South Australian Literary Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 10 (2004) Winner
Rebe Taylor
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Rebe Taylor
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- London
- Nationality
- Australian
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- London, England (birth) → Adelaide, South Australia (from age 5)
Career
- Occupations
- Author, Historian
- Active Years
- 1996-
- Affiliations
- University of Tasmania
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Melbourne | — | History | MA | — | Australia |
| Australian National University | — | History | PhD | — | Australia |
University of Melbourne
History
Degree:
MA
Year of Graduation:
1996
Country:
Australia
Australian National University
History
Degree:
PhD
Year of Graduation:
2004
Country:
Australia
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature, Non-Fiction Award | Unearthed: The Aboriginal Tasmanians of Kangaroo Island | Non-Fiction | Adelaide Festival | Winner |
| 2017 | Queensland Literary Awards, University of Southern Queensland History Book Award | Into the Heart of Tasmania: A Search for Human Antiquity | History Book | Queensland Literary Awards | Winner |
| 2017 | Tasmanian Premier's Literary Prizes, Tasmania Book Prize | Into the Heart of Tasmania: A Search for Human Antiquity | — | Tasmanian Premier's Literary Prizes | Winner |
| 2018 | Dick and Joan Green Family Award for Tasmanian History | Into the Heart of Tasmania: A Search for Human Antiquity | — | — | Winner |
Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature, Non-Fiction Award
2004
Work:
Unearthed: The Aboriginal Tasmanians of Kangaroo Island
Category:
Non-Fiction
Organization:
Adelaide Festival
Result:
Winner
Queensland Literary Awards, University of Southern Queensland History Book Award
2017
Work:
Into the Heart of Tasmania: A Search for Human Antiquity
Category:
History Book
Organization:
Queensland Literary Awards
Result:
Winner
Tasmanian Premier's Literary Prizes, Tasmania Book Prize
2017
Work:
Into the Heart of Tasmania: A Search for Human Antiquity
Organization:
Tasmanian Premier's Literary Prizes
Result:
Winner
Dick and Joan Green Family Award for Tasmanian History
2018
Work:
Into the Heart of Tasmania: A Search for Human Antiquity
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
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Edition 6 (2017) Winner
Works
Major Works
Unearthed: The Aboriginal Tasmanians of Kangaroo Island
2002 HistoryExplores the history of Aboriginal Tasmanians on Kangaroo Island.
Indigenous peoplesTasmaniansEuropean settlement
Into the Heart of Tasmania: A Search for Human Antiquity
2017 HistoryA search for human antiquity focusing on southeast Australian indigenous peoples and European settlement.
Indigenous peoplesHuman antiquityTasmania
Bibliography
- Unearthed: The Aboriginal Tasmanians of Kangaroo Island (2002)
- Into the Heart of Tasmania: A Search for Human Antiquity (2017)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Historical narrativeAcademic analysis
- Recurring Motifs
- Australian indigenous peoplesEuropean settlement
Legacy
Recognized as a historian specializing in southeast Australian indigenous peoples and European settlement.
Trivia
- As a child, had several film roles, including in For the Term of His Natural Life (1983 miniseries) and Sebastian and the Sparrow (1988).