Tara June Winch (born 2 December 1983) is an Australian writer. She is the 2020 winner of the Miles Franklin Award for her book The Yield.
Biography Tara June Winch was born in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia on 2 December 1983.Biography, AustLit Her father is from the Wiradjuri nation in western New South Wales, and she grew up in the coastal area of Woonona within the Wollongong region. She often explores the two geographical places in her fiction. She is based in Australia and France.
Her first novel, Swallow the Air (2006), won several Australian literary 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".Wyndham, Susan (2007) "A fairytale beginning", The Sydney Morning Herald, Arts and Entertainment section, 2–3 June 2007, p. 9
In 2008 the Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative supported her mentorship under Nobel Prize-winning author Wole Soyinka.
The critical reception for her second book, After the Carnage (2016), was positive. A review in The Australian stated that "Winch can pack a punch and break your heart within a few pages" and that "The personal-is-political worldview flexes Winch's considerable literary muscle".Varrenti, Elly (2016) "Tara June Winch's After the Carnage: lives reshaped by memories", The Australian, Review section, 3 September 2016
Her 2019 novel The Yield won seven national Australian literary awards in 2020, including the Prime Minister's Literary Award"Prime Minister's Literary awards: Tara June Winch wins in record-breaking year for Indigenous work" by Steph Harmon, The Guardian, 10 December 2020 for fiction and the Miles Franklin Literary Award."Tara June Winch wins 2020 Miles Franklin award for her book The Yield: 'It broke my heart to write it by Stephanie Convery, The Guardian, 16 July 2020
Awards and nominations 2003: State Library of Queensland Young Writers Award, Runner up and Maureen Donahoe Encouragement awardState Library of Queensland Young Writers Award, Runner up and Maureen Donahoe Encouragement award . Slq.qld.gov.au. Retrieved on 2011-11-06. 2004: Queensland Premier's Literary Awards, David Unaipon Award for unpublished Indigenous writers 2006: Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Indigenous Writing 2007: Dobbie Award 2007: New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards, UTS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 2007: Queensland Premier's Literary Awards: ShortlistedMoran, Jennifer (2008) "Indigenous writer makes shortlist for coveted prize", The Canberra Times, 2008-04-11, p. 5 2007: The Age Book of the Year: Shortlisted 2008: Literature Recipient of the Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative. Wole Soyinka was her mentor for this event. 2008: nominated for the Deadly Sounds Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Music, Sport, Entertainment and Community Awards – Outstanding Achievement in Literature. 2016: Victorian Premier's Literary Awards – "Highly commended" 2017: New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards Christina Stead Prize for Fiction – Shortlisted"NSW Premier's Award 2017 shortlist celebrates short storytelling", Morris, Linda; The Sydney Morning Herald 2017-04-26. 2017: Queensland Literary Awards Short Story Collection – Shortlisted 2020: Victorian Premier's Prize for Fiction – Shortlisted for The Yield 2020: Stella Prize – Shortlisted for The Yield 2020: New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards Book of the Year, Christina Stead Prize for Fiction and People's Choice Award for The Yield 2020: Miles Franklin Award – Won for The Yield 2020: Queensland Literary Awards, Fiction Book Award – Shortlisted for The Yield 2020: Voss Literary Prize – Won for The Yield 2020: Prime Minister's Literary Award for Fiction – Won for The Yield 2022: Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature Fiction Award – Shortlisted for The Yield
Bibliography
Books
Anthologies
Selected essays and reporting
Film Carriberrie (screenwriter) Winch, Tara June (2018)
References
External links
Tara June Winch on Goodreads