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Julia Blackburn (born 1948) is a British author of both fiction and non-fiction. She is the daughter of poet
Author's official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Blackburn, Julia 1948 births Living people British women novelists 20th-century British novelists 21st-century British novelists 20th-century British women writers English people of Mauritian descent Fellows of the Royal Society of Literature 21st-century British women writers
Julia Blackburn (born 1948) is a British author of both fiction and non-fiction. She is the daughter of poet Thomas Blackburn Thomas, Tom or Tommy Blackburn may refer to:
*Anthony Blackburn (born 1945), British vice-admiral and Equerry to the Royal Household, commonly known as Tom Blackburn
*Thomas Blackburn (entomologist) (1844–1912), Australian entomologist
*Thomas Bl ...
and artist Rosalie de Meric.
Julia Blackburn's bohemian and troubled upbringing is the subject of her memoir ''The Three of Us'' (2008).
Awards and honours
*1996Orange Prize
The Women's Prize for Fiction (previously with sponsor names Orange Prize for Fiction (1996–2006 and 2009–12), Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction (2007–08) and Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction (2014–2017)) is one of the United Kingdom's m ...
, shortlist, '' The Book of Colour''
*1999 Orange Prize
The Women's Prize for Fiction (previously with sponsor names Orange Prize for Fiction (1996–2006 and 2009–12), Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction (2007–08) and Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction (2014–2017)) is one of the United Kingdom's m ...
, shortlist, '' The Leper's Companions''
*1999 James Tait Black Memorial Prize
The James Tait Black Memorial Prizes are literary prizes awarded for literature written in the English language. They, along with the Hawthornden Prize, are Britain's oldest literary awards. Based at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, Unit ...
(Best Novel), nominee, ''The Leper's Companions''
*2009 J.R. Ackerley Award, winner, ''The Three of Us''
*2011 Costa Book Awards
The Costa Book Awards were a set of annual literary awards recognising English-language books by writers based in UK and Ireland. Originally named the Whitbread Book Awards from 1971 to 2005 after its first sponsor, the Whitbread company, then ...
(Biography), shortlist, ''Thin Paths: Journeys in and Around an Italian Mountain Village''
*2012 Dolman Best Travel Book Award
The Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards celebrate the best travel writing and travel writers in the world. The awards include the Stanford Dolman Travel Book of the Year and the Edward Stanford Award for Outstanding Contribution to Travel Writing ...
, shortlist, ''Thin Paths: Journeys in and around an Italian Mountain Village''
*2019 Wainwright Prize
The Wainwright Prize is a literary prize awarded annually for the best work of general outdoors, nature and UK-based travel writing. In 2020 it was split into the Wainwright Prize for UK nature writing and the Wainwright Prize for writing on globa ...
, shortlist, ''Time Song: Searching for Doggerland''
Bibliography
Novels
* '' The Book of Colour'' (1995) * '' The Leper's Companions'' (1999)Non-fiction
* ''The White Men: The First Response of Aboriginal Peoples to the White Man'' (1979) * ''Charles Waterton
Charles Waterton (3 June 1782 – 27 May 1865) was an English naturalist, plantation overseer and explorer best known for his pioneering work regarding conservation.
Family and religion
Waterton was of a Roman Catholic landed gentry family de ...
, 1782–1865: Conservationist and Traveller'' (1991)
* '' Daisy Bates in the Desert: A Woman's Life Among the Aborigines'' (1994)
* ''The Emperor's Last Island: Journey to St.Helena'' (2000)
* ''Old Man Goya'' (2002)
* ''With Billie: A New Look at the Unforgettable Lady Day
In the Western liturgical year, Lady Day is the traditional name in some English-speaking countries of the Feast of the Annunciation, which is celebrated on 25 March, and commemorates the visit of the archangel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary, durin ...
'' (2005), Vintage, – includes material from interviews conducted by Linda Lipnack Kuehl
* ''My Animals and Other Family'' (2007)
* ''The Three of Us: A Family Story'' (2008)
* ''Thin Paths: Journeys in and Around an Italian Mountain Village'' (2011)
* ''Threads: The Delicate Life of John Craske'' (2015)
* ''Time Song: Searching for Doggerland'' (2019); in the US: ''Time Song: Journeys in Search of a Submerged Land'' (2019)
References
External links
Author's official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Blackburn, Julia 1948 births Living people British women novelists 20th-century British novelists 21st-century British novelists 20th-century British women writers English people of Mauritian descent Fellows of the Royal Society of Literature 21st-century British women writers