Miles Franklin Literary Award
2 appearances
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Edition 25 (1982) Winner
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Edition 35 (1994) Winner
Rodney Hall
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Rodney Hall
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1935-11-18 （Solihull, Warwickshire, England）
- Nationality
- Australian
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- England (birth) place → Australia (post-WWII migration) → Shanghai (late 1980s) → Victoria (current)
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Poet, Freelance writer, Actor, Poetry Editor
- Active Years
- 1956-
- Affiliations
- Australian Broadcasting Commission, The Australian (Poetry Editor 1967-1978), Australia Council (Chair 1991-1994)
- Nominations
- Miles Franklin Award 1989 Captivity Captive (shortlisted), Miles Franklin Award 1992 The Second Bridegroom (shortlisted), Miles Franklin Award 2001 The Day We Had Hitler Home (shortlisted), Miles Franklin Award 2008 Love Without Hope (shortlisted), Miles Franklin Award 2019 A Stolen Season (shortlisted)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Queensland | — | — | — | — | Australia |
University of Queensland
Year of Graduation:
1971
Country:
Australia
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Miles Franklin Award | Just Relations | — | — | winner |
| 1994 | Miles Franklin Award | The Grisly Wife | — | — | winner |
| 1989 | Victorian Premier's Literary Award | Captivity Captive | ヴァンス・パーマー賞（フィクション） | — | winner |
| 2025 | The Age Book of the Year | Vortex | フィクション賞 | — | winner |
| 1992 | Australian Literature Society Gold Medal | The Second Bridegroom | — | — | winner |
| 1982 | FAW Barbara Ramsden Award | Just Relations | 年間最優秀書 | — | winner |
Miles Franklin Award
1982
Work:
Just Relations
Result:
winner
Miles Franklin Award
1994
Work:
The Grisly Wife
Result:
winner
Victorian Premier's Literary Award
1989
Work:
Captivity Captive
Category:
ヴァンス・パーマー賞（フィクション）
Result:
winner
The Age Book of the Year
2025
Work:
Vortex
Category:
フィクション賞
Result:
winner
Australian Literature Society Gold Medal
1992
Work:
The Second Bridegroom
Result:
winner
FAW Barbara Ramsden Award
1982
Work:
Just Relations
Category:
年間最優秀書
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Just Relations
1982 NovelPart of the Yandilli trilogy. Set in a rural Australian town.
Family relationsSocial justice
The Grisly Wife
1993 NovelSecond book in the Yandilli trilogy. Story of 19th-century Australian settlers.
ColonialismFaith
Bibliography
- Novels: The Ship on the Coin (1972), A Place Among People (1975), Just Relations (1982), ...
- Poetry: The Climber (1962), Penniless Till Doomsday (1962), ...
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Poetic proseHistorical fiction
- Recurring Motifs
- Australian landscapeIdentity
Legacy
Prominent Australian writer, twice winner of the Miles Franklin Award.
Archives
- University of Queensland Fryer Library
Trivia
- Served as Chair of the Australia Council.
- Co-founder of the Australian Summer School of Early Music.