Miles Franklin Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 63 (2022) Winner
Jennifer Down
ジェニファー・ダウン
Jennifer Down
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1990
- Nationality
- Australian
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Melbourne
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Short story writer, Editor, Translator
- Active Years
- 2010-
- Nominations
- Victorian Premier's Unpublished Manuscript Award 2014 (Our Magic Hour), The Sydney Morning Herald Best Young Australian Novelists 2017 (Pulse Points), 2018 (Bodies of Light), Victorian Premier's Prize for Fiction 2022, Stella Prize 2022, The Age Book of the Year 2022, Barbara Jefferis Award 2022, Voss Literary Prize 2022 (all for Bodies of Light)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Melbourne | Faculty of Arts | — | — | — | Australia |
| RMIT | — | Professional Writing and Editing | — | — | Australia |
University of Melbourne
Faculty of Arts
Country:
Australia
RMIT
Professional Writing and Editing
Country:
Australia
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize | Aokigahara | — | Elizabeth Jolley Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 2018 | Queensland Literary Awards Steele Rudd Award | Pulse Points | — | Queensland Literary Awards | 受賞 |
| 2018 | Readings Prize | Pulse Points | — | Readings | 受賞 |
| 2022 | Miles Franklin Award | Bodies of Light | — | Miles Franklin Literary Award Committee | 受賞 |
Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize
2014
Work:
Aokigahara
Organization:
Elizabeth Jolley Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Queensland Literary Awards Steele Rudd Award
2018
Work:
Pulse Points
Organization:
Queensland Literary Awards
Result:
受賞
Readings Prize
2018
Work:
Pulse Points
Organization:
Readings
Result:
受賞
Miles Franklin Award
2022
Work:
Bodies of Light
Organization:
Miles Franklin Literary Award Committee
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Our Magic Hour
2016 Novel 304 pagesPulse Points
2017 Short story collection 240 pagesBodies of Light
2021 Novel 448 pagesA novel depicting systemic abuses in Australian out-of-home care
Foster careAbuseFamily
Bibliography
- Our Magic Hour (2016), Pulse Points (2017), Bodies of Light (2021)
Legacy
Emerging Australian writer acclaimed for winning the Miles Franklin Award