Miles Franklin Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 29 (1987) Winner
Glenda Adams
グレンダ・アダムズ
Gurenda Adamuzu
Aliases:
Glenda Emilie Adams / Glenda Emilie Felton
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1939-12-30 （Ryde, New South Wales）
- Died
- 2007-07-11 （East Redfern, Sydney） age 67
- Nationality
- Australian
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Sydney → New York
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Short story writer, Teacher of creative writing
- Active Years
- 1976-2007
- Affiliations
- Columbia University, Sarah Lawrence College, University of Technology, Sydney
- Influenced By
- Grace Paley
- Influenced
- Robert Drewe, Kate Grenville
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Sydney | — | Indonesian | honours degree | — | Australia |
| Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism | — | Journalism | — | — | United States |
University of Sydney
Indonesian
Degree:
honours degree
Year of Graduation:
1960
Country:
Australia
Graduated with an honours degree in Indonesian
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Journalism
Year of Graduation:
1965
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Miles Franklin Award | Dancing on Coral | — | — | Winner |
| 1987 | New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards Special Award | Dancing on Coral | — | — | Special Award |
| 1990 | The Age Book of the Year | Longleg | Imaginative Writing | — | Winner |
| 1991 | Banjo Award | Longleg | Fiction | National Book Council | Joint Winner |
| 2007 | ASA Medal | — | — | Australian Society of Authors | Winner |
Miles Franklin Award
1987
Work:
Dancing on Coral
Result:
Winner
New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards Special Award
1987
Work:
Dancing on Coral
Result:
Special Award
The Age Book of the Year
1990
Work:
Longleg
Category:
Imaginative Writing
Result:
Winner
Banjo Award
1991
Work:
Longleg
Category:
Fiction
Organization:
National Book Council
Result:
Joint Winner
ASA Medal
2007
Organization:
Australian Society of Authors
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards
2 appearances
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Edition 9 (1987) Winner
-
Edition 9 (1987) Special Award
Works
Major Works
Dancing on Coral
1987 NovelA novel about an Australian woman's adventures in New York
ImmigrationIdentityAdventure
Longleg
1990 NovelGames of the Strong
1982 NovelThe Tempest of Clemenza
1996 NovelBibliography
- Games of the Strong (1982)
- Dancing on Coral (1987)
- Longleg (1990)
- The Tempest of Clemenza (1996)
- Lies and Stories (1976)
- The Hottest Night of the Century (1979)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Vivid imageryHumor and satire
- Recurring Motifs
- Immigrant experienceFemale independence
Health
-
Ovarian cancer晩年Led to secondary brain tumours, died in 2007
Legacy
Contributed to Australian literature; UTS Glenda Adams Award for New Writing established
In Popular Culture
- UTS Glenda Adams Award for New Writing
Trivia
- Cousin of Australian Prime Minister John Howard
- Used a male pseudonym for fiction early on