Betty Trask Prize and Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 17 (2000) Winner
Julia Leigh
ジュリア・リー
Julia Leigh
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1970-01-01 （Sydney, New South Wales, Australia）
- Nationality
- Australian
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Sydney, Australia → Paris, France → New York, United States
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, film director, screenwriter
- Active Years
- 1999-
- Affiliations
- Australian Society of Authors (legal advisor), Barnard College (Adjunct Associate Professor)
- Influenced By
- Toni Morrison, Frank Moorhouse
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Sydney | Arts and Law (philosophy and law majors) | Philosophy and Law | BA, LL.B. | — | Australia |
| University of Adelaide | PhD program (English) | English | Ph.D. | — | Australia |
University of Sydney
Arts and Law (philosophy and law majors)
/ Philosophy and Law
Degree:
BA, LL.B.
Country:
Australia
Admitted to the NSW Supreme Court as a legal practitioner
University of Adelaide
PhD program (English)
/ English
Degree:
Ph.D.
Year of Graduation:
2009
Country:
Australia
Awarded a PhD in English
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Encore Award | Disquiet | — | Royal Society of Literature | 受賞 |
| 2015 | Peter Blazey Fellowship | Avalanche (development) | — | University of Melbourne | 受賞 |
| 2016 | Australia Council Fellowship (Literature) | Work on a new novel | — | Australia Council | 受賞 |
| 2011 | Selected for Official Competition, Cannes Film Festival | Sleeping Beauty | — | Cannes Film Festival | 公式コンペティション選出 |
Encore Award
2009
Work:
Disquiet
Organization:
Royal Society of Literature
Result:
受賞
Peter Blazey Fellowship
2015
Work:
Avalanche (development)
Organization:
University of Melbourne
Result:
受賞
Australia Council Fellowship (Literature)
2016
Work:
Work on a new novel
Organization:
Australia Council
Result:
受賞
Selected for Official Competition, Cannes Film Festival
2011
Work:
Sleeping Beauty
Organization:
Cannes Film Festival
Result:
公式コンペティション選出
Awards & Nominations
Encore Award
1 appearances
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Edition 18 (2008) Winner
Shirley Jackson Awards
1 appearances
-
Edition 2 (2008) Winner
Works
Major Works
The Hunter
1999 Novel (literary fiction)Set in the Australian wilderness, the novel follows a mysterious hunter tracking a rare animal, confronting human relationships and loss.
natureisolationloss
Adaptations
- [film] The Hunter (2011 film) / Daniel Nettheim (2011)
Disquiet
2008 Novel (literary fiction)A novel that, with controlled and tense prose, explores ruptures in human relationships, family fractures, and unease.
anxietyfamilypsychology
Avalanche
2016 Autobiography / MemoirAn autobiographical work recounting her experiences with in‑vitro fertilisation and infertility treatment, offering insight through personal experience.
reproductionmotherhoodpersonal experience
Bibliography
- The Hunter (1999)
- Disquiet (2008)
- Avalanche (2016)
Adaptations
- The Hunter → 2011 film 'The Hunter'
- Sleeping Beauty → 2011 film (written and directed by Julia Leigh)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- spare, controlled prose with an undercurrent of tensionconcise and observational description
- Recurring Motifs
- nature and wildernessisolationbody and reproductionloss
Health
-
Infertility treatment (IVF)2010年代（具体年不明）Her experiences informed the autobiographical work 'Avalanche'
Legacy
Julia Leigh is an Australian novelist and filmmaker known for her spare, controlled prose and layered themes; she has received literary awards and international recognition for her film work.
Trivia
- Mentored by Toni Morrison as part of the Rolex Mentor and Protégé Initiative (2002–2003).
- Won the Encore Award in 2009 for the novel 'Disquiet'.
- 'Sleeping Beauty' (2011), her directorial debut, was selected for the Official Competition at the Cannes Film Festival.
- Originally trained in law and admitted as a legal practitioner to the NSW Supreme Court.