Western Australian Premier's Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 0 (2023) Winner
Jared Thomas
ジャレッド・トーマス
Jared Thomas
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1976 （Port Augusta, South Australia）
- Nationality
- Australian
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Port Augusta, South Australia
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, researcher, playwright, museum curator
- Active Years
- 1999-2024
- Affiliations
- South Australian Museum, University of South Australia, David Unaipon College of Indigenous Education and Research, First Nations Australia Writers Network, Arts SA, Indigenous Literacy Foundation, First Nations Arts
- Influenced By
- Roger Bennett
- Nominations
- Sweet Guy: shortlisted Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature Unpublished Manuscript (2002), Victorian Premier's Literary Awards Indigenous Writing (2006), Calypso Summer: shortlisted Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Indigenous Writing (2014), Patty Hits the Court: Game Day!: shortlisted Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards Best Book for Language Development, Indigenous Children (2018), My Spare Heart: shortlisted Queensland Literary Awards Young Adult Book Award (2023)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Adelaide | Faculty of Humanities | Literature | Bachelor of Arts | undergraduate | Australia |
| University of Adelaide | Graduate School | Creative Writing | Master of Arts | — | Australia |
| University of South Australia | — | Creative Writing | PhD | — | Australia |
University of Adelaide
Faculty of Humanities
/ Literature
Degree:
Bachelor of Arts
Period:
undergraduate
Year of Graduation:
1996
Country:
Australia
excelled
University of Adelaide
Graduate School
/ Creative Writing
Degree:
Master of Arts
Country:
Australia
Creative writing
University of South Australia
Creative Writing
Degree:
PhD
Year of Graduation:
2011
Country:
Australia
PhD in creative writing
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | black&write! Indigenous Writing Fellowships | Calypso Summer | — | State Library of New South Wales | winner |
| 2015 | White Raven award | Calypso Summer | — | International Youth Library | winner |
| 2023 | Daisy Utemorrah Award | Uncle Xbox (Book 2) Getting Dusty | 未出版先住民ジュニア・ヤングアダルト小説部門 | Western Australian Premier's Book Awards | winner |
| 2019 | Churchill Fellowship | — | — | Churchill Trust | recipient |
black&write! Indigenous Writing Fellowships
2013
Work:
Calypso Summer
Organization:
State Library of New South Wales
Result:
winner
White Raven award
2015
Work:
Calypso Summer
Organization:
International Youth Library
Result:
winner
Daisy Utemorrah Award
2023
Work:
Uncle Xbox (Book 2) Getting Dusty
Category:
未出版先住民ジュニア・ヤングアダルト小説部門
Organization:
Western Australian Premier's Book Awards
Result:
winner
Churchill Fellowship
2019
Organization:
Churchill Trust
Result:
recipient
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Sweet Guy
2005 Young adult fiction
Indigenous culture
Calypso Summer
2013 Children's fiction
Indigenous summer
My Spare Heart
2022 Young adult fiction
Heart transplantIndigenous identity
Bibliography
- Sweet Guy (2005)
- Dallas Davis: The Scientist and the City Kids (2011)
- Calypso Summer (2013)
- Songs that Sound like Blood (2016)
- Game Day! Championship Collection (2018, with Patty Mills)
- My Spare Heart (2022)
- Love, Land and Money (play, 2002)
- Flash Red Ford (play, 1999)
- Daredevil Days (non-fiction chapter in Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia, 2018)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Indigenous perspective narrativeconversational style
- Recurring Motifs
- Indigenous cultureidentitycultural heritage
Legacy
Australian Indigenous author prominent in children's and YA fiction, reflecting Nukunu culture. Internationally recognized with awards. Contributes as museum curator.
Trivia
- Nukunu man born on Nukunu land in Southern Flinders Ranges.
- Aboriginal, Scottish, Irish heritage.
- Appeared at 2025 Adelaide Writers' Week.