Western Australian Premier's Book Awards
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Edition 0 (2016) Winner
David Philip Reiter
デイビッド・フィリップ・ライター
Deibiddo Firippu Raitā
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1947-01-01 （Cleveland, Ohio, USA）
- Nationality
- United States, Australia
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Cleveland, Ohio → Oregon → Alberta, Canada → Cariboo, British Columbia, Canada → Denver, Colorado → Vancouver, British Columbia → Canberra, Australia → Brisbane, Australia
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Poet, Editor, Publisher, Lecturer
- Active Years
- 1989-2024
- Affiliations
- Interactive Publications Pty Ltd (IP), Five Islands Press
- Influenced By
- William Faulkner
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Oregon | — | Independent Studies Program | BA | — | United States |
| University of Alberta | — | American Literature | MA | — | Canada |
| University of Denver | — | Creative Writing | PhD | — | United States |
University of Oregon
Independent Studies Program
Degree:
BA
Year of Graduation:
1968
Country:
United States
BA obtained
University of Alberta
American Literature
Degree:
MA
Year of Graduation:
1971
Country:
Canada
Thesis on William Faulkner's The Wild Palms
University of Denver
Creative Writing
Degree:
PhD
Year of Graduation:
1980
Country:
United States
Dissertation: collection of stories
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Queensland Premier’s Poetry Award | The Cave After Saltwater Tide | Poetry | — | Winner |
| 2012 | Western Australian Premier's Book Awards | My Planets Reunion Memoir | Digital Narrative | — | Winner |
| 2013 | Canadian Children's Book Centre | Bringing Down the Wall | Best Book for Teens and Kids | Canadian Children's Book Centre | Winner |
| 1998 | Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature | Hemingway in Spain and Selected Poems | — | — | Shortlisted |
| 2000 | Steele Rudd Award | Triangles | — | — | Shortlisted |
| 2011 | WA Premier's Award | Nullarbor Song Cycle | — | — | Winner |
| 2013 | ACT Chief Minister's Reading Challenge | Bringing Down the Wall | — | — | Shortlisted |
| 2016 | WA Premier's Award | Timelord Dreaming | — | — | Winner |
Queensland Premier’s Poetry Award
1994
Work:
The Cave After Saltwater Tide
Category:
Poetry
Result:
Winner
Western Australian Premier's Book Awards
2012
Work:
My Planets Reunion Memoir
Category:
Digital Narrative
Result:
Winner
Canadian Children's Book Centre
2013
Work:
Bringing Down the Wall
Category:
Best Book for Teens and Kids
Organization:
Canadian Children's Book Centre
Result:
Winner
Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature
1998
Work:
Hemingway in Spain and Selected Poems
Result:
Shortlisted
Steele Rudd Award
2000
Work:
Triangles
Result:
Shortlisted
WA Premier's Award
2011
Work:
Nullarbor Song Cycle
Result:
Winner
ACT Chief Minister's Reading Challenge
2013
Work:
Bringing Down the Wall
Result:
Shortlisted
WA Premier's Award
2016
Work:
Timelord Dreaming
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Cave After Saltwater Tide
1994 PoetryPoetry collection themed around the cave after saltwater tide
NatureHistory
My Planets Reunion Memoir
2012 Digital NarrativeReunion memoir in multimedia format
MemoirMultimedia
Hemingway in Spain and Selected Poems
1996 PoetryPoems on Hemingway in Spain and selected poems
LiteratureTravel
Adaptations
- [Film] Hemingway in Spain (2011)
Bibliography
- The snow in us (1989)
- Hemingway in Spain and Selected Poems
- The Cave After Saltwater Tide (1994)
- Kiss & Tell (2002)
- Timelord Dreaming (2015)
- Liars and Lovers (2003)
- Primary Instinct (2008)
- Black Books Publishing (2018)
- Triangles
- Bringing Down the Wall (2013)
Adaptations
- The Gallery (2000)
- Paul & Vincent (2007)
- Hemingway in Spain (2011)
- Nullarbor Song Cycle (2013)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- MultimediaExperimental
- Recurring Motifs
- EnvironmentHistoryMythology
Legacy
Known as a poet and writer in Australia, founder of Interactive Publications, pioneer in digital and multimedia publishing
Trivia
- Adopted shortly after birth by Jewish parents
- Raised as an only child
- Founded Interactive Publications in 1994