Miles Franklin Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 61 (2020) Winner
Tara June Winch
タラ・ジューン・ウィンチ
Tara June Winch
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1983-12-02 （Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia）
- Died
- N/A （N/A）
- Nationality
- Australian
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Woonona, Wollongong region, New South Wales, Australia → Australia, France
Career
- Occupations
- Writer
- Active Years
- 2003-2024
- Influenced By
- Wole Soyinka
- Nominations
- Queensland Premier's Literary Awards 2007 (Shortlisted), The Age Book of the Year 2007 (Shortlisted), New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards Christina Stead Prize for Fiction 2017 (Shortlisted), Victorian Premier's Prize for Fiction 2020 (Shortlisted, The Yield), Stella Prize 2020 (Shortlisted, The Yield)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Miles Franklin Award | The Yield | — | Miles Franklin Literary Award committee | Won |
| 2020 | Prime Minister's Literary Award | The Yield | Fiction | Australian Government | Won |
| 2020 | Voss Literary Prize | The Yield | — | — | Won |
| 2004 | Queensland Premier's Literary Awards, David Unaipon Award | — | Unpublished Indigenous writers | Queensland Government | Won |
| 2006 | Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Indigenous Writing | Swallow the Air | — | State Government of Victoria | Won |
Miles Franklin Award
2020
Work:
The Yield
Organization:
Miles Franklin Literary Award committee
Result:
Won
Prime Minister's Literary Award
2020
Work:
The Yield
Category:
Fiction
Organization:
Australian Government
Result:
Won
Voss Literary Prize
2020
Work:
The Yield
Result:
Won
Queensland Premier's Literary Awards, David Unaipon Award
2004
Category:
Unpublished Indigenous writers
Organization:
Queensland Government
Result:
Won
Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Indigenous Writing
2006
Work:
Swallow the Air
Organization:
State Government of Victoria
Result:
Won
Awards & Nominations
New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 41 (2020) Excellence Award
Prime Minister's Literary Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 13 (2020) Winner
South Australian Literary Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 19 (2022) Winner
Works
Major Works
Swallow the Air
2006 NovelDistinguished by its natural grace and vivid language, deals with family, growing up, stepping into the world, connecting to broader social issues.
familycoming of agesocial issuesIndigenous experiences
After the Carnage
2016 Short story collectionLives reshaped by memories, personal-is-political worldview, packs a punch and breaks your heart.
memorypersonal-political themes
The Yield
2019 NovelNovel of family, history and language, celebrating Wiradjuri language.
familyhistorylanguageIndigenous culture
Bibliography
- Swallow the Air
- After the Carnage
- The Yield
Adaptations
- Carriberrie (screenwriter)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- natural gracevivid languagepersonal-is-political worldview
- Recurring Motifs
- Wollongong coastal areaWiradjuri nation landsIndigenous experiences
Legacy
Prominent Australian writer of Wiradjuri descent, winner of Miles Franklin Award and many others for exploring Indigenous themes, family, and social issues.
Trivia
- Father from the Wiradjuri nation.
- Grew up in Woonona within the Wollongong region.
- Has one child.
- Based in Australia and France.