New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 4 (1982) Winner
Don Charlwood
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Don Charlwood
Aliases:
Donald Ernest Cameron Charlwood
Pen Names:
E. K. Dwyer（Used for short stories in the 1930s）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1915-09-06 （Melbourne, Victoria）
- Died
- 2012-06-18 （Melbourne, Victoria） age 96
- Nationality
- Australian
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Melbourne, Victoria → Frankston, Victoria → Burnside farm near Nareen, Victoria
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Air Traffic Controller, Farm hand, RAAF Navigator
- Active Years
- 1934-2012
- Affiliations
- Department of Civil Aviation, Fellowship of Australian Writers (Victorian branch, Vice President)
- Memberships
- Fellowship of Australian Writers
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frankston High School | — | General | — | ~1933 | Australia |
| London School of Journalism | — | Correspondence course | — | 1934頃 | United Kingdom |
Frankston High School
General
Period:
~1933
Country:
Australia
Left in Leaving Certificate year to work at local estate agency and produce market
London School of Journalism
Correspondence course
Period:
1934頃
Country:
United Kingdom
Completed short-story course by correspondence, had stories published
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Christina Stead Award | Marching as to War | — | Fellowship of Australian Writers (Vic) | Winner |
| 1992 | Order of Australia (AM) | — | 文学への貢献 | Australian Government | Member |
Christina Stead Award
1990
Work:
Marching as to War
Organization:
Fellowship of Australian Writers (Vic)
Result:
Winner
Order of Australia (AM)
1992
Category:
文学への貢献
Organization:
Australian Government
Result:
Member
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
No Moon Tonight
1956 Fictionalised memoirFictionalised memoir of life as a crew member in RAF Bomber Command (fiction revealed by comparison to his straight autobiography Journeys into Night).
WarAviationSurvival
All the Green Year
1965 NovelPerceptive observation of Australian childhood. Sold over 100,000 copies with 21 editions.
ChildhoodFlight from homeComing of age
Adaptations
- [Television series] All the Green Year (1980)
Journeys into Night
1991 AutobiographyStraight autobiographical account of experiences in Bomber Command during WWII.
War experiencesNavigationLoss
Bibliography
- No Moon Tonight
- All the Green Year
- An Afternoon of Time
- Take-Off to Touchdown: The Story of Air Traffic Control
- The Wreck of the Loch Ard
- Wrecks and Reputations
- Settlers Under Sail
- The Long Farewell
- Flight and Time
- Marching as to War
- Journeys into Night
- The Wreck of the Sailing Ship Netherby
Adaptations
- All the Green Year (1980 TV series)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- PerceptiveCompassionate yet unsentimental
- Recurring Motifs
- War experiencesMaritime disastersAviationChildhood
Health
-
Back problems1945頃Ended his flying career in the US, leading to return to Australia
Legacy
Australian author renowned for his works depicting experiences as an RAAF navigator in Bomber Command during WWII. No Moon Tonight and Journeys into Night are among the finest autobiographical accounts of Bomber Command.
Archives
- Australian War Memorial
In Popular Culture
- Featured in anthology The Australian Collection: Australia's Greatest Books
Trivia
- First Australian service personnel to cross the Pacific on neutral American-registered ship SS Monterey.
- First in No. 103 Squadron in nine months to survive a full tour of 30 operations.
- Of 20 men who qualified as navigators with him, only five survived the war.