Western Australian Premier's Book Awards
2 appearances
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Edition 0 (1995) Winner
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Edition 0 (2000) Winner
Simone Lazaroo
シモーヌ・ラザルー
Shimōnu Razarū
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- Singapore
- Nationality
- Australian
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Singapore → Western Australia → Fremantle, Western Australia
Career
- Occupations
- Author, Creative Writing Lecturer
- Active Years
- 1994-2024
- Affiliations
- Murdoch University
- Nominations
- Kiriyama Prize shortlist (2000)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Oviedo | — | Erasmus Mundus | — | 2014 | Spain |
| University of East Anglia | — | David TK Wong Writing Fellow | — | 2000 | United Kingdom |
University of Oviedo
Erasmus Mundus
Period:
2014
Year of Graduation:
2014
Country:
Spain
Erasmus Mundus scholar
University of East Anglia
David TK Wong Writing Fellow
Period:
2000
Year of Graduation:
2000
Country:
United Kingdom
David TK Wong Writing Fellow
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | TAG Hungerford Award | The World Waiting to be Made | fiction | — | winner |
| — | Western Australian Premier's Book Awards | — | fiction | Government of Western Australia | winner |
TAG Hungerford Award
1994
Work:
The World Waiting to be Made
Category:
fiction
Result:
winner
Western Australian Premier's Book Awards
Category:
fiction
Organization:
Government of Western Australia
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The World Waiting to be Made
1994 NovelA woman searching for belonging in Australia, Singapore, and Malacca. Inspired by the author's own experiences.
racial identitycultural heritagebelonging and dislocation
Translations
- French translation
- Mandarin translation
Bibliography
- World Waiting To Be Made (1994)
- The Australian Fiance (2000)
- The Travel Writer (2006)
- Sustenance (2010)
- Lost River: Four Albums (2014)
- Between Water and the Night Sky (2023)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Characteristics of Asian Australian writing
- Recurring Motifs
- racial identitycultural heritagebelonging and dislocation
Legacy
Her work has been widely studied by literary scholars, particularly in Asian Australian writing, addressing racial identity, cultural heritage, belonging and dislocation.
Trivia
- Eurasian background
- Teaches Creative Writing at Murdoch University