Ellen van Neerven
Ellen van Neerven (born 1990) is an Indigenous Australian writer and poet. Her first book, Heat and Light, won the 2013 Queensland Literary Awards' David Unaipon Award for unpublished Indigenous writers,[1] the 2016 NSW Premier's Literary Award's Indigenous Writers Prize[2] and was shortlisted for the Stella Prize in 2015.[3] Her second book, the poetry collection Comfort Food, was published in 2016. One of van Neerven's stories, Confidence Game, was featured in SBS podcast series, True Stories, in 2015.[4]
Early life
Van Neerven was born in 1990 to Dutch and Aboriginal parents.[5] She studied Creative Writing at the Queensland University of Technology.[6]
Personal life
Van Neerven is a Yugambeh woman.[7] She is openly queer.[8] She lives in Brisbane, Australia.[9]
Awards and honours
- 2013 Queensland Literary Awards' David Unaipon Award for Unpublished Indigenous Writers for Heat and Light[1]
- 2015 Dobbie Literary Award for Heat and Light
- 2015 Stella Prize shortlist for Heat and Light[3]
- 2015 Sydney Morning Herald Best Young Australian Novelist for Heat and Light[10]
- 2016 NSW Premier's Literary Award - Indigenous Writers Prize for Heat and Light[2]
Works
Books
- Heat and Light, UQP (2014) ISBN 978-0-7022-5321-8
- Comfort Food, UQP (2016) ISBN 978-0-7022-5405-5
Other published works
- 'Skin', Meanjin Literary Journal. (Short story.)[11]
- 'Wetskins', The Lifted Brow. (Short story.)[12]
- 'S&J', McSweeney's, issue 41. (Short story.)[13]
- 'Invisible Spears', Overland Literary Journal, issue 220 Spring 2015. (Poem.)[14]
References
- 1 2 jurisdiction=Queensland, ; corporateName=State Library of Queensland;. "2013 winners". qldlitawards.org.au. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
- 1 2 1414, scheme=AGLSTERMS.AglsAgent; corporateName=State Library of New South Wales; address=Macquarie Street, Sydney, NSW 2000; contact=+61 2 9273 (2016-05-16). "Winners announced for 2016 NSW Premier's Literary Awards". www.sl.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
- 1 2 "Shortlist 2015 | The Stella Prize". thestellaprize.com.au. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
- ↑ "Ellen van Neerven". Programs. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
- ↑ "Shortlist 2015 | The Stella Prize". thestellaprize.com.au. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
- ↑ "An Interview with Ellen van Neerven |". Sydney Review of Books. 2015-10-23. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
- ↑ "Ellen van Neerven, Writer, (Yugambeh) | NGV". www.ngv.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
- ↑ Russell, Stephen A. "Throwing light on queer Indigenous voices". SBS.
- ↑ "UQP - Ellen Van Neerven". www.uqp.uq.edu.au. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
- ↑ Wyndham, Susan (2016-05-13). "The Sydney Morning Herald Best Young Australian Novelists awards turn 20". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
- ↑ "Skin". Meanjin. 2014-10-03. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
- ↑ "'Wetskins', by Ellen van Neerven | The Lifted Brow". theliftedbrow.com. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
- ↑ "McSweeney's Issue 41". store.mcsweeneys.net. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
- ↑ "Invisible spears". Overland literary journal. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
External links
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