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Claire G. Coleman
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Coleman delivering the Loris Williams Memorial Lecture, at the Australian Society of Archivists' 2018 annual conference, in Perth, Western Australia
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Notable work
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Terra Nullius, The Old Lie |
Claire G. Coleman is an amazing Aboriginal Australian writer. She was born in 1974 in Western Australia. Claire writes novels, essays, and poems. She is well-known for her first novel, Terra Nullius, which came out in 2017. This book won the Norma K Hemming Award. She also wrote a non-fiction book called Lies, Damned Lies, which won a big award in 2022.
About Claire G. Coleman
Claire G. Coleman was born in 1974. She is a Noongar woman. Her family belongs to the Wirlomin language group. This means she has strong connections to her Aboriginal heritage.
Claire's Writing Journey
Claire's first novel, Terra Nullius, started as a special project. She received a writing fellowship in 2016 from the State Library of Queensland. This fellowship, called black&write!, helps Indigenous writers. After her book was published, it won the Norma K Hemming Award.
In 2018, Claire gave an important speech. It was the Loris Williams Memorial Lecture. She gave it at a conference for people who work with archives.
Claire has also written many essays. An essay is a short piece of writing about a specific topic. Two of her essays were chosen as finalists for the Horne Prize. These were "After the Grog War" in 2018 and "Hidden in Plain Sight" in 2019. She also writes short stories and poetry.
Awards and Recognitions
Claire G. Coleman's work has been recognized many times. Here are some of the awards and shortlistings she has received:
- 2017: Her novel Terra Nullius was a finalist for the Aurealis Award for best science fiction novel.
- 2018: Her essay "After the Grog War" was a finalist for the Horne Prize.
- 2018: Terra Nullius was a finalist for the MUD Literary Prize.
- 2018: Terra Nullius was also a finalist for the Stella Prize.
- 2019: Her essay "Hidden in Plain Sight" was a finalist for the Horne Prize.
- 2019: Terra Nullius was a finalist for the Neukom Institute Literary Arts Awards Debut.
- 2019: She won the Queensland Poetry Festival Philip Bacon Ekphrasis Award for her poem "Pelin".
- 2020: Her poem "That Wadjela Tongue" was a finalist for the Peter Porter Poetry Prize.
- 2020: She was a finalist for the Oodgeroo Noonuccal Indigenous Poetry Prize.
- 2022: Her non-fiction book Lies, Damned Lies won the University of Queensland Non-Fiction Book Award. This was part of the Queensland Literary Awards.
