South Australian Literary Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 10 (2004) Winner
Ursula Dubosarsky
アーシュラ・ドゥボサルスキー
Āshura Dubosarusukī
Aliases:
Ursula Coleman
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1961-01-01 （Sydney, New South Wales）
- Nationality
- Australian
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Sydney
Career
- Occupations
- Writer for children and young adults
- Active Years
- 1989-2025
- Affiliations
- Library Council of New South Wales
- Influenced By
- D. H. Lawrence
- Nominations
- Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award Nominee (2013-2025)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Sydney | — | Department of English | — | — | Australia |
| Macquarie University | — | Department of English | — | — | Australia |
| SCEGGS Darlinghurst | — | — | — | — | Australia |
University of Sydney
Department of English
Country:
Australia
Taught courses in children's literature
Macquarie University
Department of English
Country:
Australia
Honorary Associate
SCEGGS Darlinghurst
Country:
Australia
High school
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Australian Children's Laureate | — | — | — | Winner |
| 2007 | New South Wales Premier's Literary Award | The Red Shoe | Ethel Turner Prize | — | Winner |
| 2006 | New South Wales Premier's Literary Award | Theodora's Gift | Ethel Turner Prize | — | Winner |
| 2011 | Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year | The Return of the Word Spy | Eve Pownall Award | Children's Book Council of Australia | Winner |
| — | Luchs Award | The Golden Day | — | — | Winner |
Australian Children's Laureate
2020
Result:
Winner
New South Wales Premier's Literary Award
2007
Work:
The Red Shoe
Category:
Ethel Turner Prize
Result:
Winner
New South Wales Premier's Literary Award
2006
Work:
Theodora's Gift
Category:
Ethel Turner Prize
Result:
Winner
Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year
2011
Work:
The Return of the Word Spy
Category:
Eve Pownall Award
Organization:
Children's Book Council of Australia
Result:
Winner
Luchs Award
Work:
The Golden Day
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Red Shoe
2006 Children's novelA novel characterized by a child's vision.
child's visionambiguity
Adaptations
- [Theatre] The Red Shoe
The Golden Day
2011 Young adult novelMysterious story about childhood.
childhoodmystery
The Blue Cat
2017 Children's novelStory inspired by library.
catadventure
Bibliography
- Maisie and the Pinny Gig
- High Hopes
- Zizzy Zing
- The Last Week in December
- The White Guinea-Pig
- The First Book of Samuel
- The Red Shoe
- The Golden Day
- The Blue Cat
- Brindabella
Adaptations
- The Red Shoe (theatre)
- The Terrible Plop (theatre)
- Too Many Elephants in This House (theatre)
Translations of Works
- Translated into 14 languages
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- child's visioncomic voiceclarity and ambiguity
- Recurring Motifs
- childhoodlanguage play
Legacy
Prominent Australian children's author with over 60 books, numerous awards, Australian Children's Laureate 2020-2021.
In Popular Culture
- Christmas Windows at David Jones based on her story
- Study room named after The Blue Cat at Marrickville Library
Trivia
- Third child of Peter Coleman and Verna Susannah Coleman
- Named after Ursula Brangwen from D.H. Lawrence's The Rainbow