Gillian Mears | |
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| Born | (1964-07-21)21 July 1964 Lismore, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 16 May 2016(2016-05-16) (aged 51) NearGrafton, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | Australian |
Gillian Mears (21 July 1964 – 16 May 2016) was an Australianshort story writer andnovelist.Her booksRide a Cock Horse andThe Grass Sister won aCommonwealth Writers' Prize, shortlist, in 1989 and 1996, respectively.The Mint Lawn won The Australian/Vogel Award.[1] In 2003,A Map of the Gardens won theSteele Rudd Award.[2]
Mears was born atLismore Base Hospital, and raised inGrafton, New South Wales where she wasschool dux of Grafton High School.[3]
She moved to Sydney to study at university, beginning a degree in archaeology at theUniversity of Sydney having been inspired to pursue a career in archaeology after readingGods, Graves and Scholars byC. W. Ceram. At the age of 18, she withdrew from the course, and instead completed a degree in communications atUniversity of Technology, Sydney.[3]
She lived nearGrafton, New South Wales. She died in May 2016 after living with multiple sclerosis for seventeen years.[4]
Bernadette Brennan has written a biography of Gillian Mears.[5]
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