Prime Minister's Literary Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 6 (2013) Winner
Ross McMullin
ロス・マクマリン
Rosu Makumarin
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1952
- Nationality
- Australian
- Languages
- English
Career
- Occupations
- historian, biographer
- Active Years
- 1991-2023
- Nominations
- Shortlisted for National Biography Award 2007 (Will Dyson: Australia's Radical Genius)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Melbourne | — | History | M.A., Ph.D. | — | Australia |
University of Melbourne
History
Degree:
M.A., Ph.D.
Country:
Australia
MA thesis on the 1913 federal election, doctoral thesis on Will Dyson
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Prime Minister's Prize for Australian History | Farewell, Dear People: Biographies of Australia's Lost Generation | — | Australian Government | Winner |
| 2002 | Melbourne University Press Award for Literature | Pompey Elliott | — | Melbourne University Publishing | Winner |
| 2002 | Fellowship of Australian Writers Christina Stead Award | Pompey Elliott | — | Fellowship of Australian Writers | Winner |
Prime Minister's Prize for Australian History
2013
Work:
Farewell, Dear People: Biographies of Australia's Lost Generation
Organization:
Australian Government
Result:
Winner
Melbourne University Press Award for Literature
2002
Work:
Pompey Elliott
Organization:
Melbourne University Publishing
Result:
Winner
Fellowship of Australian Writers Christina Stead Award
2002
Work:
Pompey Elliott
Organization:
Fellowship of Australian Writers
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Light on the Hill: The Australian Labor Party 1891–1991
1991 HistoryOfficial history of the Australian Labor Party to mark its centenary.
Australian Labor PartyPolitical history
Pompey Elliott
2002 BiographyBiography of First World War general Harold Elliott.
World War IMilitary
So Monstrous a Travesty: Chris Watson and the World's First National Labour Government
2004 HistoryBook on the Watson government marking its centenary.
Labour governmentPolitics
Will Dyson: Australia's Radical Genius
2006 BiographyBiography of cartoonist Will Dyson.
Political cartooningRadicalism
Farewell, Dear People: Biographies of Australia's Lost Generation
2013 Biography collectionCollection of World War I biographies.
World War ILost Generation
Pompey Elliott at War: In His Own Words
2018 BiographyFocuses on Elliott's speeches and writings during the war.
World War IMilitary
Bibliography
- The Light on the Hill: The Australian Labor Party 1891–1991 (1991)
- Pompey Elliott (2002)
- So Monstrous a Travesty: Chris Watson and the World's First National Labour Government (2004)
- Will Dyson: Australia's Radical Genius (2006)
- Farewell, Dear People: Biographies of Australia's Lost Generation (2013)
- Pompey Elliott At War: In His Own Words (2018)
- Life So Full of Promise: Further Biographies of Australia's Lost Generation (2023)
Legacy
Australian historian renowned for books on political and social history, as well as several biographies, particularly on the Australian Labor Party and World War I figures.