Prime Minister's Literary Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 4 (2011) Winner
Rod Moss
ロッド・モス
Roddo Mosu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1948-04-01 （Ferntree Gully, Victoria）
- Nationality
- Australia
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Boronia, Victoria → Melbourne → West Virginia → Central Australia, Alice Springs
Career
- Occupations
- painter, writer, art teacher
- Active Years
- 1979-2024
- Affiliations
- Fireworks Gallery, Anna Pappas Gallery
- Influenced By
- George Gurdjieff
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Prime Minister's Literary Award | The Hard Light of Day | non-fiction | Prime Minister's Office | winner |
| 2011 | Chief Minister's NT Book Of The Year Award | The Hard Light of Day | — | Northern Territory Government | winner |
| — | Chief Minister's NT Book Of The Year Award | — | — | Northern Territory Government | winner |
Prime Minister's Literary Award
2011
Work:
The Hard Light of Day
Category:
non-fiction
Organization:
Prime Minister's Office
Result:
winner
Chief Minister's NT Book Of The Year Award
2011
Work:
The Hard Light of Day
Organization:
Northern Territory Government
Result:
winner
Chief Minister's NT Book Of The Year Award
Organization:
Northern Territory Government
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Hard Light of Day
2010 non-fictionA memoir about his life and work with Arrernte families in Alice Springs.
Arrernte peopleCentral Australiacross-cultural relations
Bibliography
- The Hard Light of Day
- Tourmaline
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Descriptivepersonal memoir style
- Recurring Motifs
- relationships with Indigenous peopleharshness of daily life
Legacy
Australian painter and writer renowned for his work with Arrernte families in Alice Springs, with works in numerous public collections.
Museums
- Araluen Cultural Precinct Alice Springs
- Charles Darwin University Darwin
- Artbank Sydney