Gillian Mears
Gillian Mears | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 July 1964 Lismore, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 16 May 2016 (aged 51) Near Grafton, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | Australian |
Gillian Mears (21 July 1964 – 16 May 2016) was an Australian short story writer and novelist. Her books Ride a Cock Horse and The Grass Sister won a Commonwealth Writers' Prize, shortlist, in 1989 and 1996, respectively. The Mint Lawn won The Australian/Vogel Award.[1] In 2003, A Map of the Gardens won the Steele Rudd Award.[2]
Life
[edit | edit source]Mears was born at Lismore Base Hospital, and raised in Grafton, New South Wales where she was school dux of Grafton High School.[3]
She moved to Sydney to study at university, beginning a degree in archaeology at the University of Sydney having been inspired to pursue a career in archaeology after reading Gods, Graves and Scholars by C. W. Ceram. At the age of 18, she withdrew from the course, and instead completed a degree in communications at University of Technology, Sydney.[3]
She lived near Grafton, New South Wales. She died in May 2016 after living with multiple sclerosis for seventeen years.[4]
Bernadette Brennan has written a biography of Gillian Mears.[5]
Awards and honours
[edit | edit source]- 1989 Commonwealth Writers' Prize, shortlist, Ride a Cock Horse
- 1990 The Australian/Vogel Literary Award, winner, The Mint Lawn
- 1996 Commonwealth Writers' Prize, shortlist, The Grass Sister
- 2003 Steele Rudd Award, winner, A Map of the Gardens
- 2011 Colin Roderick Award, winner, Foal's Bread
- 2012 ALS Gold Medal, Foal's Bread[6]
- 2012 Barbara Jefferis Award, shortlist, Foal's Bread[7]
- 2012 Miles Franklin Award, shortlist, Foal's Bread
- 2012 Prime Minister's Literary Awards, Fiction Award, Foal's Bread[8]
Works
[edit | edit source]Novels
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Children's book
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Short story collections
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Non-fiction
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Essays
[edit | edit source]- Alive in Ant and Bee
- Fairy Death
References
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Further reading
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External links
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