Ngaio Marsh Awards
1 appearances
-
Edition 11 (2020) Winner
R. W. R. McDonald
アール・ダブリュー・アール・マクドナルド
R. W. R. McDonald
Aliases:
RWR McDonald / Rob McDonald
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- Balclutha, New Zealand
- Nationality
- New Zealand
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Balclutha, New Zealand → South Otago, New Zealand → Melbourne, Australia
Career
- Occupations
- author
- Active Years
- 2017-2023
- Influenced By
- Toni Jordan, Paddy O'Reilly
- Nominations
- Ngaio Marsh Award 2020 Best Crime Novel Finalist (The Nancys), Ned Kelly Awards 2020 Best First Fiction Shortlisted (The Nancys), Ngaio Marsh Award 2022 Best Crime Novel Finalist (Nancy Business)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faber Academy | — | — | — | — | Australia |
Faber Academy
Country:
Australia
Wrote the first draft of The Nancys under the tutelage of Toni Jordan and Paddy O'Reilly
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Ngaio Marsh Award | The Nancys | Best First Novel | Ngaio Marsh Awards | winner |
| 2017 | Victorian Premier's Unpublished Manuscript Award | The Nancys | — | Victorian Premier's Literary Awards | highly commended |
Ngaio Marsh Award
2020
Work:
The Nancys
Category:
Best First Novel
Organization:
Ngaio Marsh Awards
Result:
winner
Victorian Premier's Unpublished Manuscript Award
2017
Work:
The Nancys
Organization:
Victorian Premier's Literary Awards
Result:
highly commended
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Nancys
2019 crime novelAn eleven-year-old schoolgirl Tippy Chan, her babysitting Uncle Pike, and his boyfriend Devon form a secret amateur detective club 'The Nancys' to solve the murder of Tippy's teacher in her small town over one summer.
Adaptations
- [screen] / Hoodlum Entertainment (2021)
Nancy Business
2021 crime novelSequel to The Nancys. The detective trio reforms after an explosion in their hometown, believing the police charged the wrong person.
Happy Millionth Birthday
2023 picture bookFirst picture book, illustrated by Alexandra Colombo.
Bibliography
- The Nancys (2019)
- Nancy Business (2021)
- Dark Deeds Down Under: A Crime & Thriller Anthology (2022, contributor “Nancys Undercover”)
- Happy Millionth Birthday (2023)
Legacy
New Zealand author from South Otago, living in Melbourne, Australia. Best known for crime novels featuring a queer detective trio, winner of Ngaio Marsh Award for Best First Novel.
Trivia
- Queer and co-parents two daughters.
- The fictional town of Riverstone is modelled somewhat on Balclutha.