New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 20 (1999) Winner
Hugh Roger McDonald
ヒュー・ロジャー・マクドナルド
Hyū Rojā Makudonarudo
Aliases:
Roger McDonald
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1941-06-23 （Young, New South Wales）
- Nationality
- Australian
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Presbyterian
- Residence History
- Bribbaree, New South Wales → Temora, New South Wales → Bourke, New South Wales → Sydney → Canberra → near Braidwood, NSW
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, poet, TV scriptwriter, teacher, ABC producer, publisher's editor
- Active Years
- 1962-
- Nominations
- Miles Franklin Award nomination (Water Man, 1994), Miles Franklin Award nomination (Mr. Darwin's Shooter, 1999), Miles Franklin Award nomination (When Colts Ran, 2011)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scots College | — | unknown | — | — | Australia |
| University of Sydney | — | unknown | — | — | Australia |
Scots College
unknown
Country:
Australia
University of Sydney
unknown
Country:
Australia
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Miles Franklin Award | The Ballad of Desmond Kale | 小説 | Miles Franklin Literary Award committee | 受賞 |
| 1999 | New South Wales Premier's Literary Award | Mr. Darwin's Shooter | フィクション | Government of New South Wales | 受賞 |
| 1999 | Victorian Premier's Literary Award | Mr. Darwin's Shooter | — | Government of Victoria | 受賞 |
| 1999 | South Australian Premier's Awards | Mr. Darwin's Shooter | — | Government of South Australia | 受賞 |
| 1999 | Adelaide Festival | Mr. Darwin's Shooter | 年間最優秀書籍 | Adelaide Festival | 受賞 |
| 1979 | The Age Book of the Year Award | 1915 | — | The Age | 受賞 |
| 1980 | South Australian Biennial Literature Prize | 1915 | — | South Australia | 受賞 |
| 1993 | Banjo National Book Council Banjo Award | Shearers' Motel | ノンフィクション | National Book Council | 受賞 |
| 2008 | O. Henry Award | The Bullock Run | — | — | 受賞 |
Miles Franklin Award
2006
Work:
The Ballad of Desmond Kale
Category:
小説
Organization:
Miles Franklin Literary Award committee
Result:
受賞
New South Wales Premier's Literary Award
1999
Work:
Mr. Darwin's Shooter
Category:
フィクション
Organization:
Government of New South Wales
Result:
受賞
Victorian Premier's Literary Award
1999
Work:
Mr. Darwin's Shooter
Organization:
Government of Victoria
Result:
受賞
South Australian Premier's Awards
1999
Work:
Mr. Darwin's Shooter
Organization:
Government of South Australia
Result:
受賞
Adelaide Festival
1999
Work:
Mr. Darwin's Shooter
Category:
年間最優秀書籍
Organization:
Adelaide Festival
Result:
受賞
The Age Book of the Year Award
1979
Work:
1915
Organization:
The Age
Result:
受賞
South Australian Biennial Literature Prize
1980
Work:
1915
Organization:
South Australia
Result:
受賞
Banjo National Book Council Banjo Award
1993
Work:
Shearers' Motel
Category:
ノンフィクション
Organization:
National Book Council
Result:
受賞
O. Henry Award
2008
Work:
The Bullock Run
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
South Australian Literary Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 8 (2000) Winner
Miles Franklin Literary Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 47 (2006) Winner
Works
Major Works
The Ballad of Desmond Kale
2006 novelA story about an Australian wool king.
ambitionbetrayalfamily
1915
1979 novelStory of Australian soldiers in WWI.
warfriendship
Adaptations
- [TV series] 1915 / Peter Yeldham (1982)
Mr. Darwin's Shooter
1998 historical novelLife of Syms Covington, Darwin's shooter.
explorationsciencefaith
Shearers' Motel
1992 non-fictionTravelogue living with shearers.
working classrural life
Adaptations
- [TV film] Cross Turning Over / Robert Klenner (1996)
Bibliography
- 1915 (1979)
- Slipstream (1982)
- Melba (1988)
- Rough Wallaby (1988)
- Flynn (1992)
- Water Man (1993)
- The Slap (1996)
- Mr. Darwin's Shooter (1998)
- The Ballad of Desmond Kale (2006)
- When Colts Ran (2010)
- The Following (2013)
- A Sea-Chase (2017)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyrical prosedetailed landscape descriptions
- Recurring Motifs
- Australian outbackhistorical eventshuman struggle
Legacy
Prominent Australian author, winner of the Miles Franklin Award, known for works depicting Australian history and rural life.