Mireille Juchau (born 1969) is an Australian author.
Early life and education
Juchau was born in 1969 and was raised in
Sydney
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Jewish
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heritage.
She received First Class Honours and the University Medal from the
University of Technology, Sydney
The University of Technology Sydney (UTS) is a public research university located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Although its origins are said to trace back to the 1830s, the university was founded in its current form in 1988. As of 2021 ...
(UTS) in 1994 for her BA thesis, ''Tracings: Writing memory and the Holocaust.'' She completed a doctorate in writing and philosophy from the
University of Western Sydney
Western Sydney University, formerly the University of Western Sydney, is an Australian multi-campus university in the Greater Western region of Sydney, Australia. The university in its current form was founded in 1989 as a federated network u ...
in 2000, with her thesis ''Machines for feeling: Narrating autistic experience''.University of Queensland Press - Mireille Juchau /ref>
Career
Juchau was the fiction editor of ''
HEAT
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'' magazine for some time.
She has been a peer on the Literature Board for the Australia Council for the Arts, a judge for the
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 ...
and has lectured at UTS,
University of New South Wales
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and
Western Sydney University
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.
Recognition and awards
* 2000 - shortlisted
The Australian/Vogel Literary Award
''The Australian''/Vogel Literary Award is an Australian literary award for unpublished manuscripts by writers under the age of 35. The prize money, currently A$20,000, is the richest and most prestigious award for an unpublished manuscript in ...
for ''Machines for Feeling''
* 2002 - winner, Perishable Theatre International Women's Playwriting Competition
* 2004 - awarded the
Marten Bequest Travelling Scholarship
The Marten Bequest is an Australian charitable trust, from which scholarships are awarded by the Australia Council for the Arts on behalf of the trustee, Perpetual Limited. The scholarships are known as the Marten Bequest Travelling Scholarsh ...
* 2008 - shortlisted
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 ...
South East Asia and South Pacific Region — Best Book for ''Burning In''
* 2008 - highly commended
Barbara Jefferis Award
The Barbara Jefferis Award is an Australian literary award prize. The award was created in 2007 after being endowed by John Hinde upon his death to commemorate his late wife, author Barbara Jefferis. It is funded by his $1 million bequest. Origin ...
for ''Burning In''
* 2008 - shortlisted
Nita Kibble Literary Award
The Kibble Literary Awards comprise two awards—the Nita B Kibble Literary Award, which recognises the work of an established Australian female writer, and the Dobbie Literary Award, which is for a first published work by a female writer. The Awar ...
for ''Burning In''
* 2008 - shortlisted
The Age Book of the Year
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Award — Fiction Prize for ''Burning In''
* 2008 - shortlisted
Prime Minister's Literary Awards
The Australian Prime Minister's Literary Awards (PMLA) were announced at the end of 2007 by the incoming First Rudd ministry following the 2007 election. They are administered by the Minister for the Arts.Notting Hill Editions International Essay Prize for ''The Most Holy Object in the House''
* 2016 - winner
Victorian Premier's Literary Awards
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 p ...
— The Vance Palmer Prize for Fiction for ''The World Without Us''
* 2016 - shortlisted
Stella Prize
The Stella Prize is an Australian annual literary award established in 2013 for writing by Australian women in all genres, worth $50,000. It was originally proposed by Australian women writers and publishers in 2011, modelled on the UK's Baileys W ...
for ''The World Without Us''
* 2016 - shortlisted Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) — Australian Literary Fiction Book of the Year for ''The World Without Us''
* 2016 - longlisted
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 ...
for ''The World Without Us''
* 2016 - 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 for ''The World Without Us''
* 2016 - 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. ...
for ''The World Without Us''
She attended the New York State Summer Writer's School, USA in 2000 and has had several writing residencies at Varuna Writers Centre and Bundanon Arts Centre, Australia.
Selected works
Novels
* ''Machines for Feeling'' (2001)
* ''Burning In'' (2007)
* ''The World Without Us'' (2015)