Queensland Premier's Literary Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 4 (1992) Winner
Philip McLaren
フィリップ・マクラーレン
Firippu Makurāren
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1943-01-01 （Redfern, Sydney, New South Wales）
- Nationality
- Australia
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Coonabarabran, New South Wales → Redfern, Sydney, New South Wales → Byron Bay, New South Wales → Canada → United States → England → New Zealand → Bahamas
Career
- Occupations
- author, academic, illustrator, designer, animator, sculptor, copywriter, creative director
- Active Years
- 1943-2024
- Affiliations
- Southern Cross University
- Memberships
- First Nations Australia Writers Network (FNAWN)
- Nominations
- Ned Kelly Awards (Murder in Utopia)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | — | Doctor of Creative Arts | — | Australia |
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Degree:
Doctor of Creative Arts
Country:
Australia
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | David Unaipon Award | Sweet Water – Stolen Land | Australian Indigenous literature | Australia Council for the Arts | Winner |
| 2010 | Récit de l'Ailleurs | Murder in Utopia | — | Lycée-Collège d'État Émile Letournel | Winner |
David Unaipon Award
1992
Work:
Sweet Water – Stolen Land
Category:
Australian Indigenous literature
Organization:
Australia Council for the Arts
Result:
Winner
Récit de l'Ailleurs
2010
Work:
Murder in Utopia
Organization:
Lycée-Collège d'État Émile Letournel
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Sweet Water – Stolen Land
1993 historical fictionHistorical fiction from an Indigenous perspective.
stolen landIndigenous history
Scream Black Murder
1995 crime fiction
crimeIndigenous
Lightning Mine
1999 thrillerThere’ll be New Dreams
2001 historical fictionMurder in Utopia
2010 crime fictionMurder in a utopian setting.
crimesocial commentary
Translations
- French translation (Utopia)
West of Eden
Bibliography
- Sweet Water – Stolen Land (1993)
- Scream Black Murder (1995)
- Lightning Mine (1999)
- There’ll be New Dreams (2001)
- Murder in Utopia
- West of Eden
Translations of Works
- Four novels translated internationally
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- literary fictiondetective storiesthrillers
- Recurring Motifs
- Aboriginal experiencesland rightssocial commentary
Legacy
Renowned Aboriginal Australian author of literary fiction, detective stories, and thrillers. Winner of David Unaipon Award among others.
Trivia
- Aboriginal Australian of the Kamilaroi people.
- Parents from Coonabarabran with some Scottish heritage.