Philip Dean is an Australian playwright.

Biography

Dean was born in rural Queensland and is a graduate of the

Queensland College of Art The Queensland College of Art (QCA) is a specialist arts and design college located in South Bank, Brisbane, and Southport on the Gold Coast of Queensland in Australia. Founded in 1881, the college is the oldest arts institution in Australia. A ...

and 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 ...

. He lives in

Brisbane Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the states and territories of Australia, Australian state of Queensland, and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a populati ...

Plays

Dean's writing for the stage includes ''Long Gone Lonesome Cowgirls'' and adaptations of three

Nick Earls Nicholas Francis Ward Earls (born 8 October 1963) is a novelist from Brisbane, Australia, who writes humorous popular fiction about everyday life. The majority of his novels are set in his home town of Brisbane. He fronted a major Brisbane tour ...

' novels—'' 48 Shades of Brown'', ''Zigzag Street'', and ''After January''.

Awards

Dean is the winner of a Matilda Award for ''Long Gone Lonesome Cowgirls''. In 2002, he won an

AWGIE Award The AWGIE Awards is an annual awards ceremony conducted by the Australian Writers' Guild, for excellence in screen, television, stage and radio writing. The awards began in 1967. The awards are judged by over 50 writers, most of whom are previo ...

References

Australian dramatists and playwrights Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Griffith University alumni University of Queensland alumni {{Australia-writer-stub