South Australian Literary Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 8 (2000) Winner
Phillip Gwynne
フィリップ・グウィン
Firippu Guwin
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1958-01-01 （Melbourne, Victoria）
- Nationality
- Australia
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- rural areas in Victoria → rural areas in South Australia
Career
- Occupations
- author, children's book author, screenwriter, marine biologist, computer programmer
- Active Years
- 1998-2024
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Cook University | — | marine biology | marine biology degree | — | Australia |
James Cook University
marine biology
Degree:
marine biology degree
Country:
Australia
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Children's Book of the Year | Deadly, Unna? | Older Readers | Children's Book Council of Australia | winner |
| 1999 | Children's Peace Literature Award | Deadly, Unna? | — | — | winner |
Children's Book of the Year
1998
Work:
Deadly, Unna?
Category:
Older Readers
Organization:
Children's Book Council of Australia
Result:
winner
Children's Peace Literature Award
1999
Work:
Deadly, Unna?
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Deadly, Unna?
1998 young adult novelA rites-of-passage story using Australian rules football as a backdrop to explore race relations in a small town in South Australia.
race relationsrites of passageAustralian rules football
Adaptations
- [film] Australian Rules / Paul Goldman (2002)
Bibliography
- Deadly, Unna? (1998)
- Nukkin Ya (2000)
- Jetty Rats (2004)
- Swerve (2009)
- The Debt book 1: Catch the Zolt (2013)
- The Debt book 2: Turn off the Lights (2013)
- The Debt book 3: Bring Back Cerberus (2013)
- The Debt book 4: Fetch the Treasure Hunter (2013)
- The Debt book 5: Yamashita's Gold (2013)
- The Debt book 6: Take a Life (2013)
- The Worst Team Ever (1999)
- Born to Bake (2005)
- A Chook Called Harry (2009)
- Escape from Kids' Club (2010)
- Ruby Learns to Swim (2012)
- The Queen with the Wobbly Bottom (2012)
- Yobbos Do Yoga (2013)
- What's Wrong with the Wobbegong? (2014)
- Michael (2014)
- Little Owl (2014)
- Small Town (2020)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- realisticyoung adult fictionregional Australian voice
- Recurring Motifs
- rural lifesportsracial issues
Legacy
Australian author best known for his debut novel Deadly, Unna?, which sold over 200,000 copies and was adapted into the film Australian Rules.
In Popular Culture
- His work Deadly, Unna? adapted into film Australian Rules and used in Australian schools.
Trivia
- Wrote his first novel at age 35.
- Studied marine biology and worked as a computer programmer before writing.