Dorothy Johnston

Dorothy Johnston (1948) is an Australian author of both crime and literary fiction. She has published novels, short stories and essays.

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 lived in Canberra from 1979 to 2008, and currently lives in Ocean Grove, Victoria (Australia).[2] She is a former President of Canberra PEN and a founding member of the Seven Writers' Group.[3]

Awards

The Miles Franklin Award Ruth, shortlisted 1987

One for the Master, shortlisted 1998

ABC / ABA Bicentennial Literary Award Maralinga, My Love, Fiction, highly commended 1988
ACT Book of the Year[4] The Trojan Dog, joint-winner 2001
Davitt Award The Trojan Dog, highly commended 2001

Bibliography

Novels

Short stories

Essays

References

  1. Johnston, Dorothy (1948 - ) (Australian Women's Archive Project) Accessed: 4 February 2007
  2. "Leaving literary Canberra", published in "The Canberra Times 12/1/2008
  3. Randall, D'arcy "Seven Writers And Australia's Literary Capital", published in Republics of Letters: Literary Communities In Australia, Peter Kirkpatrick and Robert Dixon (Eds.) Sydney University Press, 2012, p205-216.
  4. "ACT Book of the Year Winners". ACT Virtual Library. Archived from the original on 2007-08-31. Retrieved 2007-09-03.

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