Andrew McMillan Andrew McMillan i(A33081 works by)
Born: Established: 29 Dec 1957 Melbourne, Victoria, ; Died: Ceased: 28 Jan 2012 Darwin, Darwin area, Northern Territory,
Gender: Male
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BiographyHistory

Darwin-based writer Andrew McMillan accompanied the band Midnight Oil on a tour of the Northern Territory in the 1980s. (The group became the subject of his book Strict Rules.) McMillan's experience in Indigenous communities during that tour led to a strong interest in Aboriginal culture and his 'adoption' into the family of Mandawuy Yunupingu. McMillan has been deeply engaged with the communities of East Arnhem Land as evidenced in his award-winning book An Intruder's Guide to East Arnhem Land.

McMillan is also the author of several non-fiction books including Catalina Dreaming: Rescues, Exciting Missions and Other Stories about the Famous Australian Flying Boat of WWII (Sydney : Duffy & Snellgrove, 2002).

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Who Can Blame Us for That? 2004 single work short story crime
— Appears in: Northern Territory Literary Awards 2004 2004; (p. 13-15)
2004 winner Northern Territory Literary Awards — Short Story Award
First Lady 2003 single work short story
— Appears in: Northern Territory Literary Awards 2003 2003; (p. 30-36) Two young criminals on the run are slowed by the illness of one.
2003 finalist Northern Territory Literary Awards — Short Story Award
y separately published work icon An Intruder's Guide to East Arnhem Land Sydney : Duffy and Snellgrove , 2001 Z1561471 2001 single work prose travel

'Andrew McMillan's An Intruder's Guide To East Arnhem Land is part history, part journalism, part literature, part love story with a people and a place. The writing is both edgy and contemporary; a narrative of history in remote Australia where the echoes of the past continue to resonate with us today. Passionate, sensitive, witty and surprising, this book will give you a sense of Australia and national identity you have never known before.' (From the publisher's website.)
2008 shortlisted Chief Minister's Northern Territory History Book Award For the 2007 Niblock publication.
2009 inaugural winner Chief Minister's NT Book Awards For the 2007 Niblock publication.
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