ACT Book of the Year
3 appearances
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Edition 1 (1993) Winner
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Edition 12 (2004) Winner
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Edition 18 (2010) Winner
Marion Halligan
マリオン・ハリガン
Marion Halligan
Aliases:
Marion Mildred Halligan / Marion Mildred Crothall
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1940-04-16 （Newcastle, New South Wales）
- Died
- 2024-02-19 （Canberra, Australian Capital Territory） age 83
- Nationality
- Australian
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Newcastle, New South Wales → Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Novelist, Journalist, Teacher
- Active Years
- 1987-2022
- Affiliations
- Chairperson of the Literature Board of the Australia Council (1992–95), Australian National Word Festival
- Memberships
- Seven Writers (Canberra Seven)
- Influenced By
- William Shakespeare, Marcel Proust, Virginia Woolf
- Nominations
- Miles Franklin Award (The Golden Dress, 1999), Dublin IMPAC Award (The Golden Dress, 1999), etc.
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle University | Faculty of Arts | English | BA Hons. | 高校卒業後 | Australia |
| Australian National University | — | English | — | 大学院生としてシェイクスピア研究 | Australia |
Newcastle University
Faculty of Arts
/ English
Degree:
BA Hons.
Period:
高校卒業後
Year of Graduation:
1960
Country:
Australia
BA Hons.
Australian National University
English
Period:
大学院生としてシェイクスピア研究
Country:
Australia
Postgraduate work in English, studying Shakespeare
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Member of the Order of Australia (AM) | — | — | Australian Government | 受賞 |
| 1989 | Steele Rudd Award | The Living Hothouse | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1992 | The Age Book of the Year | Lovers' Knots | — | The Age | 受賞 |
| 1993 | ACT Book of the Year | Lovers' Knots | — | — | 共同受賞 |
| 1994 | Nita B. Kibble Award | Lovers' Knots | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2004 | ACT Book of the Year | The Point | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2010 | ACT Book of the Year | Valley of Grace | — | — | 受賞 |
Member of the Order of Australia (AM)
2006
Organization:
Australian Government
Result:
受賞
Steele Rudd Award
1989
Work:
The Living Hothouse
Result:
受賞
The Age Book of the Year
1992
Work:
Lovers' Knots
Organization:
The Age
Result:
受賞
ACT Book of the Year
1993
Work:
Lovers' Knots
Result:
共同受賞
Nita B. Kibble Award
1994
Work:
Lovers' Knots
Result:
受賞
ACT Book of the Year
2004
Work:
The Point
Result:
受賞
ACT Book of the Year
2010
Work:
Valley of Grace
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Valley of Grace
2009 NovelA novel set in Canberra.
suburbiagardensfamily
The Golden Dress
1998 NovelStory revolving around a golden dress.
human relationshipseveryday life
Lovers' Knots
1992 NovelNovel about lovers' knots.
lovehistory
Bibliography
- Self Possession (1987), Spider Cup (1990), Lovers' Knots (1992), Wishbone (1994), The Golden Dress (1998), The Fog Garden (2001), The Point (2003), The Apricot Colonel (2006), Murder on the Apricot Coast (2008), Valley of Grace (2009), Goodbye Sweetheart (2015), etc.
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Elegant and sculpted sentencesPrecise metaphorsHighly readableLight touch on learning
- Recurring Motifs
- SuburbiaGardensGastronomyEveryday beauty
Health
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Kidney disease晩年Required dialysis three times a week in later years.
Legacy
Recognized as one of Australia's most important writers, significant contribution to Canberra's literary scene. Canberra Writers Centre renamed to Marion.
In Popular Culture
- Artwork 'The Cushion and the Wedge' in Canberra's Garema Place featuring her poetry.
Quotes
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Suburbia is one of the great achievements of the human spirit.
Source: The Taste of Memory (2004) -
Museums are very like novels: the objects in them answer the question good novels pose: How shall we live?
Source: The Taste of Memory (2004)
Trivia
- Lost husband Graham (1998), daughter Lucy (2004), son James (2022), sisters Rosie (2012) and Brenda (2014).
- Member of Seven Writers (Canberra Seven).
- Weekly column in The Canberra Times.