Stephen Daisley (born 1955) is a New Zealand novelist.
Daisley won the 2011
Prime Minister's Literary Award
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.Ockham New Zealand Book Award, 2016, for his second novel ''Coming Rain.''
Biography
He was born in
New Zealand
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and spent five years in the New Zealand army before working as a sheep herder, bush cutter, truck driver, construction worker and bartender. He now lives in
Perth
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Traitor
Treason is the crime of attacking a state authority to which one owes allegiance. This typically includes acts such as participating in a war against one's native country, attempting to overthrow its government, spying on its military, its diplo ...
'' (2010)
* ''Coming Rain'' (2015)
Awards
* 2011 winner
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.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 ...
— UTS Award for New Writing – ''Traitor''
* 2011 shortlisted New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards — Christina Stead Prize for Fiction – ''Traitor''
* 2011 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 First Book – ''Traitor''
* 2010 shortlisted
Western Australian Premier's Book Awards
The Western Australian Premier's Book Awards is an annual book award provided by the Government of Western Australia, and managed by the State Library of Western Australia.
History and format
Annual literary awards were inaugurated by the Wes ...
— Fiction – ''Traitor''
* 2016 winner Ockham New Zealand Book Award — Fiction – ''Coming Rain'' with a prize of $50,000