Tara June Winch
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| Born | 2 December 1983  Wollongong, New South Wales |
| Known for | Novels and short stories |
Tara June Winch (born 2 December 1983) is an Australian writer of Aboriginal and European descent. Her first book, Swallow the Air, won several major Australian literary awards.
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[edit] Life
Winch was born in Wollongong, New South Wales, of Wiradjuri, Afghan and English heritage.[1] She is studying for a Master of Arts degree at the University of Wollongong. She has one daughter. She currently lives in New York City after an Internship at the United Nations. She has started a charity to promote female empowerment called onethousand.org.[2]
[edit] Writing
Her first novel, Swallow the air, won several awards. The judges for the Sydney Morning Herald Best Young Novelists award wrote that the book "is distinguished by its natural grace and vivid language" and that "As with many first books it deals with issues of family, growing up and stepping into the world. But it strives to connect these experiences to broader social issues, though never in a didactic fashion".[3] Thuy On writes that "Swallow the Air can either be read as a novel with short chapters or as a series of inter-linked short stories" and describes Winch's style in the following words: "in between prose of unvarnished vernacular, Winch offers lyrical sentences that delight in startling metaphorical allusions".[4]
Winch has also had been published in Best Australian Stories 2005, 2006, 2010, the Griffith Review, The Bulletin, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age as well as others.
[edit] Awards and nominations
- 2003: State Library of Queensland Young Writers Award, Runner up and Maureen Donahoe Encouragement award[5]
- 2004: Queensland Premier's Literary Awards, David Unaipon Award for unpublished indigenous writers
- 2006: Victorian Premier's Literary Award for indigenous writing
- 2007: Dobbie Award
- 2007: New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards, UTS Award for New Writing
- 2007: The Sydney Morning Herald, Best Young Australian Novelists Award [3]
- 2007: Queensland Premier's Literary Awards: Shortlisted[6]
- 2007: The Age Book of the Year: Shortlisted[6]
- 2008: Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative:[6] Winner
[edit] Bibliography
- Swallow the air (University of Queensland Press, 2006 ISBN 0702235210)
[edit] References
Jane Cornwell (14 June 2008). "The Face: Tara June Winch". The Australian. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/arts/the-face-tara-june-winch/story-e6frg8nf-1111116592182.
- ^ Tara June Winch at University of Queensland Press
- ^ http://web.archive.org/web/20100613141204/http://www.tarajunewinch.com/
- ^ a b Wyndham, Susan (2007) "A fairytale beginning" in The Sydney Morning Herald, Arts and Entertainment Section, 2–3 June 2007, p. 9
- ^ On, Thuy "A talent to watch" in Australian Book Review Accessed: 2007-08-29
- ^ State Library of Queensland Young Writers Award, Runner up and Maureen Donahoe Encouragement award. Slq.qld.gov.au. Retrieved on 2011-11-06.
- ^ a b c Moran, Jennifer (2008) "Indigenous writer makes shortlist for coveted prize", The Canberra Times, 2008-04-11, p. 5
