Gillian Mears
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Gillian Mears is 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. The Mint Lawn won The Australian/Vogel Award.
In 2003, A Map of the Gardens won the Steele Rudd prize.
. She studied at the University of Sydney
in Archeology. She studied writing at the University of Technology, Sydney
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She lives near Grafton, New South Wales
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Her books, Ride a Cock Horse, and The Grass Sister won a Commonwealth Writers' Prize
Commonwealth Writers' Prize
Commonwealth Writers is an initiative by the Commonwealth Foundation to unearth, develop and promote the best new fiction from across the Commonwealth. It's flagship are two literary awards and a website...
, shortlist, in 1989, and 1996. The Mint Lawn won The Australian/Vogel Award.
In 2003, A Map of the Gardens won the Steele Rudd prize.
Life
She grew up in New South WalesNew South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
. She studied at the University of Sydney
University of Sydney
The University of Sydney is a public university located in Sydney, New South Wales. The main campus spreads across the suburbs of Camperdown and Darlington on the southwestern outskirts of the Sydney CBD. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and Oceania...
in Archeology. She studied writing at the University of Technology, Sydney
University of Technology, Sydney
The University of Technology Sydney is a university in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The university was founded in its current form in 1981, although its origins trace back to the 1870s. UTS is notable for its central location as the only university with its main campuses within the Sydney CBD...
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She lives near Grafton, New South Wales
Grafton, New South Wales
The city of Grafton is the commercial hub of the Clarence River Valley. Established in 1851, Grafton features many historic buildings and tree-lined streets. Located approximately 630 kilometres north of Sydney and 340 km south of Brisbane, Grafton and the Clarence Valley can be reached...
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Novels
- The Grass Sister, Alfred A. Knopf, 1995, ISBN 9780091831219
- The Mint Lawn, Allen & Unwin, 1991, ISBN 9781863730167
Short stories
- Ride a Cock Horse Pascoe Publishing, 1988, ISBN 9780947087128
- Collected stories, University of Queensland Press, 1997, ISBN 9780702229503
- A map of the gardens: stories, Pan Macmillan Australia, 2002, ISBN 9780330363464
Non-fiction
- Paradise is a place, Photographer Sandy Edwards, Random House Australia, 1997, ISBN 9780091836412
External links
- "Runaway success", Janet Hawley, 7 May 2002