Dorothy Johnston

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Dorothy Johnston (1948) is an Australian novelist.

Born in Geelong, Victoria, Australia, Johnston trained as a teacher at the University of Melbourne and later worked as a researcher in the education field.[1] She has lived in Canberra since 1979.

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[edit] Awards

The Miles Franklin Award One for the Master, shortlisted 1998
ABC / ABA Bicentennial Literary Award Maralinga, My Love, Fiction, highly commended 1988
ACT Book of the Year[2] The Trojan Dog, joint-winner 2001
Davitt Award The Trojan Dog, highly commended 2001

[edit] Bibliography

Novels

  • Tunnel Vision (1984)
  • Ruth (1986)
  • Maralinga, My Love (1988)
  • One for the Master (1997)
  • The Trojan Dog (2000)
  • The White Tower (2003)
  • The House at Number 10 (2005)
  • Eden (2007)

Short stories

  • Canberra Tales: Stories (1962) or The Division of Love: Stories

[edit] References

  1. ^ Johnston, Dorothy (1948 - ) (Australian Women's Archive Project) Accessed: 4 February 2007
  2. ^ "ACT Book of the Year Winners". ACT Virtual Library. Archived from the original on 2007-08-31. http://web.archive.org/web/20070831125605/http://www.library.act.gov.au/find/history/frequentlyaskedquestions/literaryawards/literaryawards2. Retrieved 2007-09-03. 

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