Graham Sheil Graham Sheil i(A11755 works by)
Born: Established: 1938 Melbourne, Victoria, ;
Gender: Male
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BiographyHistory

Graham Sheil's boyhood was divided between Melbourne's outer eastern suburbs and the goldmining country south of Ballarat where his father had gold and diatomaceous mines. He left school at fifteen and began writing in the late 1960s. He managed a wholesale optical company as well as writing. His short stories appeared in many periodicals and anthologies in Australia, the United States, Canada and China. Sheil also wrote several plays

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Awards for Works

Tommy Garrett's Name 1984 single work short story
— Appears in: Australian Short Stories , vol. 2 no. 7 1984; (p. 29-38) Islands 1986; (p. 36-50) Fabulous at Fifty : Fifty of the Best from Australian Short Stories 1995; (p. 307-316)
1983 winner Rolf Boldrewood Short Story Award
The Queen Says Mix 1981 single work short story
— Appears in: Going Down Swinging , July no. 3 1981; (p. 68-78) Paper Children : Selections From the McGregor Literary Competitions, 1980-81 1982; (p. 27-41) Australian Short Stories , vol. 1 no. 2 1983; (p. 6-17) Islands 1986; (p. 9-23)
1980 McGregor Literary Competition Prose
In the Factory 1981 single work short story
— Appears in: War's End 1981; (p. 63-73)
1977 winner Rolf Boldrewood Short Story Award
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