Born in Geelong, Victoria, Australia, Johnston trained as a teacher at the University of Melbourne and later worked as a researcher in the education field.[1] She lived in Canberra from 1979 to 2008, and currently lives in Ocean Grove, Victoria (Australia).[2] She is a former President of Canberra PEN. She was a founding member of the Seven Writers Group,[3] also known as Seven Writers or the Canberra Seven,[4] established in March 1980. Five of the original members ceased with the group, but Johnston and Margaret Barbalet continued with new writers.[5]
She was a member of Writers Against Nuclear Arms, with her novel Maralinga, My Love, focusing on the impacts of nuclear testing in Australia.[6]
"The New Parliament House" and "The Boatman Of Lake Burley Griffin", published in Canberra Tales: Stories (1988) (reprinted as The Division of Love: Stories, 1995); Below the Water Line (1999) and The Invisible Thread, A Hundred Years of Words (2012)
"A Christmas Story", published in Motherlove (1996)
"Two Wrecks", published in Best Australian Stories (2008) and Best Australian Stories: A Ten-year Collection (2011)
"Quicksilver's Ride", published in Best Australian Stories (2009)
Essays
"Female Sleuths And Family Matters: Can Genre and Literary Fiction Coalesce?", published in Australian Book Review (2000)
"A Script With No Words", published in HEAT New Series 1 (2001)
"Disturbing Undertones", published in The Griffith Review (2007)
"But when she was bad...", published in The Australian Literary Review (2008)
"The sounds of silence", published in The Age (2009)
"Fiction's ever present danger", published in Spectrum (January 2011)
^"Leaving literary Canberra", published in The Canberra Times 12 January 2008
^Randall, D'arcy "Seven Writers And Australia's Literary Capital", published in Republics of Letters: Literary Communities In Australia, Peter Kirkpatrick and Robert Dixon (Eds.) Sydney University Press, 2012, p205-216.
^Fuller, Peter (19 July 1986). "The Canberra Seven". Canberra Times. p. 1.
^Barbalet, Margaret (1988). Canberra tales. Ringwood, Victoria, Australia: Penguin Books Australia. p. 261. ISBN0140111689.
^White, Isobel (1988). "Maralinga, My Love: A Novel [Book Review]". Aboriginal History. 12: 203–205 – via Informit.
^"Story ends on a happy note for seven authors who share in $2m Grants for Canberra writers". The Canberra Times. 29 October 1988. p. 2.
^Hefner, Robert (13 June 1991). "Author wins award to finish book about life in Canberra". The Canberra Times. p. 10.
^. ACT Virtual Library. Archived from the original on 31 August 2007. Retrieved 3 September 2007.
^Johnston, Dorothy (June 2016). "Behind the book 1: A camel, a corpse and the coast". Good Reading: 30–32 – via Informit.
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dorothy, johnston, born, 1948, australian, author, both, crime, literary, fiction, published, novels, short, stories, essays, born1948geelong, victorialanguageenglishnationalityaustralianyears, active1975, notable, worksone, masterborn, geelong, victoria, aust. Dorothy Johnston born 1948 is an Australian author of both crime and literary fiction She has published novels short stories and essays Dorothy JohnstonBorn1948Geelong VictoriaLanguageEnglishNationalityAustralianYears active1975 Notable worksOne for the MasterBorn in Geelong Victoria Australia Johnston trained as a teacher at the University of Melbourne and later worked as a researcher in the education field 1 She lived in Canberra from 1979 to 2008 and currently lives in Ocean Grove Victoria Australia 2 She is a former President of Canberra PEN She was a founding member of the Seven Writers Group 3 also known as Seven Writers or the Canberra Seven 4 established in March 1980 Five of the original members ceased with the group but Johnston and Margaret Barbalet continued with new writers 5 She was a member of Writers Against Nuclear Arms with her novel Maralinga My Love focusing on the impacts of nuclear testing in Australia 6 Contents 1 Awards and grants 2 Bibliography 2 1 Novels 2 1 1 Sandra Mahoney series 2 1 2 Sea Change Mystery series 2 1 3 Standalone novels 2 2 Short stories 3 References 4 External linksAwards and grants Edit1987 shortlisted Miles Franklin Award for Ruth 1988 highly commended ABC ABA Bicentennial Literary Award for Maralinga My Love 1988 Australia Council fellowship 7 1991 ACT Literary Award grant to complete a book of stories about life in Canberra 8 1998 shortlisted Miles Franklin Award for One for the Master 2001 joint winner ACT Book of the Year 9 for The Trojan Dog 2001 highly commended Davitt Award for The Trojan DogBibliography EditNovels Edit Her books include the Sandra Mahoney quartet of mystery novels 10 Sandra Mahoney series Edit The Trojan Dog 2000 The White Tower 2003 Eden 2007 The Fourth Season 2014 Sea Change Mystery series Edit Through a Camel s Eye 2016 The Swan Island Connection 2017 Standalone novels Edit Tunnel Vision 1984 Ruth 1986 Maralinga My Love 1988 One for the Master 1997 The House at Number 10 2005 Short stories Edit The New Parliament House and The Boatman Of Lake Burley Griffin published in Canberra Tales Stories 1988 reprinted as The Division of Love Stories 1995 Below the Water Line 1999 and The Invisible Thread A Hundred Years of Words 2012 A Christmas Story published in Motherlove 1996 Two Wrecks published in Best Australian Stories 2008 and Best Australian Stories A Ten year Collection 2011 Quicksilver s Ride published in Best Australian Stories 2009 Essays Female Sleuths And Family Matters Can Genre and Literary Fiction Coalesce published in Australian Book Review 2000 A Script With No Words published in HEAT New Series 1 2001 Disturbing Undertones published in The Griffith Review 2007 But when she was bad published in The Australian Literary Review 2008 The sounds of silence published in The Age 2009 Fiction s ever present danger published in Spectrum January 2011 References Edit Johnston Dorothy 1948 Australian Women s Archive Project Accessed 4 February 2007 Leaving literary Canberra published in The Canberra Times 12 January 2008 Randall D arcy Seven Writers And Australia s Literary Capital published in Republics of Letters Literary Communities In Australia Peter Kirkpatrick and Robert Dixon Eds Sydney University Press 2012 p205 216 Fuller Peter 19 July 1986 The Canberra Seven Canberra Times p 1 Barbalet Margaret 1988 Canberra tales Ringwood Victoria Australia Penguin Books Australia p 261 ISBN 0140111689 White Isobel 1988 Maralinga My Love A Novel Book Review Aboriginal History 12 203 205 via Informit Story ends on a happy note for seven authors who share in 2m Grants for Canberra writers The Canberra Times 29 October 1988 p 2 Hefner Robert 13 June 1991 Author wins award to finish book about life in Canberra The Canberra Times p 10 ACT Book of the Year Winners ACT Virtual Library Archived from the original on 31 August 2007 Retrieved 3 September 2007 Johnston Dorothy June 2016 Behind the book 1 A camel a corpse and the coast Good Reading 30 32 via Informit External links EditHome page This article about an Australian writer is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dorothy Johnston amp oldid 1066802113, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
