ACT Book of the Year
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Edition 9 (2001) Winner
Dorothy Johnston
ドロシー・ジョンストン
Dorothy Johnston
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1948 （Geelong, Victoria）
- Nationality
- Australian
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Geelong, Victoria → Melbourne → Canberra (1979-2008) → Ocean Grove, Victoria
Career
- Occupations
- author, teacher, education researcher
- Active Years
- 1975-
- Affiliations
- Canberra PEN (former President), Seven Writers Group (founding member), Writers Against Nuclear Arms
- Memberships
- Canberra PEN, Seven Writers
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Melbourne | — | Education | — | — | Australia |
University of Melbourne
Education
Country:
Australia
trained as a teacher
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Miles Franklin Award | Ruth | — | — | shortlisted |
| 1988 | ABC / ABA Bicentennial Literary Award | Maralinga, My Love | — | — | highly commended |
| 1988 | Australia Council fellowship | — | — | Australia Council | fellowship |
| 1991 | ACT Literary Award (grant) | — | — | — | grant |
| 1998 | Miles Franklin Award | One for the Master | — | — | shortlisted |
| 2001 | ACT Book of the Year | The Trojan Dog | — | — | joint winner |
| 2001 | Davitt Award | The Trojan Dog | — | — | highly commended |
Miles Franklin Award
1987
Work:
Ruth
Result:
shortlisted
ABC / ABA Bicentennial Literary Award
1988
Work:
Maralinga, My Love
Result:
highly commended
Australia Council fellowship
1988
Organization:
Australia Council
Result:
fellowship
ACT Literary Award (grant)
1991
Result:
grant
Miles Franklin Award
1998
Work:
One for the Master
Result:
shortlisted
ACT Book of the Year
2001
Work:
The Trojan Dog
Result:
joint winner
Davitt Award
2001
Work:
The Trojan Dog
Result:
highly commended
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
One for the Master
1997 literary fictionNotable work
The Trojan Dog
2000 mysterySandra Mahoney series
Maralinga, My Love
1988 novelFocuses on impacts of nuclear testing in Australia
nuclear armspeace
Bibliography
- Tunnel Vision (1984)
- Ruth (1986)
- Maralinga, My Love (1988)
- One for the Master (1997)
- The Trojan Dog (2000)
- The White Tower (2003)
- The House at Number 10 (2005)
- Eden (2007)
- The Fourth Season (2014)
- Through a Camel's Eye (2016)
- The Swan Island Connection (2017)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- crime fiction and literary fiction
Legacy
Australian author of crime and literary fiction