Demet Divaroren Demet Divaroren i(A118095 works by)
Born: Established:
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Turkey,
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Middle East, Asia,
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Gender: Female
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BiographyHistory

Demet Divaroren was born in Adana, Turkey, and migrated to Australia with her family at six months old. She is an author of short and long fiction, as well as non-fiction. Her writing has appeared in Island magazine, The Age, The Big Issue, and the New Australian Stories anthology. She co-edited the award-nominated collection Coming of Age: Growing up Muslim in Australia. 

Demet's young adult novel - Living on Hope Street - was nominated for the Victorian Premier's Literary Award for young adult fiction and won the Victorian Premier's Literary Awards (Young Adult category) in 2018.

Demet has a diploma in professional writing and editing from Victoria University.

Most Referenced Works

Personal Awards

2013 recipient Australia Council Grants, Awards and Fellowships Mentorship with Maria Tumarkin to enhance research & writing skills to complete draft 2 of memoir
2010 recipient Australia Council Grants, Awards and Fellowships To buy equipment, hire space & 12 month mentorship to develop skills & continue writing practice
2009 Glenfern Fellowships

Awards for Works

y separately published work icon Living on Hope Street Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2017 10953745 2017 single work novel young adult

'A young adult novel that shines a light on contemporary society. With unforgettable characters, this heartfelt novel explores cross-cultural friendships, difficult family relationships, racism and redemption.

'We all love someone. We all fear something. Sometimes they live right next door - or even closer.

'Kane will do everything he can to save his mother and his little brother Sam from the violence of his father, even if it means becoming a monster himself.

'Mrs Aslan will protect the boys no matter what - even though her own family is in pieces.

'Ada wants a family she can count on, while she faces new questions about herself.

'Mr Bailey is afraid of the refugees next door, but his worst fear will take another form.

'And Gugulethu is just trying to make a life away from terror.' (Publication summary)

2018 shortlisted Prime Minister's Literary Awards Young Adults' Fiction
2018 shortlisted West Australian Young Readers' Book Award Older Readers
2018 winner Victorian Premier's Literary Awards Prize for Writing for Young Adults
y separately published work icon Coming of Age : Growing Up Muslim in Australia Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2014 6740732 2014 anthology autobiography young adult

'Muslim people in Australia come from over seventy countries and represent a wide variety of cultural backgrounds and experiences. Yet we are constantly bombarded by media stories feeding one negative stereotype. What is it really like to grow up Muslim in Australia? In this book, famous and not-so-famous Muslim-Australians tell their stories in their own voices.

'The migrant, the convert, the participant in an arranged marriage - these are all familiar images associated with Muslim people. But delve deeper and there are many other stories: the young female boxer entering the ring for her first professional bout; a ten year old boy who renounces religion; a young woman struggling to reconcile her sexual identity with her faith. These honest and heartfelt stories will resonate with all readers, providing different snapshots of Muslim life in Australia, dispelling myths and stereotypes, and above all celebrating diversity, achievement, courage and determination.' (Publisher's blurb)

2015 shortlisted CBCA Book of the Year Awards Eve Pownall Award for Information Books
2015 CBCA Book of the Year Awards Notable Book Eve Pownall Award
y separately published work icon Orayt? 2008 (Manuscript version)x402028 Z1529259 2008 single work novel

'What happens when a Turkish girl discovers she's pregnant? What happens when the father is Greek?

'This culturally rich and engaging story takes the reader on a journey from the streets of Meadow Heights, Daylesford, to the cotton fields of Turkey, and is scattered with sunflower seeds, Turkish coffee, ignorant minds and loveable characters that are reluctant to change. Or are they?'

Source: Allen & Unwin website, http://www.allenandunwin.com/
Sighted: 15/09/2008

2008 shortlisted The Australian / Vogel National Literary Award (for an unpublished manuscript)
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