New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 42 (2021) Excellence Award
Ellen van Neerven
エレン・ヴァン・ニーヴェン
Eren van Nīven
Profile
- Gender
- non-binary
- Born
- 1990 （Australia）
- Nationality
- Australian
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Queensland
Career
- Occupations
- writer, educator, editor
- Active Years
- 2013-2024
- Nominations
- Stella Prize shortlist (Heat and Light), Queensland Premier's Literary Awards Judith Wright Calanthe Prize shortlist (Throat), Victorian Premier's Prize for Poetry shortlist (Throat), ALS Gold Medal shortlist (Throat), Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature John Bray Poetry Award shortlist (Throat), Queensland Literary Awards Queensland Premier's Award for a Work of State Significance shortlist (Personal Score), Queensland Literary Awards Nonfiction Book Award shortlist (Personal Score)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queensland University of Technology | — | Creative Writing | — | — | Australia |
Queensland University of Technology
Creative Writing
Country:
Australia
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Queensland Literary Awards David Unaipon Award | Heat and Light | Unpublished Indigenous Writers | State Library of Queensland | winner |
| 2015 | Dobbie Literary Award | Heat and Light | — | — | winner |
| 2016 | NSW Premier's Literary Award Indigenous Writers Prize | Heat and Light | — | State Library of New South Wales | winner |
| 2016 | Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Indigenous Writing | Heat and Light | — | — | winner |
| 2019 | Queensland Premier's Young Publishers and Writers Award | — | — | — | winner |
| 2020 | University of Queensland Press Quentin Bryce Award | Throat | — | University of Queensland Press | winner |
| 2021 | NSW Premier's Literary Awards Book of the Year | Throat | — | State Library of New South Wales | winner |
| 2021 | Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry | Throat | — | — | winner |
| 2021 | Multicultural NSW Award | Throat | — | — | winner |
| 2024 | Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Indigenous Writing | Personal Score | — | — | winner |
| 2024 | Victorian Premier's Prize for Nonfiction | Personal Score | — | — | winner |
Queensland Literary Awards David Unaipon Award
2013
Work:
Heat and Light
Category:
Unpublished Indigenous Writers
Organization:
State Library of Queensland
Result:
winner
Dobbie Literary Award
2015
Work:
Heat and Light
Result:
winner
NSW Premier's Literary Award Indigenous Writers Prize
2016
Work:
Heat and Light
Organization:
State Library of New South Wales
Result:
winner
Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Indigenous Writing
2016
Work:
Heat and Light
Result:
winner
Queensland Premier's Young Publishers and Writers Award
2019
Result:
winner
University of Queensland Press Quentin Bryce Award
2020
Work:
Throat
Organization:
University of Queensland Press
Result:
winner
NSW Premier's Literary Awards Book of the Year
2021
Work:
Throat
Organization:
State Library of New South Wales
Result:
winner
Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry
2021
Work:
Throat
Result:
winner
Multicultural NSW Award
2021
Work:
Throat
Result:
winner
Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Indigenous Writing
2024
Work:
Personal Score
Result:
winner
Victorian Premier's Prize for Nonfiction
2024
Work:
Personal Score
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Heat and Light
2014 FictionA collection of short stories exploring Indigenous and queer themes.
Indigenous identityQueerFamily
Comfort Food
2016 PoetryPoetry collection.
Throat
2020 PoetryPoetry collection in five themed chapters including 'The haunt-walk in' and 'I can't wait to meet my future genders'.
WhitenessFuture gendersIndigenous voices
Translations
- Translated into Yugambeh language
Bibliography
- Heat and Light (2014)
- Comfort Food (2016)
- Throat (2020)
- Personal Score: Sport, Culture, Identity (2023)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Innovative narrative styleIncorporation of Indigenous voices
- Recurring Motifs
- IdentityQueernessFirst Nations culture
Legacy
Prominent Aboriginal Australian non-binary writer who has won multiple literary awards, exploring queer Indigenous perspectives on sport, culture, and identity.
In Popular Culture
- Poem 'Mango' used in NSW Higher School Certificate English exam
Trivia
- Of the Mununjali clan of the Yugambeh nation.
- Born to Dutch and Aboriginal parents.
- Openly queer and non-binary, uses they/them pronouns.