Alexis Wright is one of Australia's finest writers, a member of the Waanyi nation of the southern highlands of the Gulf of Carpentaria. Her books inlcude Grog War, a study of alcohol abuse in the outback town of Tennant Creek, and the novel Plains of Promise, which was shortlisted for the Commonwealth Prize, the Age Book of the Year Award and the NSW Premier's Award for Fiction, and translated into French as Les Plaines de l'espoir.
IN the sparsely populated northern Queensland town of Desperance, battle lines have been drawn in the disputes among the powerful Phantom family of the...
...Animal People. It’s certainly pointing to success for a female writer and the first since 2007 and Alexis Wright’s Carpentaria. But there’s also a late burst for Tony Birch and Blood which, following Kim Scott and That Deadman Dance last year,...
...non-fiction, poetry, short stories, unpublished indigenous writers and fiction, among others.� Previous winners have included� Helen Garner, Alexis Wright,� J.M. Coetzee, Tim Winton, Thea Astley, Nam Le,� Larissa Behrendt,� David Malouf,�...
...grand scale, the ordinary become extraordinary. The most exciting voices in Australian fiction today - notably Kim Scott, Alexis Wright, Christos Tsiolkas - might appear to work far from the concerns of White in this late-published wartime fragment and...
...twice) So, 27 men, nine women have won. In the past 10 years, only two women have won: Alexis Wright (Carpentaria, 2007) and Shirley Hazzard (The Great Fire, 2004) Most recent winners of major fiction prizes Four men with six awards: ?Kim Scott, That...
...brought together in the latest novel from Peter Carey, The Chemistry of Tears (Hamish Hamilton, February). Carpentaria author Alexis Wright's The Swan Book (Giramondo, September), set in northern Australia, looks at changes in people's worlds through the...
...brought together in the latest novel from Peter Carey, The Chemistry of Tears (Hamish Hamilton, February). Carpentaria author Alexis Wright's The Swan Book (Giramondo, September), set in northern Australia, looks at changes in people's worlds through the...
...Elizabeth Cheney, Megan Moser, Jon Floyd, Brynn Moser, Cheryl Edwards, the Rev. Pamela Canzater Cheney, Denoah Wright and Alexis Wright. At left, the sports and recreation room features a pool table, a popular feature with the youth. TIMOTHY...
...We passed the ball upcourt quickly, with very little dribbling, but we have to make our shots.? Alexis Wright, a 5-11 freshman forward, led the Greyhounds with 17 points and 13 rebounds. ?Wright finished on the break when we pulled away and also scored...
...Their seasons may be over, but the awards are starting to come in. Moravian’s Ali Blair and Alexis Wright, as well as DeSales’ Sondrine Glovas and Cherelle Simmons earned Landmark Conference and Freedom Conference honors, respectively. Blair, a...
...Bethlehem Catholic was named a Landmark Conference first-team all-star in women's basketball. Blair's teammate, freshman forward Alexis Wright, was named conference Rookie of the Year.Blair averaged 13.4 points and nine rebounds per game and registered...
...Their seasons may be over, but the awards are starting to come in. Moravian’s Ali Blair and Alexis Wright, as well as DeSales’ Sondrine Glovas and Cherelle Simmons earned Landmark Conference and Freedom Conference honors, respectively. Blair, a...
...Alexis Wright paced the Greyhounds with 13 points. Ally Blair of Bethlehem Catholic and Amanda Kreuder each added 11 points. Moravian plays at top-seed Juniata in the conference semifinals on Wednesday...
...the lead a couple of times before the Royals outscored the Hounds 19-6 to set the final score. Alexis Wright led the Hounds (15-10, 8-6) with 13 points. Alexandra Blair, who was in early foul trouble and spent considerable time on the bench, had 11, as...