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第0回（2019年） Winner
Holden Sheppard
ホルデン・シェパード
Horuden Sheppādo
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1988-06-26 （Geraldton, Western Australia）
- 国籍
- Australian
- 言語
- English
- 居住地歴
- Geraldton, Western Australia → Far north Perth, Western Australia
経歴
- 職業
- Novelist, Labourer
- 活動期間
- 2017年〜2025年
- ノミネート
- Victorian Premier's Literary Awards 2020 (shortlisted), Readings Young Adult Book Prize 2020 (nominated), Ethel Turner Prize 2023 (shortlisted)
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edith Cowan University | — | English Literature | 学士（英語文学） | 2006頃-2010頃 | Australia |
Edith Cowan University
English Literature
学位:
学士（英語文学）
期間:
2006頃-2010頃
卒業年:
2010
国:
Australia
Part-time grocery store assistant at Woolworths Supermarkets while studying
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Ray Koppe Residency Award | — | — | — | Won |
| 2018 | T.A.G. Hungerford Award | Invisible Boys | Manuscript | Fremantle Press | Won |
| 2019 | Western Australian Premier's Book Awards | Invisible Boys | Emerging Writer | State Library of Western Australia | Won |
| 2023 | Indie Book Awards | The Brink | Young Adult | — | Won |
| 2025 | Minderoo Award | — | — | — | Won |
Ray Koppe Residency Award
2017
結果:
Won
T.A.G. Hungerford Award
2018
対象作品:
Invisible Boys
部門:
Manuscript
主催:
Fremantle Press
結果:
Won
Western Australian Premier's Book Awards
2019
対象作品:
Invisible Boys
部門:
Emerging Writer
主催:
State Library of Western Australia
結果:
Won
Indie Book Awards
2023
対象作品:
The Brink
部門:
Young Adult
結果:
Won
Minderoo Award
2025
結果:
Won
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Invisible Boys
2019年 Young adult novel, Drama, LGBTQFollows three gay teenage boys in rural Western Australia after one of them is outed. It explores themes of masculinity, sexuality and mental health.
masculinitysexualitymental health
映像化・舞台化
- [Television series] Invisible Boys (2025)
The Brink
2022年 Young adult thrillerA group of school leavers on a remote island off the coast of Western Australia discover a dead body.
youthsuspenseisolation
King of Dirt
2025年 NovelExplores a traumatised, addicted, mentally-unwell Aussie bloke in his 30s named Giacomo “Jack” Brolo, tackling themes of masculinity, sexuality, mental illness, trauma, family dysfunction, estrangement, fatherhood, love, loss and hope.
masculinitysexualitymental illnesstraumafamily dysfunction
全著作
- The Scroll of Isidor
- A Man
- The Black Flower
- Poster Boy
- Invisible Boys
- Bright Lights, No City
- The Brink
- King of Dirt
作風・主題
- 文体
- Dramatic young adult narrativeRealistic and emotionally rich prose
- 頻出モチーフ
- masculinitysexualitymental healthtrauma
評価・遺産
Prominent Australian young adult novelist known for works exploring LGBTQ+ themes, masculinity, sexuality, and mental health. Multiple award winner, with Invisible Boys adapted into a TV series.
大衆文化への影響
- Invisible Boys adapted as a 2025 TV series on Stan
引用
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King of Dirt tackles themes of masculinity, sexuality and mental illness and trauma in men and what that looks like. It also dives deep into issues of family dysfunction, family estrangement and fatherhood, as well as love and loss and finding hope after losing everything.
出典: Interview (2025年)
豆知識
- Openly gay, married to novelist Raphael Farmer since 2019
- Grew up gay in rural Geraldton, drawing from personal experiences
- Publicly shared experience attempting gay conversion therapy