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| '''Janette Turner Hospital''' (née '''Turner''') (born 12 November 1942) is an ]-born ] and ] ]. She is also a teacher of literature and creative writing |
'''Janette Turner Hospital''' (née '''Turner''') (born 12 November 1942) is an ]-born ] and ] ]. She is also a teacher of literature and creative writing and has sometimes been a writer-in-residence. | ||
| ==Life== | ==Life== | ||
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Janette Turner Hospital (née Turner) (born 12 November 1942) is an Australian-born novelist and short story writer. She is also a teacher of literature and creative writing and has sometimes been a writer-in-residence.
Life
Janette Turner was born in Melbourne, Australia to Pentecostal Christian parents.
She studied at the University of Queensland and Kelvin Grove Teachers College, gaining a BA in 1965. She later taught in North Queensland and Brisbane. In 1999, she was accepted a chair as Carolina Distinguished Professor of English, University of South Carolina. She announced her resignation on October 27, 2009.
Bibliography
Novels
- The Ivory Swing (1982)
- The Tiger in the Tiger Pit (1983)
- Borderline (1985)
- Charades (1988)
- A Very Proper Death as by "Alex Juniper", (1990)
- The Last Magician (1992)
- Oyster (1996)
- Due Preparations for the Plague (2003)
- Orpheus Lost (2007)
Short stories
- Dislocations (1986)
- Isobars (1990)
- Collected Stories 1970–1995 (1995)
- North of Nowhere, South of Loss (2003)
Awards and nominations
- 1982 - Seal Award
- 1992 - New York Times Notable Book of the Year for The Last Magician
- 1998 - New York Times Notable Book of the Year for Oyster
- 2003 - Queensland Premier's Literary Awards, Fiction Book Award for Due Preparations For The Plague
- 2003 - Davitt Award for best crime novel of the year by an Australian woman for Due Preparations For The Plague
- 2003 - Patrick White Award for literature
Several of her novels have been shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Award: Charade in 1989, The Last Magician in 1993, and Oyster in 1997.
External links
Notes
References
- Sibree, Bron (2007) "To listen and learn" in nzherald.co.nz, 2007-08-06 Accessed: 2007-08-28
- University of Queensland Alumni