Amanda Frances Lillian Lohrey (; born 13 April 1947) is an Australian

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and

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Career

Lohrey completed her education at the

University of Tasmania The University of Tasmania (UTAS) is a public research university, primarily located in Tasmania, Australia. Founded in 1890, it is Australia's fourth oldest university. Christ College, one of the university's residential colleges, first prop ...

before taking up a scholarship at the

University of Cambridge , mottoeng = Literal: From here, light and sacred draughts. Non literal: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge. , established = , other_name = The Chancellor, Masters and Schola ...

. From 1988 to 1994 she lectured in writing and textual studies at the

University of Technology An institute of technology (also referred to as: technological university, technical university, university of technology, technological educational institute, technical college, polytechnic university or just polytechnic) is an institution of te ...

Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountai ...

. She has held the position of lecturer in School of English, Media Studies and Art History at the

University of Queensland , mottoeng = By means of knowledge and hard work , established = , endowment = A$224.3 million , budget = A$2.1 billion , type = Public research university , chancellor = Peter Varghese , vice_chancellor = Deborah Terry , city = B ...

Brisbane Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Queensland, and the third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of approximately 2.6 million. Brisbane lies at the centre of the Sou ...

in 2002, and joined the

Australian National University The Australian National University (ANU) is a public research university located in Canberra, the capital of Australia. Its main campus in Acton encompasses seven teaching and research colleges, in addition to several national academies an ...

School of Literature, Languages, and Linguistics as a visiting fellow in 2016 where she continues to write fiction.

Awards and nominations

* 1988 shortlisted

New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards The New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards, also known as the NSW Premier's Literary Awards, were first awarded in 1979. They are among the richest literary awards in Australia. Notable prizes include the Christina Stead Prize for Fiction, th ...

Christina Stead Prize for Fiction ''The Reading Group'' *1996 winner Australian Literature Society Gold Medal ''Camille's Bread'' * 1996 winner

Victorian Premier's Literary Award The Victorian Premier's Literary Awards were created by the Victorian Government with the aim of raising the profile of contemporary creative writing and Australia's publishing industry. As of 2013, it is reportedly Australia's richest literary ...

Vance Palmer Prize for Fiction ''Camille's Bread'' * 1996 shortlisted

Miles Franklin Award The Miles Franklin Literary Award is an annual literary prize awarded to "a novel which is of the highest literary merit and presents Australian life in any of its phases". The award was set up according to the will of Miles Franklin (1879–195 ...

''Camille's Bread'' * 2005 longlisted

''The Philosopher's Doll'' * 2006 longlisted

International Dublin Literary Award The International Dublin Literary Award ( ga, Duais Liteartha Idirnáisiúnta Bhaile Átha Chliath), established as the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award in 1996, is presented each year for a novel written or translated into English. ...

''The Philosopher's Doll'' * 2011 winner Queensland Premier's Literary Award ''Reading Madame Bovary'' * 2012

Patrick White Award The Patrick White Award is an annual literary prize established by Patrick White. White used his 1973 Nobel Prize in Literature award to establish a trust for this prize. The $25,000 cash award is given to a writer who has been highly creative o ...

'''' *2021 winner

''The Labyrinth'' *2021 winner

Voss Literary Prize The Voss Literary Prize is an annual award named in honour of historian Vivian Robert de Vaux Voss (1930–1963). It is awarded to the best novel published in the previous year and is managed and judged by the Australian University Heads of Engli ...

, ''The Labyrinth'' *2021 winner Prime Minister's Literary Award for Fiction, ''The Labyrinth''

Bibliography

Novels

* ''The Morality of Gentlemen'' (1984) * ''The Reading Group'' (1988) * ''Camille's Bread'' (1995) * ''The Philosopher's Doll'' (2004) * ''Vertigo'' (2008) * '' Reading Madame Bovary'' (2010) * ''A Short History of Richard Kline'' (2015) * ''The Labyrinth'' (2020)

Essays

* ''The Clear Voice Suddenly Singing. An essay in Secrets by Drusilla Modjeska, Amanda Lohrey, Robert Dessaix. Pan MacMillan, 1997'' * ''The Project of the Self under Late-Capitalism. The Best Australian Essays 2001, pp. 246 – 65. Black Inc/Schwartz Publishing Pty Ltd'' * ''Reading Madame Bovary. The Best Australian Stories 2002, pp. 14 – 39. Black Inc/Schwartz Publishing Pty Ltd'' * ''Groundswell: The Rise of the Greens Quarterly Essay 8. 2002 pp. 1 – 86. Black Inc/Schwartz Publishing Pty Ltd'' * ''Writing The Morality of Gentlemen. Hecate, Vol. 30, 2004 pp. 193 – 200. Hecate Press''
''Enrolment Daze''
''

The Monthly ''The Monthly'' is an Australian national magazine of politics, society and the arts, which is published eleven times per year on a monthly basis except the December/January issue. Founded in 2005, it is published by Melbourne property developer ...

'', No.7, November 2005 * ''Celebrating the secular. Cultural Studies Review, Vol. 12, 2006 pp. 202 – 206 John Libbey & Company Pty Ltd'' * ''Voting for Jesus, Christianity and Politics in Australia. Quarterly Essay 22. 2006. Black Inc.''
''Green Christine''
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'', No.31, February 2008 *
A Welcome Contradiction: Gambler and MONA founder David Walsh has written a book

,'' December 2014 - January 2015

External links

Transcript of interview with Ramona Koval, the Book Show,

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, on her novel Vertigo, 10 November 2008.

References

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