ACT Book of the Year
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Edition 7 (1999) Winner
Craig Cormick
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Craig Cormick
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1961-01-01 （Wollongong）
- Nationality
- Australia
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Wollongong → Canberra → Iceland → Finland
Career
- Occupations
- science communicator, author, editor, teacher
- Active Years
- 1980-2025
- Affiliations
- CSIRO, Questacon, Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources, ACT Writers Centre (Chair 2003-2008), Advisory Board on Education and Outreach to the OPCW
- Nominations
- Prime Minister's Literary Awards shortlist (Warra Warra Wai, 2025), Queensland Literary Awards shortlist (Warra Warra Wai, 2025)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deakin University | — | Creative Communications | PhD | ~2007 | Australia |
| University of Canberra | — | Journalism, Creative Writing, Languages, Public Relations, Sociology | Masters in Communications | — | Australia |
| Helsinki University | — | — | — | 1984-1985 | Finland |
| University of Iceland | — | — | — | 1980-1981 | Iceland |
| Canberra School of Art | — | — | — | — | Australia |
Deakin University
Creative Communications
Degree:
PhD
Period:
~2007
Year of Graduation:
2007
Country:
Australia
PhD in Creative Communications
University of Canberra
Journalism, Creative Writing, Languages, Public Relations, Sociology
Degree:
Masters in Communications
Country:
Australia
Masters in Communications
Helsinki University
Period:
1984-1985
Country:
Finland
University of Iceland
Period:
1980-1981
Country:
Iceland
Canberra School of Art
Country:
Australia
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) | — | 科学とコミュニティへの貢献 | Australian Government | 受賞 |
| 2025 | NSW Premier's History Award | Warra Warra Wai | — | NSW Government | 受賞 |
| 2025 | ACT Book of the Year Award | Warra Warra Wai | — | ACT Writers Centre | 受賞 |
| 2006 | Queensland Premier's Literary Award | A Funny Thing Happened at 27,000 Feet | Steele Rudd Award | Queensland Government | 受賞 |
| 2015 | Victorian Community History Award | Ned Kelly under the Microscope | — | — | 受賞 |
Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM)
2021
Category:
科学とコミュニティへの貢献
Organization:
Australian Government
Result:
受賞
NSW Premier's History Award
2025
Work:
Warra Warra Wai
Organization:
NSW Government
Result:
受賞
ACT Book of the Year Award
2025
Work:
Warra Warra Wai
Organization:
ACT Writers Centre
Result:
受賞
Queensland Premier's Literary Award
2006
Work:
A Funny Thing Happened at 27,000 Feet
Category:
Steele Rudd Award
Organization:
Queensland Government
Result:
受賞
Victorian Community History Award
2015
Work:
Ned Kelly under the Microscope
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Warra Warra Wai
2024 Historical Non-fictionHow Indigenous Australians discovered Captain Cook
Indigenous perspectivesHistory
The Shadow Master
2014 FantasyStory of the Shadow Master
ShadowsDuality
Unwritten Histories
1998 Short story collectionUnwritten histories
HistoryIndigenous
Bibliography
- Warra Warra Wai
- Superheroes for a Day
- Demoniacs
- A Darker Shade of Moonlite
- On A Barbarous Coast
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- SatiricalCreative
- Recurring Motifs
- ExplorationIsolationDualityNed Kelly
Legacy
Known as an Australian science communicator and author, published over 40 books, social research on public attitudes to new technologies.
Trivia
- Awarded OAM in 2021
- Antarctic Arts Fellow
- Ned Kelly appears in each of his eight short story collections