Prime Minister's Literary Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 9 (2016) Winner
Sally Morgan
サリー・モーガン
Sarī Mōgan
Aliases:
Sally Jane Morgan / Sally Jane Milroy
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1951-01-18 （Perth, Western Australia）
- Nationality
- Australia
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Perth, Western Australia
Career
- Occupations
- Author, Dramatist, Artist
- Active Years
- 1987-
- Affiliations
- Centre for Indigenous History and the Arts, University of Western Australia
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Western Australia | — | Psychology | B.A. | — | Australia |
| Western Australian Institute of Technology | — | — | Post-graduate diplomas | — | Australia |
University of Western Australia
Psychology
Degree:
B.A.
Year of Graduation:
1974
Country:
Australia
Western Australian Institute of Technology
Degree:
Post-graduate diplomas
Country:
Australia
Diplomas in Counselling Psychology, Computing, and Library Studies
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Human Rights Literature and Other Writing Award | My Place | — | Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission | Winner |
| 1989 | Human Rights Literature and Other Writing Award | Wanamurraganya, the story of Jack McPhee | — | Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission | Winner |
| 1989 | FAW Patricia Weickhardt Award to an Aboriginal Writer | — | — | — | Winner |
| 1990 | Order of Australia Book Prize | — | — | — | Winner |
| 1993 | Fremantle Print Award | — | — | — | Joint winner |
| 1998 | Notable Book, Children's Book Council of Australia | — | — | Children's Book Council of Australia | Notable |
| 2012 | Notable Book, Children's Book Council of Australia | — | — | Children's Book Council of Australia | Notable |
| 2022 | Environment Award for Children's Literature (Picture fiction) | — | — | — | Co-Winner |
Human Rights Literature and Other Writing Award
1987
Work:
My Place
Organization:
Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
Result:
Winner
Human Rights Literature and Other Writing Award
1989
Work:
Wanamurraganya, the story of Jack McPhee
Organization:
Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
Result:
Winner
FAW Patricia Weickhardt Award to an Aboriginal Writer
1989
Result:
Winner
Order of Australia Book Prize
1990
Result:
Winner
Fremantle Print Award
1993
Result:
Joint winner
Notable Book, Children's Book Council of Australia
1998
Organization:
Children's Book Council of Australia
Result:
Notable
Notable Book, Children's Book Council of Australia
2012
Organization:
Children's Book Council of Australia
Result:
Notable
Environment Award for Children's Literature (Picture fiction)
2022
Result:
Co-Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
My Place
1987 BiographyAutobiographical account of discovering her Aboriginal heritage.
Indigenous identityStolen GenerationsFamily history
Bibliography
- Sally's story
- My Place
- Wanamurraganya, the story of Jack McPhee
- Mother and daughter: The story of Daisy and Gladys Corunna
- Arthur Corunna's story
- Little piggies
- The flying emu and other Australian stories
- Hurry up, Oscar!
- Pet problem
- Dan's grandpa
- In your dreams
- Just a little brown dog
- Where is Galah
- Little Bird's Day
- The River
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Personal narrativeEmotional prose
- Recurring Motifs
- Indigenous experiencesFamily bondsIdentity search
Legacy
Pioneering Indigenous Australian author whose work My Place brought attention to the Stolen Generations.
Archives
- Australian National Gallery
In Popular Culture
- Selected among 100 people who shaped Western Australia
Trivia
- Discovered her Aboriginal heritage at age 15.
- Has three children who co-authored works with her.