Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize for Meitei
1 appearances
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Edition 32 (2021) Winner
Michael Mohammed Ahmad
マイケル・モハメド・アフマド
Maikeru Mohameru Afumado
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- Inner Sydney
- Nationality
- Australian
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Inner Sydney → Western Sydney
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, teacher, community arts worker
- Active Years
- 2012-2024
- Affiliations
- SWEATSHOP Western Sydney Literacy Movement (founder)
- Nominations
- Miles Franklin Award 2019 shortlist (The Lebs), Aurealis Award for best anthology 2020 shortlist (After Australia), New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards Multicultural NSW Award 2021 shortlist (After Australia), Miles Franklin Award 2022 shortlist (The Other Half of You), Voss Literary Prize 2022 shortlist (The Other Half of You)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punchbowl Boys High School | — | — | — | — | Australia |
| Western Sydney University | — | Creative Arts | Doctorate of Creative Arts | — | Australia |
Punchbowl Boys High School
Country:
Australia
Western Sydney University
Creative Arts
Degree:
Doctorate of Creative Arts
Year of Graduation:
2017
Country:
Australia
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Sydney Morning Herald Best Young Australian Novelists Award | The Tribe | — | The Sydney Morning Herald | winner |
| 2019 | New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards Multicultural NSW Award | The Lebs | — | Government of New South Wales | winner |
| 2022 | Queensland Literary Awards The University of Queensland Fiction Book Award | The Other Half of You | — | Queensland Literary Awards | winner |
Sydney Morning Herald Best Young Australian Novelists Award
2015
Work:
The Tribe
Organization:
The Sydney Morning Herald
Result:
winner
New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards Multicultural NSW Award
2019
Work:
The Lebs
Organization:
Government of New South Wales
Result:
winner
Queensland Literary Awards The University of Queensland Fiction Book Award
2022
Work:
The Other Half of You
Organization:
Queensland Literary Awards
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Queensland Premier's Literary Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 34 (2022) Winner
Works
Major Works
The Tribe
2014 NovelA novel about Arab Australian youth, countering post-9/11 stereotypes.
identityimmigrationstereotypes
The Lebs
2018 NovelStory of Lebanese-Australian brothers.
familyculturerace
The Other Half of You
2021 NovelExploration of identity.
identityrelationships
After Australia
2020 Anthology (editor)Anthology of multicultural Australian literature.
multiculturalism
Bibliography
- The Tribe (2014)
- The Lebs (2018)
- After Australia (2020, editor)
- The Other Half of You (2021)
Legacy
Australian writer contributing to multicultural literature and literacy promotion.