Romantic Novelists' Association Awards (RoNA Awards)
1 appearances
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Edition 38 (1992) Winner
June Knox-Mawer
ジューン・ノックス＝モワー
Jūn Nokksu-Mōā
Aliases:
June Ellis
Pen Names:
June Knox-Mawer（Pen name）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1930-05-10 （Wrexham, Wales）
- Died
- 2006-04-19 age 75
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Wrexham, Wales → Denbighshire → Arabia → Fiji → UK
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Novelist, Radio broadcaster
- Active Years
- 1961-2001
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Romantic Novel of the Year Award | Sandstorm | — | Romantic Novelists' Association | winner |
Romantic Novel of the Year Award
1992
Work:
Sandstorm
Organization:
Romantic Novelists' Association
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Sandstorm
1992 RomanceA romance novel set in the Middle East.
LoveDesertCultural clash
The Shadow of Wings
1995 RomanceMarama
1972 RomanceStory set in the islands.
Bibliography
- The Sultans Came to Tea (1961)
- A Gift of Islands: Living in Fiji (1965)
- A South Sea Spell (1975)
- Tales from Paradise: Memories of the British in the South Pacific (1986)
- A Ram in the Well: A Welsh Homecoming (2001)
- Marama (1972) aka Marama of the Islands
- Sandstorm (1992)
- The Shadow of Wings (1995)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Vivid descriptionsExotic settings
- Recurring Motifs
- South PacificArabiaHomecoming
Legacy
Known as a romance novelist, she won the Romantic Novel of the Year Award in 1992. Her life in Fiji and Arabia inspired her works.