Born: Established: 1973 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, ;
Gender:
Female
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Most Referenced Works
Personal Awards
- 2009 recipient Australia Council Grants, Awards and Fellowships To purchase equipment and hire space to continue my professional creative writing practice.
- 2008 Australia Council Literature Board Grants — Grants for Developing Writers $25,000
- 2004 Australia Council Literature Board Grants — Grants for Emerging Writers
Awards for Works
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The Heaven I Swallowed
Kent Town
:
Wakefield Press
,
2013
6736718
2013
single work
novel
'Grace Teresa Mary McAllister, a World War II widow haunted by visions and ghosts, decides to 'save' a young Aboriginal girl, Mary, by adopting her into her home, believing she will be able to redeem the child by giving her all the benefits of white society. Exploring the myth of 'doing it for their own good', 'The Heaven I Swallowed' is a gothic tale of the Stolen Generation, told from the perspective of the white perpetrator.'
Source: Allen & Unwin website,
Sighted: 15/09/2008
- 2014 longlisted Kibble Literary Awards — Nita Kibble Literary Award
- 2008 shortlisted The Australian / Vogel National Literary Award (for an unpublished manuscript)
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The Quakers
2006
Kent Town
:
Wakefield Press
,
2008
Z1247659
2006
single work
novel
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