Prime Minister's Literary Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 10 (2017) Winner
Ryan O'Neill
ライアン・オニール
Raian O'Nīru
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1975-01-01 （Glasgow, Scotland）
- Nationality
- Australian
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Scotland (first 25 years) → Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Academic
- Active Years
- 2006-2025
- Affiliations
- University of Newcastle
- Influenced By
- Georges Perec, Raymond Queneau, Oulipo, Henry Lawson
- Nominations
- Steele Rudd Award shortlist (2006, A Famine in Newcastle), Miles Franklin Literary Award shortlist (2017), Christina Stead Prize for Fiction shortlist (2017), Russell Prize for Humour Writing shortlist (2019), Queensland Literary Awards shortlist (2019)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Strathclyde | — | Arts | Bachelor of Arts (Honours) | — | United Kingdom |
| University of Bristol | — | Accounting | Master of Science (Accounting) | — | United Kingdom |
| International House Sydney | — | English Language Teaching | Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults | — | Australia |
| University of Newcastle | — | — | PhD | — | Australia |
University of Strathclyde
Arts
Degree:
Bachelor of Arts (Honours)
Country:
United Kingdom
Scotland
University of Bristol
Accounting
Degree:
Master of Science (Accounting)
Country:
United Kingdom
England
International House Sydney
English Language Teaching
Degree:
Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults
Country:
Australia
University of Newcastle
Degree:
PhD
Country:
Australia
New South Wales
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Prime Minister's Literary Award | Their Brilliant Careers: The Fantastic Lives of Sixteen Extraordinary Australian Writers | Fiction | Australian Government | winner |
| 2007 | Roland Robinson Literary Award | A Speeding Bullet | — | — | winner |
Prime Minister's Literary Award
2017
Work:
Their Brilliant Careers: The Fantastic Lives of Sixteen Extraordinary Australian Writers
Category:
Fiction
Organization:
Australian Government
Result:
winner
Roland Robinson Literary Award
2007
Work:
A Speeding Bullet
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
A Famine in Newcastle
2006 Short story collectionA collection of short stories set in Newcastle.
Famine
The Weight of a Human Heart
2012 Short story collectionCollection of stories referencing Africa and the Rwandan genocide.
Rwandan genocideAfrica
Their Brilliant Careers: The Fantastic Lives of Sixteen Extraordinary Australian Writers
2016 NovelInterconnected fictional biographies of invented Australian writers, satirizing Australian literature.
Satire of Australian literatureExperimental fiction
The Drover's Wives
2018 Short story collection99 reinterpretations of Henry Lawson's 'The Drover's Wife'.
ReinterpretationHumour
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Oulipo-inspired experimental fictionSatiricalShort stories
- Recurring Motifs
- AfricaRwandan genocideAustralian literature
Legacy
Known for experimental fiction satirizing Australian literature, winner of the Prime Minister's Literary Award. Teaches at the University of Newcastle.
Trivia
- Married with two daughters.