Davitt Awards
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Edition 21 (2021) Winner
Lian Tanner
リアン・タンナー
Rian Tanner
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1951-03-17 （Tasmania, Australia）
- Nationality
- Australian
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Southern Tasmania, Australia
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Teacher, Journalist, Editor, Actor
- Active Years
- 2009-2024
- Nominations
- Notable Book in the 2011 Australian Children's Book of the Year Award, Shortlisted for the 2010 Australian Independent Booksellers' Award, Shortlisted for the 2010 Australian Speech Pathologists' Award
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Aurealis Award for Best Children's Fiction | Museum of Thieves | — | Aurealis Awards | 受賞 |
| 2011 | Aurealis Award for Best Children's Fiction | City of Lies | — | Aurealis Awards | 受賞 |
| 2020 | Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children's Literature | Ella and the Ocean | — | New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards | 受賞 |
| 2021 | Davitt Award Children's crime novel | A Clue for Clara | — | Daughters of the Reef Crime Writers Association | 受賞 |
Aurealis Award for Best Children's Fiction
2010
Work:
Museum of Thieves
Organization:
Aurealis Awards
Result:
受賞
Aurealis Award for Best Children's Fiction
2011
Work:
City of Lies
Organization:
Aurealis Awards
Result:
受賞
Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children's Literature
2020
Work:
Ella and the Ocean
Organization:
New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards
Result:
受賞
Davitt Award Children's crime novel
2021
Work:
A Clue for Clara
Organization:
Daughters of the Reef Crime Writers Association
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Museum of Thieves
2010 Children's fantasyFirst book in the Keepers trilogy. Children get involved in adventures in a museum.
FreedomProtectionSecrets
Translations
- German, Turkish, Chinese, Bahasa Indonesia, Thai, Brazilian Portuguese, Spanish, Polish, Ukrainian, Russian, Bulgarian
City of Lies
2011 Children's fantasySecond book in the Keepers trilogy.
Path of Beasts
2012 Children's fantasyThird book in the Keepers trilogy.
Ella and the Ocean
2019 Children's literaturePicture book about Ella and the ocean.
A Clue for Clara
2020 Children's crime novelA chicken solves a mystery.
Bibliography
- Rats! (2009)
- Museum of Thieves (2010)
- City of Lies (2011)
- Path of Beasts (2012)
- Icebreaker (2013)
- Sunker's Deep (2014)
- Fetcher's Song (2016) / Battlesong (US)
- Accidental Heroes (2017)
- Secret Guardians (2018)
- Haunted Warriors (2019)
- Ella and the Ocean (2019)
- A Clue for Clara (2020)
- Rita's Revenge (2022)
Translations of Works
- Translations of Museum of Thieves
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Rich in fantasy elementsAdventure stories for children
- Recurring Motifs
- Guardians of secretsChild heroes
Legacy
Known as an Australian children's author, internationally recognized for the Keepers trilogy.
In Popular Culture
- Was a member of the feminist folk band The Ovarian Sisters.
Trivia
- Member of the feminist folk band The Ovarian Sisters in the 1970s and 80s.
- Taught in Papua New Guinea.