Joan Elizabeth London (born 1948) is an Australian author of short stories, screenplays and novels.
Joan London | |
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 London in 2015 | |
| Born | Joan Elizabeth London 1948 (age 75–76) Perth, Western Australia |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Notable works | Gilgamesh, The Good Parents |
| Notable awards | Christina Stead Prize for Fiction, Age Book of the Year Fiction Award, Patrick White Award |
Biography edit
She graduated from the University of Western Australia having studied English and French, has taught English as a second language and is a bookseller.[1] She lives in Fremantle, Western Australia.[2]
London is the author of two collections of stories. The first, Sister Ships, won The Age Book of the Year (1986), and the second, Letter to Constantine, won the Steele Rudd Award and the West Australian Premier's Award for Fiction (both in 1994). The two were published together as The New Dark Age.[2] She has published three novels, Gilgamesh, The Good Parents and The Golden Age.
She was awarded the Patrick White Award and the Nita Kibble Literary Award in 2015.[3]
Bibliography edit
Short stories edit
- Sister Ships and Other Stories (1986)
- Letter to Constantine (1993)
- New Dark Age (2004)
Novels edit
- Gilgamesh (2001)
- The Good Parents (2008)
- The Golden Age (2014)
Critical studies and reviews of London's work edit
- Goldsworthy, Kerryn (September 2014). "Liminality". Australian Book Review. 364: 11. Review of The Golden Age.
- Book Review (15 June 2016).Kirkus Reviews. Review of The Golden Age.
Awards and nominations edit
- 1986: The Age Book of the Year Book of the Year and Fiction Award for Sister Ships
- 1986: Western Australia Week Literary Award for Sister Ships
- 1994: Steele Rudd Award for Letter to Constantine
- 1994: Western Australian Premier's Book Awards for Letter to Constantine
- 2002: The Age Book of the Year Fiction Award for Gilgamesh
- 2002: Miles Franklin Award Shortlisted for Gilgamesh
- 2002: New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards Shortlisted for Gilgamesh
- 2003: Tasmania Pacific Rim Region Prize Shortlisted for Gilgamesh
- 2009: New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards Christina Stead Prize for Fiction for The Good Parents
- 2015: Prime Minister's Literary Award for The Golden Age[4]
- 2015: Patrick White Award
- 2015: Nita Kibble Literary Award for The Golden Age
- 2015: Miles Franklin Award shortlisted for The Golden Age[5]
References edit
- ^ Wilde, Hooton and Andrews (1994) p. 475-6
- ^ a b "The Sydney Writers' Festival 2008". Archived from the original on 31 July 2008. Retrieved 13 April 2008.
- ^ 2015 Patrick White Literary Award announced
- ^ "2015 Prime Minister's Literary Award winner". Australian Government - Department of Communications and the Arts. Archived from the original on 13 January 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ^ ""Miles Franklin Literary Award 2015 shortlist: Hartnett and London lead the field"". SMH, 18 May 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
External links edit
See also edit
- Wilde, W., Hooton, J. & Andrews, B (1994) The Oxford Companion of Australian Literature 2nd ed. South Melbourne, Oxford University Press