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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 and has been writer-in-residence at universities in Australia, Canada, England, and the US (MIT, Boston University, Colgate.) '''Janette Turner Hospital''' (née '''Turner''') (born 12 November 1942) is an ]-born ] and ] ]. {{fact}} She is also a teacher of literature and creative writing and has been writer-in-residence at universities in Australia, Canada, England, and the US (MIT, Boston University, Colgate.) {{fact}}


==Life== ==Life==
Janette Turner was born in ], ] {{fact}} Janette Turner was born in ], ] {{fact}}


She studied at the ] and ], gaining a ] in 1965. She holds an MA from Queen's University, Canada, 1973, and a D.Litt (Hon) from University of Queensland, Australia, for "services to Australian Literature.) She is Director of the MFA Fiction program, and holds an endowed chair as Carolina Distinguished Professor of English at the University of South Carolina, where she has been since 1999. She has won a number of international literary awards and her books are published in multiple foreign translations. She studied at the ] and ], gaining a ] in 1965. {{fact}} She holds an MA from Queen's University, Canada, 1973, and a D.Litt (Hon) from University of Queensland, Australia, for "services to Australian Literature.) {{fact}} She has won a number of international literary awards and her books are published in multiple foreign translations. {{fact}}


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Several of her novels have been shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Award: ''Charade'' in 1989, ''The Last Magician'' in 1993, and ''Oyster'' in 1997. Several of her novels have been shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Award: ''Charade'' in 1989, ''The Last Magician'' in 1993, and ''Oyster'' in 1997. {{fact}}


==External links== ==External links==

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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 been writer-in-residence at universities in Australia, Canada, England, and the US (MIT, Boston University, Colgate.)

Life

Janette Turner was born in Melbourne, Australia

She studied at the University of Queensland and Kelvin Grove Teachers College, gaining a BA in 1965. She holds an MA from Queen's University, Canada, 1973, and a D.Litt (Hon) from University of Queensland, Australia, for "services to Australian Literature.) She has won a number of international literary awards and her books are published in multiple foreign translations.


Bibliography

Novels

Short stories

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

website links: www.janetteturnerhospital.com www.cas.sc.edu/CICA

References

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