Emily Maguire (writer) explained

Emily Maguire (born 1976) is an Australian novelist and journalist.

Early life and education

Maguire was born in Canberra in 1976. She grew up in the western suburbs of Sydney in a church-going family, but she now describes herself as an atheist. Maguire married in her early twenties to Jeff Maguire, whom she had known since the age of 14, over the initial objections of her family.[1] [2] [3] [4]

She has an MA in literature.

She became a professional writer in her mid twenties after working for the NRMA and Telstra.[2]

Writing

Maguire's articles and essays on sex, religion and culture have been published in newspapers and journals including The Sydney Morning Herald, The Australian Financial Review, The Age and The Observer. In 2007, the Women's Electoral Lobby awarded her the Edna Ryan Award (Media Category) for her writing about women's issues.

Maguir served as writer in residence at the Djerassi Artists Program in northern California in 2009, as an Asialink Literature Resident in Vietnam in 2008, and as a Tasmanian Writers' Centre resident in Hobart in 2006.

Her first novel, Taming the Beast (2004), was nominated for the Dylan Thomas Prize and received a Special Commendation in the Kathleen Mitchell Awards. The novel aroused controversy for its graphic depiction of a sexual relationship between a young woman and her high school teacher. Her second novel, The Gospel According to Luke is an account of a relationship between a young Christian pastor and an atheist abortion clinic worker, and deals with the theme of religious terrorism. It was also awarded a special commendation in the 2008 Kathleen Mitchell Awards.[5]

Her 2008 non-fiction book, Princesses and Pornstars: Sex, Power, Identity, is an examination of how the treatment of young women as fragile and in need of protection can be just as objectifying and damaging to them as pornography and raunch culture. A revised young adult version called Your Skirt's Too Short: Sex, Power, Choice was released in 2010.

Fishing for Tigers, published in September 2012 by Picador Australia, is Maguire's fourth. Set in present-day Vietnam, it explores issues of exploitation in developing nations – cultural, racial, sexual and economic – placing Australian expats and tourists at the centre of the frame.

In May 2013, Emily Maguire was named as one of The Sydney Morning Herald Best Young Australian Novelists.[6]

In 2016 her book An Isolated Incident was published by Picador, Pan MacMillan Press. It was highly commended in the Victorian Premier's Literary Awards 2017;[7] and was short-listed for the 2017 Stella Prize, the 2017 Ned Kelly Awards,[8] the ABIA 2017 Shortlist[9] and the 2017 Miles Franklin literary award.

Maguire was awarded the 2018 Charles Perkins Centre Writer in Residence Fellowship, receiving a $100,000 grant.[10]

Bibliography

Fiction

Non Fiction

Contributed chapter

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Maguire, Emily, 1976- . National Library of Australia . Libraries Australia . 6 March 2015 . 10 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191210084744/https://nla.gov.au/anbd.aut-an41790363 . live .
  2. News: Confessions of a nice girl . The Sydney Morning Herald . 19 June 2004 . 6 March 2015 . Keenan, Catherine . 9 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160809063336/http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&docID=SMH0406192G3SA258FJE . live .
  3. News: Death & the maiden . The Sun-Herald . 11 October 2009 . 6 March 2015 . Keenan, Catherine . 9 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160809073356/http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=nstore&docID=SHD0910111A7AN62ICM9 . live .
  4. News: Living in the moment . The Age . 3 October 2009 . 6 March 2015 . Morris, Linda . 9 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160809060326/http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&docID=AGE0910031D4IS6GIDPF . live .
  5. Web site: Kathleen Mitchell Award. 5 September 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20180313222947/http://www.literaryawards.com.au/mitchell.html. 13 March 2018. dead.
  6. News: The best young Australian novelists . The Sydney Morning Herald . 25 May 2013 . 6 March 2015 . McEvoy, Marc . 5 April 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150405003603/http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=nstore&docID=SMH130525247FK5JDRQR . live .
  7. Web site: Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards 2017. The Wheeler Centre. 23 June 2017. 28 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180428185650/https://www.wheelercentre.com/projects/victorian-premier-s-literary-awards-2017. dead.
  8. News: Announcing the 2017 Ned Kelly Award Shortlists. 2017-08-12. Australian Crime Writers Association. 2018-06-16. 17 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180617015548/https://www.austcrimewriters.com/content/announcing-2017-ned-kelly-award-shortlists. live.
  9. Web site: The ABIA 2017 Shortlist. Australian Book Industry Awards. 23 June 2017. 13 May 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180513014430/http://abiawards.com.au/general/the-abia-2017-shortlist/. live.
  10. Web site: Emily Maguire named Charles Perkins Centre Writer in Residence. The University of Sydney. en-AU. 2018-06-16. 20 May 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220520144507/https://www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2018/05/07/emily-maguire-named-charles-perkins-centre-writer-in-residence.html. live.
  11. News: Baum. Caroline. 1 April 2021. As we stockpile wealth, toilet paper, novelist gives voice to a ‘hoarder’. The Sydney Morning Herald. live. 24 March 2023. 21 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210921044840/https://www.smh.com.au/culture/books/as-we-stockpile-wealth-toilet-paper-novelist-gives-voice-to-a-hoarder-20210325-p57e5p.html.

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