Nerida Newton
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Nerida Newton is an Australian novelist who first came to light in 2002 with her first novel, The Lambing Flat
, which won the Emerging Author category for the Queensland Premier's Literary Awards
and was shortlisted for the The Australian/Vogel Literary Award
. In 2004 The Lambing Flat
was shortlisted the Commonwealth Writers' Prize
for the Asia/Pacific region (Best First Book) and One Book One Brisbane. Later that year, Nerida was named by the Sydney Morning Herald as one of Australia's best young novelists. Her second novel, Death of a Whaler
was released in 2006.
, they spent a year as an exchange student in South Africa
, staying primarily in Pretoria
. Upon returning to Australia
, she completed a Bachelor of Arts (Journalism, Political Science, Literature) at the University of Queensland
. She completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Corporate Communication at the Queensland University of Technology
. She has since lived and worked in Malaysia and the UK working as a copywriter, and later a technical writer in both the UK and Brisbane
. In 2001, she was accepted into the University of Queensland’s Masters of Philosophy degree in Creative Writing and completed The Lambing Flat
that year. The resulting manuscript was published by UQP in October 2003. She tutored for a time in the University of Queensland
creative writing programmes.
She has had short stories published in Australian Short Stories and Inkspot, articles published in the The Courier-Mail
, and has presented at various writer's festivals around Australia
.
The Lambing Flat
The Lambing Flat is a novel written by Australian author Nerida Newton and was first published in 2003. It was Newton's first novel. She has since written a second novel, Death of a Whaler....
, which won the Emerging Author category for the Queensland Premier's Literary Awards
Queensland Premier's Literary Awards
The Queensland Premier's Literary Awards were inaugurated in 1999 and have grown to become a leading literary awards program within Australia, with $225,000 in prizemoney over 14 categories. One of Australia's richest prizes, top categories offer up to $25,000 for 1st prize.-Fiction Book...
and was shortlisted for the 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The Australian/Vogel Literary Award is an Australian literary award for unpublished manuscripts by writers under the age of 35.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...
. In 2004 The Lambing Flat
The Lambing Flat
The Lambing Flat is a novel written by Australian author Nerida Newton and was first published in 2003. It was Newton's first novel. She has since written a second novel, Death of a Whaler....
was shortlisted the 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...
for the Asia/Pacific region (Best First Book) and One Book One Brisbane. Later that year, Nerida was named by the Sydney Morning Herald as one of Australia's best young novelists. Her second novel, Death of a Whaler
Death of a Whaler
Death of a Whaler is a novel written by Australian author Nerida Newton and was first published in 2006. It is Newton's second novel.-Plot summary:Byron Bay, 1962...
was released in 2006.
Early life
She was born in 1972, in Brisbane. After attending high school in BrisbaneBrisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
, they spent a year as an exchange student in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
, staying primarily in Pretoria
Pretoria
Pretoria is a city located in the northern part of Gauteng Province, South Africa. It is one of the country's three capital cities, serving as the executive and de facto national capital; the others are Cape Town, the legislative capital, and Bloemfontein, the judicial capital.Pretoria is...
. Upon returning to Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, she completed a Bachelor of Arts (Journalism, Political Science, Literature) at the University of Queensland
University of Queensland
The University of Queensland, also known as UQ, is a public university located in state of Queensland, Australia. Founded in 1909, it is the oldest and largest university in Queensland and the fifth oldest in the nation...
. She completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Corporate Communication at the Queensland University of Technology
Queensland University of Technology
Queensland University of Technology is an Australian university with an applied emphasis in courses and research. Based in Brisbane, it has 40,000 students, including 6,000 international students, over 4,000 staff members, and an annual budget of more than A$750 million.QUT is marketed as "A...
. She has since lived and worked in Malaysia and the UK working as a copywriter, and later a technical writer in both the UK and Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
. In 2001, she was accepted into the University of Queensland’s Masters of Philosophy degree in Creative Writing and completed The Lambing Flat
The Lambing Flat
The Lambing Flat is a novel written by Australian author Nerida Newton and was first published in 2003. It was Newton's first novel. She has since written a second novel, Death of a Whaler....
that year. The resulting manuscript was published by UQP in October 2003. She tutored for a time in the University of Queensland
University of Queensland
The University of Queensland, also known as UQ, is a public university located in state of Queensland, Australia. Founded in 1909, it is the oldest and largest university in Queensland and the fifth oldest in the nation...
creative writing programmes.
She has had short stories published in Australian Short Stories and Inkspot, articles published in the The Courier-Mail
The Courier-Mail
The Courier-Mail is a daily newspaper published in Brisbane, Australia. Owned by News Limited, it is published daily from Monday to Saturday in tabloid format. Its editorial offices are located at Bowen Hills, in Brisbane's inner northern suburbs, and it is printed at Murarrie, in Brisbane's...
, and has presented at various writer's festivals around Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.