
The Protected
Category:
Young Adult Fiction
Organization:
Australian Government Department of Communications and the Arts
Result:
Winner
Victorian Premier's Literary Award
2015
Work:
The Protected
Category:
Young Adult
Organization:
State Government of Victoria
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Western Australian Premier's Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 0 (2016) Winner
Works
Major Works
The Sky So Heavy
2013 Young adult fictionSet in the Blue Mountains, tells the story of a group of teenagers struggling to survive a nuclear winter.
survivalnuclear winterfriendship
The Protected
2014 Young adult fictionOne Would Think the Deep
2016 Young adult fictionA novel about a 17-year-old boy learning to deal with the death of his mother and life in a small coastal town.
grieflosssurfing
When We Are Invisible
2021 Young adult fictionSequel to The Sky So Heavy.
Bibliography
- The Sky So Heavy (2013)
- The Protected (2014)
- One Would Think the Deep (2016)
- When We Are Invisible (2021)
Legacy
Australian writer of young adult fiction awarded the CBCA Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers in 2015 and 2017. Her Christian faith influences her writing.