The Donald Windham Sandy M. Campbell Literature Prizes
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Edition 8 (2020) Winner
Maria Tumarkin
マリア・トゥマルキン
Maria Tumarkin
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- Kharkiv (Kharkov), Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
- Nationality
- Australian
- Languages
- English, Russian, Ukrainian
- Residence History
- Kharkiv (then Soviet Union) → Melbourne, Australia
Career
- Occupations
- Author, Cultural historian, Essayist, Novelist, Lecturer
- Active Years
- 2000-
- Affiliations
- University of Melbourne, School of Culture and Communication, ARC Centre of Excellence for the History of Emotions (Honorary Artistic Outreach Associate, 2015–2016)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Melbourne | — | Cultural history | Bachelor of Arts | — | Australia |
| University of Melbourne | — | Cultural history | PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) | — | Australia |
University of Melbourne
Cultural history
Degree:
Bachelor of Arts
Country:
Australia
University of Melbourne
Cultural history
Degree:
PhD (Doctor of Philosophy)
Year of Graduation:
2002
Country:
Australia
PhD thesis: "Secret life of wounded spaces: traumascapes in the contemporary Australia"
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Windham–Campbell Literature Prize | — | — | Windham–Campbell Prizes (Yale University) | Winner |
| 2018 | Melbourne Prize — Best Writing Award | Axiomatic | — | Melbourne Prize committee | Winner |
| 2019 | Victorian Premier's Prize for Nonfiction | Axiomatic | — | Victorian Government | Shortlisted |
| 2019 | Stella Prize | Axiomatic | — | Stella Prize committee | Shortlisted |
| 2019 | NSW Premier's Literary Awards — Douglas Stewart Prize for Non-Fiction | Axiomatic | — | New South Wales Government | Shortlisted |
| 2015 | Melbourne Prize for Literature (Essays category) | No Skin (essay) | Essays (<20,000 words) | Melbourne Prize committee | Finalist |
| 2010 | Victorian Premier's Literary Awards (shortlist) | Otherland: A Journey With My Daughter | — | Victorian Government | Shortlisted |
| 2010 | The Age Book of the Year (shortlist) | Otherland: A Journey With My Daughter | — | The Age | Shortlisted |
| 2010 | New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards (shortlist) | Otherland: A Journey With My Daughter | — | New South Wales Government | Shortlisted |
Windham–Campbell Literature Prize
2020
Organization:
Windham–Campbell Prizes (Yale University)
Result:
Winner
Melbourne Prize — Best Writing Award
2018
Work:
Axiomatic
Organization:
Melbourne Prize committee
Result:
Winner
Victorian Premier's Prize for Nonfiction
2019
Work:
Axiomatic
Organization:
Victorian Government
Result:
Shortlisted
Stella Prize
2019
Work:
Axiomatic
Organization:
Stella Prize committee
Result:
Shortlisted
NSW Premier's Literary Awards — Douglas Stewart Prize for Non-Fiction
2019
Work:
Axiomatic
Organization:
New South Wales Government
Result:
Shortlisted
Melbourne Prize for Literature (Essays category)
2015
Work:
No Skin (essay)
Category:
Essays (<20,000 words)
Organization:
Melbourne Prize committee
Result:
Finalist
Victorian Premier's Literary Awards (shortlist)
2010
Work:
Otherland: A Journey With My Daughter
Organization:
Victorian Government
Result:
Shortlisted
The Age Book of the Year (shortlist)
2010
Work:
Otherland: A Journey With My Daughter
Organization:
The Age
Result:
Shortlisted
New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards (shortlist)
2010
Work:
Otherland: A Journey With My Daughter
Organization:
New South Wales Government
Result:
Shortlisted
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Traumascapes: The Power and Fate of Places Transformed by Tragedy
2005 Cultural history / Non-fictionExamines how places transformed by tragedy shape memory and trauma; presents the concept of 'traumascapes' through cultural-historical analysis of specific events and sites.
traumamemoryplacepublic memory
Courage
2007 Essay / Non-fictionA collection of essays exploring the concept of courage from personal and cultural perspectives, moving between individual stories and broader social contexts.
courageindividual and publicethics
Otherland: A Journey With My Daughter
2010 Memoir / Non-fictionA book in which the author reflects on her origins, memories and migration experience through a journey with her daughter, intertwining personal experience and historical awareness.
migrationfamilymemoryidentity
Axiomatic
2018 Essay / Philosophical non-fictionA collection of concise, sharp essays that treat themes like the body, memory, politics and intimacy in fragmentary, insightful ways, offering a thought-provoking reading experience.
memoryembodimentpoliticsintimacy
Bibliography
- Traumascapes: The Power and Fate of Places Transformed by Tragedy (2005)
- Courage (2007)
- Otherland: A Journey With My Daughter (2010)
- Axiomatic (2018)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Essayistic, fragmentary style combining cultural-historical analysis and personal memoirMix of scholarly inquiry and creative narration
- Recurring Motifs
- trauma and memorytopography/place and memorymigration and identityfamily and motherhood
Legacy
Recognized for crossing the boundaries of cultural history and essay, Tumarkin has gained attention for insightful works that link personal experience and public memory, receiving awards and multiple shortlistings.
Academic Societies
- ARC Centre of Excellence for the History of Emotions (affiliate)
Archives
- University of Melbourne repository (PhD thesis held)
Quotes
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"It feels like a complicated gift."
Source: Interview in The Guardian (2020) (2020)
Trivia
- Emigrated as a teenager in 1989 to Australia.
- PhD thesis titled "Secret life of wounded spaces: traumascapes in the contemporary Australia" is held by the University of Melbourne.
- Won the Melbourne Prize — Best Writing Award for Axiomatic (2018) and was shortlisted for several major prizes in 2019.
- Recipient of the Windham–Campbell Literature Prize in 2020.