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第38回（2022年） Winner
Veronica Gorrie
ベロニカ・ゴリー
Veronika Gorī
別名:
Veronica Heritage-Gorrie
プロフィール
- 性別
- 女性
- 生誕
- 1971 （Near Morwell, Victoria, Australia）
- 死没
- N/A
- 国籍
- Australian
- 言語
- English, Gunai
- 居住地歴
- Morwell, Victoria → Brisbane, Queensland → Mount Isa, Queensland → Toongabbie, Victoria → Bundaberg, Queensland → Biloela, Queensland → Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria
経歴
- 職業
- Police officer, Writer, Playwright
- 活動期間
- 2001年〜2024年
- ノミネート
- Victorian Premier's Prize for Nonfiction (2022), Douglas Stewart Prize for Non-Fiction (2022, shortlisted, New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards)
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Victorian Prize for Literature | Black and Blue: A Memoir of Racism and Resilience | — | Government of Victoria | Winner |
| 2022 | Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Indigenous Writing | Black and Blue: A Memoir of Racism and Resilience | Indigenous Writing | Government of Victoria | Winner |
Victorian Prize for Literature
2022
対象作品:
Black and Blue: A Memoir of Racism and Resilience
主催:
Government of Victoria
結果:
Winner
Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Indigenous Writing
2022
対象作品:
Black and Blue: A Memoir of Racism and Resilience
部門:
Indigenous Writing
主催:
Government of Victoria
結果:
Winner
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Black and Blue: A Memoir of Racism and Resilience
2021年 MemoirA memoir reflecting on her Aboriginality and the decade she spent in the police force.
RacismResilienceAboriginal identityPolice brutalityFamily survival
Nullung
2021年 PlayA play based on an extract from Black and Blue about her grandmother, the first known stage performance featuring the Gunai language.
Indigenous languageFamily historyCultural preservation
When Cops Are Criminals
2024年 Edited bookEdited book on cops who are criminals.
Police corruption
全著作
- Black and Blue: A Memoir of Racism and Resilience (2021)
- When Cops Are Criminals (edited, 2024)
- Nullung (play, 2021)
作風・主題
- 文体
- Raw and honest narrativePersonal testimony
- 頻出モチーフ
- Systemic racismResilience and survivalIndigenous experiences
健康
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Health issues2001-2011頃Medically discharged from police in 2011
評価・遺産
Aboriginal Australian writer who won Australia's richest literary prize, the Victorian Prize for Literature in 2022, for her memoir on racism and resilience in the police force.
豆知識
- Her daughter Nayuka Gorrie is a writer, actor, and activist who appeared on ABC's Black Comedy and Q+A.
- Her play Nullung marks the first known stage performance featuring the Gunai language.
- Her father John Gorrie was the first known Aboriginal man to receive a Public Service Medal.