Prime Minister's Literary Awards
2 appearances
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Edition 10 (2017) Winner
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Edition 15 (2022) Winner
Nicolas Rothwell
ニコラス・ロスウェル
Nikorasu Rosuweru
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1960-01-01 （Manhattan, New York City）
- Nationality
- Australian
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Switzerland (boarding school) → Oxford → Various foreign postings (Americas, Pacific, Europe) → Far North Queensland
Career
- Occupations
- journalist, writer, Northern Australia correspondent
- Active Years
- 1980-2024
- Affiliations
- The Australian
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Oxford | — | Latin and Greek | — | — | United Kingdom |
University of Oxford
Latin and Greek
Country:
United Kingdom
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Walkley Award | journalistic coverage of Indigenous affairs | — | Walkley Awards | Winner |
| 2022 | Prime Minister's Literary Award | Red Heaven | fiction | — | Winner |
Walkley Award
2006
Work:
journalistic coverage of Indigenous affairs
Organization:
Walkley Awards
Result:
Winner
Prime Minister's Literary Award
2022
Work:
Red Heaven
Category:
fiction
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Wings of the Kite-Hawk
2003 Non-fictionAccounts of eccentric people and timeless landscapes in northern Australia, following explorers Leichhardt, Sturt, Giles and Strehlow.
Northern AustraliaExplorationLandscapes
The Red Highway
2009 Non-fictionEvokes the sandy, dusty realm of northern Australia, with interwoven landscapes like musical repetition.
Northern AustraliaRedemptionLandscape patterns
Red Heaven
2021 NovelWinner of Prime Minister's Literary Award for fiction 2022.
Northern Australia
Bibliography
- Heaven and Earth
- Wings of the Kite-Hawk
- Another Country
- The Red Highway
- Journeys to the Interior
- Belomor
- Quicksilver
- Red Heaven
- Yilkari: A Desert Suite
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Highly personalized and romantic accountsCopious literary referencesPersonal observations
- Recurring Motifs
- Northern Australian landscapesIndigenous peopleExploration and redemptionSilence and patterns
Legacy
Journalist and writer specializing in northern Australia, winner of Prime Minister's Literary Award.
Quotes
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People who come to northern Australia come here because they're lost, or searching, or on the edge of life, and silence, and they're chasing after some kind of pattern, some redemption they think might be lurking, on the line of the horizon, out in the faint, receding perspectives of the bush.
Source: The Red Highway (2009)
Trivia
- Partner is Indigenous activist and politician Alison Anderson.
- Child of Czech mother Anna and Australian father Bruce.