Eva Sallis (born 1964) is an Australian novelist. She has won several awards, including The Australian/Vogel Literary Award

The Australian/Vogel Literary Award

The Australian/Vogel Literary Award is an Australian literary award for unpublished manuscripts by writers under the age of 35. The prize money, currently A$20,000, is the richest and most prestigious award for an unpublished manuscript in Australia...

 and the Nita May Dobbie Literary Award for her first novel Hiam.

Life

Eva Sallis was born in Bendigo. She has an MA

Master of Arts (postgraduate)

A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...

 in literature

Literature

Literature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...

 and a PhD

Doctor of Philosophy

Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...

 in comparative literature

Comparative literature

Comparative literature is an academic field dealing with the literature of two or more different linguistic, cultural or national groups...

 from the University of Adelaide

University of Adelaide

The University of Adelaide is a public university located in Adelaide, South Australia. Established in 1874, it is the third oldest university in Australia...

. Sallis lived in Yemen

Yemen

The Republic of Yemen , commonly known as Yemen , is a country located in the Middle East, occupying the southwestern to southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the north, the Red Sea to the west, and Oman to the east....

 while undertaking research for her PhD, and now lives and works in Adelaide.

Career

Sallis's first novel, the best-selling "Hiam", won the 1997 The Australian/Vogel Literary Award

The Australian/Vogel Literary Award

The Australian/Vogel Literary Award is an Australian literary award for unpublished manuscripts by writers under the age of 35. The prize money, currently A$20,000, is the richest and most prestigious award for an unpublished manuscript in Australia...

 and the 1999 Nita May Dobbie Literary Award. Her second novel City of Sealions was well received, and her novel-in-stories, Mahjar won the Steele Rudd

Steele Rudd

Steele Rudd was the pseudonym of Arthur Hoey Davis an Australian author, best known for On Our Selection.-Early life:...

 Award. Her 2005 book Fire Fire, told the story of gifted children growing up in a dysfunctional, loving family in 1970s Australia. Her 2009 novel Dog Boy won the 2010 Australian Prime Minister's Literary Award

Prime Minister's Literary Awards

The Australian Prime Minister's Literary Awards were announced at the end of 2007 by the incoming Rudd Ministry following the 2007 election. They are administered by the Minister for the Arts....

for fiction. She is a human rights activist, helping to found the organisation Australians Against Racism.

Works

• Hiam
• The City of Sealions (2002)
• Mahjar (2003)
• Fire Fire (2005)
• The Marsh Birds (2006)
• Dogboy (2009)

External links

• A conversation with Eva Sallis about her latest novel Fire Fire for the Books & Writing web site.
• Eva Sallis at the Bookfinder web site
• Eva Sallis at the Library Thing seb site
• Eva Sallis and her novel Fire Fire