Maria Tumarkin
Maria Tumarkin is an Australian author, cultural historian, and professor of writing at the University of Melbourne.[1] [2]
Biography
Tumarkin was originally born and raised in Kharkov in the Ukraine.[3] She "left the Ukraine as part of the Jewish emigration in 1989 when she was a teenager." [4] She holds a BA (Hons) and a PhD in cultural history from the University of Melbourne.
All three of her books were shortlisted for literary prizes -- most recently, Otherland was shortlisted for the Victorian Premier's Literary Awards, The Age Book of the Year, and NSW Premier’s Literary Award. Her essay, "No Skin," was one of five finalists for the 2015 Melbourne Prize in Writing for essays shorter than 20,000 words.[5][6]
Books
- Traumascapes: The Power and Fate of Places Transformed by Tragedy (2005)
- Courage (2007)
- Otherland: A Journey With My Daughter (2010)
References
- ↑ ABC Australia, Thursday 31 July 2014: "Why This American Life falls short for writer Maria Tumarkin"
- ↑ Wood, Charlotte, "Traumascapes, 23 July 2005", The Age
- ↑ Wood, Charlotte (23 July 2005), "Traumascapes", The Age
- ↑ Otherland: A Journey with My Daughter, 19 April 2010, Sydney Morning Herald, Robert Dessaix
- ↑ Steger, Jason (2 September 2015), "Five writers vie for $60,000 Melbourne Prize", Sydney Morning Herald, retrieved 11 July 2016
- ↑ Where are all the great Australian essays?, 24 February 2016, Sydney Morning Herald
External links
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