New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 6 (1984) Winner
Sylvia Lawson
シルヴィア・ローソン
Shiruvia Rōson
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1932-11-12 （Summer Hill, New South Wales）
- Died
- 2017-11-06 （Carlton, Victoria） age 84
- Nationality
- Australian
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Summer Hill, New South Wales → Brisbane, Queensland → Sydney, New South Wales → Carlton, Victoria
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Educator, Journalist
- Active Years
- 1954-2017
- Affiliations
- Sydney Film Festival, Griffith University
- Memberships
- Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities (FAHA)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Sydney | Faculty of Arts | — | — | — | Australia |
University of Sydney
Faculty of Arts
Country:
Australia
Joined Sydney University Film Group
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Fellowship of Australian Writers' Wilke Award | The Archibald Paradox | — | Fellowship of Australian Writers | 受賞 |
| 1984 | Walter McRae Russell Award at the ASAL Awards | The Archibald Paradox | — | Association for the Study of Australian Literature | 受賞 |
| 1984 | New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards Non-Fiction | The Archibald Paradox | Non-Fiction | Government of New South Wales | 受賞 |
| 2000 | Honorary Fellowship by the Australian Academy of the Humanities | — | — | Australian Academy of the Humanities | 受賞 |
Fellowship of Australian Writers' Wilke Award
1983
Work:
The Archibald Paradox
Organization:
Fellowship of Australian Writers
Result:
受賞
Walter McRae Russell Award at the ASAL Awards
1984
Work:
The Archibald Paradox
Organization:
Association for the Study of Australian Literature
Result:
受賞
New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards Non-Fiction
1984
Work:
The Archibald Paradox
Category:
Non-Fiction
Organization:
Government of New South Wales
Result:
受賞
Honorary Fellowship by the Australian Academy of the Humanities
2000
Organization:
Australian Academy of the Humanities
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Archibald Paradox
1983 Non-fictionA study of The Bulletin and its founder J. F. Archibald
Australian literatureJournalismAuthorship
Mary Gilmore
1966 BiographyBiography of Mary Gilmore
Australian literature
Bibliography
- Mary Gilmore (1966)
- The Archibald Paradox (1983)
- How Simone de Beauvoir died in Australia: stories and essays (2002)
- The Outside Story (2003)
- Demanding the Impossible: Seven essays on resistance (2012)
- The Back of Beyond (2013)
Legacy
Known for her support for cinema in Australia through the Sydney Film Festival and her writings on journalism and literature.
Trivia
- Great-granddaughter of journalist Louisa Lawson.
- Involved with the Sydney Film Festival from its inception in 1954.