Rashida Murphy Rashida Murphy i(A119788 works by) (a.k.a. Rashida Malik; Rashida Budroodin)
Born: Established: 1960 Jabalpur,
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India,
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South Asia, South and East Asia, Asia, ;
Gender: Female
Arrived in Australia: Jul 1985
Heritage: Indian
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Rashida Murphy is a writer of short stories, poems and one novella. Her short stories and poetry has been published in literary magazines and anthologies since 1990. Murphy holds two Masters degrees, one in English Literature, the other in Creative Writing. Her work explores the relationships between fathers, mothers and daughters and the impact of physical dislocation on those relationships. When she is not writing she works as a TAFE teacher in Western Australia. In 2008 she took a year off work to live in Melbourne and write a first draft of a novel about displacement, spanning Iran, India and Australia.

Most Referenced Works

Personal Awards

2024 shortlisted Nillumbik Genre Award — Open Section — Memoir for 'Singing in Hindi'.
2021 runner-up The Carmel Bird Digital Literary Award for 'The Bonesetter's Fee and Other Stories'.
2018 finalist Newcastle Short Story Award for 'Strands of Jupiter'
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Awards for Works

y separately published work icon The Bonesetter’s Fee and Other Stories Strawberry Hills : Spineless Wonders , 2022 23846417 2022 selected work short story

'The Bonesetter’s Fee and Other Stories brings light to the growing pains of the migrant experience. Murphy explores themes of identity, breathing life into superstition and myth. The collection encapsulates how one’s heritage and history can influence their personhood, and how human connection and understanding links us together. With each story unique, Murphy links her cultural legends and customs to modern Australian society. The Bonesetter’s Fee and Other Stories is a captivating and inspiring collection of work, weaving a little bit of mystery into the reader’s life.' (Publication summary)
2023 shortlisted New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards — Multicultural NSW Award
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