Prime Minister's Literary Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 7 (2014) Winner
Gabrielle Carey
ガブリエル・ケアリー
Gabrielle Carey
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1959-01-10 （Sydney, New South Wales, Australia）
- Died
- 2023-05-02 （Sydney, New South Wales, Australia） age 64
- Nationality
- Australian
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Catholic Baptized in 1985
- Residence History
- Sydney, Australia → Ireland → Small village in Mexico → Sydney, Australia
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Journalist, Senior Lecturer
- Active Years
- 1979-2023
- Affiliations
- University of Technology Sydney, University of Sydney, University of Canberra
- Influenced By
- James Joyce, Randolph Stow, Alex Carey, Kathy Lette, Elizabeth von Arnim, Ivan Southall
- Nominations
- Nib Literary Award 2021 shortlist (Only Happiness Here)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Sydney | — | — | — | — | Australia |
University of Sydney
Country:
Australia
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Prime Minister's Literary Award | Moving Among Strangers | — | Australian Government | winner |
Prime Minister's Literary Award
2014
Work:
Moving Among Strangers
Organization:
Australian Government
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Puberty Blues
1979 NovelA teen novel about young male surfers in Sydney and their girlfriends, the first teenage novel published in Australia written by teenagers.
PubertySurfer cultureTeenage behavior
Adaptations
- [Film] Puberty Blues / Bruce Beresford (1981)
The Borrowed Girl
1994 NovelJust Us
1984 AutobiographyAccount of her relationship with Parramatta Gaol prisoner Terry Haley.
PrisonRelationships
Adaptations
- [Telefilm] Just Us / Gordon Glenn (1986)
In My Father's House
1992 MemoirMoving Among Strangers: Randolph Stow and My Family
2013 Biography/MemoirOnly Happiness Here: In Search of Elizabeth von Arnim
2020 Non-fictionBibliography
- Puberty Blues (1979, with Kathy Lette)
- The Borrowed Girl (1994)
- Just Us (1984)
- In My Father's House (1992)
- Moving Among Strangers: Randolph Stow and My Family (2013)
- Falling Out of Love with Ivan Southall (2018)
- The Penguin Book of Death (1997, with Rosemary Sorensen)
- So Many Selves (2006)
- Waiting Room (2009)
- Only Happiness Here: In Search of Elizabeth von Arnim (2020)
Adaptations
- Puberty Blues film (1981)
- Just Us telefilm (1986)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Graphic descriptionsPersonal exploration
- Recurring Motifs
- FamilySpiritualityIdentity
Health
-
Unknown(Waiting Roomという本あり、恐らく健康問題関連)
Legacy
Known for co-authoring Puberty Blues, winner of Prime Minister's Literary Award, lecturer in creative writing.
In Popular Culture
- Influence through film adaptation of Puberty Blues
Trivia
- Met Kathy Lette at age 12 and became best friends.
- Left school at 15.
- Raised in atheist, humanist household but converted to Catholicism.
- Father was Alex Carey.
- Had a daughter and a son.