John Harwood (born 1946) was born in Hobart,

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and is an Australian poet, literary critic and novelist.

Biography

Educated 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 ...

and

Cambridge University The University of Cambridge is a Public university, public collegiate university, collegiate research university in Cambridge, England. Founded in 1209 and granted a royal charter by Henry III of England, Henry III in 1231, Cambridge is the world' ...

, Harwood has worked as an academic at Flinders University in

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. He left Flinders University in 1997 to become a full-time writer. While he is better known for his writing on poetry, Harwood made an impact with his first novel, ''The Ghost Writer'', which was commended in literary awards in Australia and which was a winner of a major International Horror award. Harwood is the son of the poet

Gwen Harwood Gwen Harwood (née Gwendoline Nessie Foster, 8 June 19205 December 1995) was an Australian poet and librettist. Harwood is regarded as one of Australia's finest poets, publishing over 420 works, including 386 poems and 13 librettos. She won nu ...

Awards

*The Miles Franklin Award for ''The Ghost Writer'', longlisted 2005 *The

Commonwealth Writers Prize Commonwealth Foundation presented a number of prizes between 1987 and 2011. The main award was called the Commonwealth Writers' Prize and was composed of two prizes: the Best Book Prize (overall and regional) was awarded from 1987 to 2011; the Best ...

''The Ghost Writer'', commended South East Asia and South Pacific Region, Best First Book section, 2005 *

International Horror Guild Award The International Horror Guild Award (also known as the IHG Award) was an accolade recognizing excellence in the field of Horror fiction, horror/dark fantasy, presented by the International Horror Guild (IHG) from 1995 to 2008. The IHG Awards wer ...

for ''The Ghost Writer'', Best First Novel winner 2005 *

Dracula Society The Dracula Society is a London-based literature and travel group with an interest in supernatural and macabre works of fiction, as exemplified by Bram Stoker's ''Dracula''. The Society The society was founded in October 1973 by two actors, Berna ...

, Children of the Night Award for ''The Ghost Writer'', winner 2004 *

Aurealis Award The Aurealis Award for Excellence in Speculative Fiction is an annual literary award for Australian science fiction, fantasy and horror fiction. Only Australians are eligible for the award. History The Aurealis Award was established in 1995 by ...

for ''The Seance'', Best Horror Novel 2008

Bibliography

Novels

* ''The Ghost Writer'' (Jonathan Cape, 2004) * '' The Seance'' (Jonathan Cape, 2008) * ''The Asylum'' (2013)

Biography and literary criticism

*''

Olivia Shakespear Olivia Shakespear (; 17 March 1863 – 3 October 1938) was a British novelist, playwright, and patron of the arts. She wrote six books that are described as "marriage problem" novels. Her works sold poorly, sometimes only a few hundred cop ...

and W.B. Yeats : after long silence'' (Macmillan, 1989) *''Eliot to Derrida : the poverty of interpretation'' (Macmillan, 1995)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Harwood, John 1946 births 21st-century Australian novelists Australian male novelists Australian poets Living people Australian male poets 21st-century Australian male writers