Deborah Lisson Deborah Lisson i(A55973 works by) (a.k.a. Deborah Anne Lisson)
Born: Established: 1941 Croydon, Surrey,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe, ;
Gender: Female
Arrived in Australia: 1962
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BiographyHistory

Deborah Lisson moved from Sydney to Perth with her husband in 1963. They later spent two years in Kalgoorlie before moving to Bunbury where they continued to live. Lisson has been a co-ordinator of retreats for the Society of Women Writers.

Most Referenced Works

Personal Awards

2001 recipient Centenary Medal For service to Australian society and literature.
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Awards for Works

y separately published work icon The Yankee Whaler : The Diary of Thomas Morris, Bunbury W.A., 1876 Diary of Thomas Morris; Diary of Thomas Morris, Bunbury WA, 1876 Lindfield : Scholastic Press Scholastic Press , 2001 Z950281 2001 single work children's fiction children's historical fiction

'Thomas dreams of escaping his bleak life in a small town and becoming a world-famous journalist. Guided by his adventurous spirit and insatiable curiosity, he smuggles himself aboard an American whaling ship, and finds himself caught up in one of the most daring escape plans in Australian history. ' (Publication summary)
2001 winner Western Australian Premier's Book Awards — Premier's Prize for Writing for Children
Letting Go i "They say "It will pass." What they don't understand", 1998 single work poetry
— Appears in: Sudden Alchemy : Selected Australian Poetry 1998; (p. 126-127)
1984 commended Tom Collins Poetry Prize
y separately published work icon Red Hugh Port Melbourne : Lothian , 1998 Z844206 1998 single work novel historical fiction young adult adventure Historical adventure novel of the teenaged Hugh Roe O'Donnell, son of the rulers of Donegal, who in 1587 is seized by the English and imprisoned in Dublin Castle for four years before escaping to join in the struggle to rid Ireland of English rule.
1998 winner Western Australian Premier's Book Awards — Young Adults
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