Georgia Blain
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Georgia Blain is a contemporary Australian novelist, journalist and biographer.
She is the daughter of journalist Anne Deveson
. Her first novel was Closed for Winter. Her most recent work is Births, Deaths and Marriages, a memoir of her childhood which has been short-listed for the Nita Kibble Literary Award
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She is the daughter of journalist Anne Deveson
Anne Deveson
Anne Barbara Deveson AO is an Australian writer, broadcaster, filmmaker and social commentator.During World War II, Deveson's family moved to Western Australia from Malaya as refugees. She attempted a Science degree in England, but dropped out to pursue other interests...
. Her first novel was Closed for Winter. Her most recent work is Births, Deaths and Marriages, a memoir of her childhood which has been short-listed for the Nita Kibble Literary Award
Nita Kibble Literary Award
The Kibble Literary Awards comprise two awards which are presented annually: the Nita B Kibble Literary Award, which recognises the work of an established Australian female writer, and the Dobbie Literary Award, which is for a first published work by a female writer. The Awards recognise the works...
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