Sofie Laguna (born 1968) is an Australian writer. She was born in Sydney and studied law before deciding that being a lawyer was not for her. She has worked as an actor and is now a writer and playwright. She now lives in
Melbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...
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.''
* 2015 shortlisted Stella Prize for ''The Eye of the Sheep''
* 2015 winner Miles Franklin Award for ''The Eye of the Sheep''
* 2015 commended The Fellowship of Australian Writers Victoria Inc. National Literary Awards — FAW Christina Stead Award for ''The Eye of the Sheep''
* 2018 longlisted Stella Prize for ''The Choke''
* 2018 shortlisted
Voss Literary Prize
The Voss Literary Prize is an annual award named in honour of historian Vivian Robert de Vaux Voss (1930–1963). It is awarded to the best novel published in the previous year and is managed and judged by the Australian University Heads of Engli ...
for ''The Choke''
*2021 longlisted Miles Franklin Award for ''Infinite Splendours''
*2021 winner
Colin Roderick Award
The Colin Roderick Award is presented annually by the Foundation for Australian Literary Studies at Queensland's James Cook University for "the best book published in Australia which deals with any aspect of Australian life". It was first presente ...
for ''Infinite Splendours''
Bibliography
Novels
* ''One Foot Wrong'' (2008)
* '' The Eye of the Sheep'' (2014)
* ''The Choke'' (2017)
*''Infinite Splendours'' (2020)
Children's
* ''Bill's Best Day'' (2002)
* ''Bad Buster'' (2003)
* ''Surviving Aunt Marsha'' (2003)
* ''Big Ned's Bushwalk'' (2005)
* ''Bird and Sugar Boy'' (2006)
* ''Meet Grace'' (2011)
* ''A Friend for Grace'' (2011)
* ''Grace and Glory'' (2011)
* ''A Home for Grace'' (2011)
* ''The Grace Stories'' (2013)
* ''1836 : Do You Dare? : Fighting Bones'' (2014)
Picture books
* ''My Yellow Blanky'' (2002) with Tom Jellett (illustrator)
* ''Too Loud Lily'' (2002) with Kerry Argent (illustrator)
* ''On Our Way to the Beach'' (2004) with Andrew McLean (illustrator)
* ''Stephen's Music'' (2007) with Anna Pignataro (illustrator)
* ''Boris Monster, Scared of Nothing'' (2007) with Ben Redlich (illustrator)
* ''Where Are You, Banana?'' (2013) with Craig Smith (illustrator)
Personal life
Laguna lives in
Eltham
Eltham ( ) is a district of southeast London, England, within the Royal Borough of Greenwich. It is east-southeast of Charing Cross, and is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London. The three wards of E ...
in suburban
Melbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...
with her partner Marc McBride, an illustrator, and their two sons.Susan Wyndham, "Novelist gets top Mileage out of drama", ''The Age'', 24 June 2015, p. 12