Janette Turner Hospital (née Turner) (born 1942) is an Australian-born novelist and short story writer who has lived most of her adult life in Canada or the United States, principally Boston (Massachusetts), Kingston (Ontario) and Columbia (South Carolina).[1]
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Her books are published in multiple translations.[example needed][4]
Turner Hospital also teaches literature and creative writing and has been writer-in-residence at universities in Australia, Canada, England and the United States (MIT, Boston University, Colgate and the University of South Carolina).
She visited the Writer-in-Residence in the MFA program at Columbia University in 2010.[5][6]
Honours and awards
Turner Hospital was awarded an honorary D.Litt. from the University of Queensland, Australia, for "services to Australian Literature".[7] She has won a number of international literary awards,[8] including the Steele Rudd Award for Best Collection of Short Stories, 2012. She was also a finalist (one of five) for Prime Minister's Literary Award for Fiction and for the Melbourne Age Book of the Year Award for Fiction.
Bibliography
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Novels
Turner Hospital, Janette (1982). The Ivory Swing. Hodder & Stoughton.
"Missing : in search of missing links". Fryer Folios. University of Queensland Library. 12 (1): 10–21. December 2019.
References
Citations
^Selina Samuels. "Janette Turner Hospital".Dictionary of Literary Biography: Australian Writers 1975–2000.Ed. Selina Samuels. Farmington Hills: Thomson Gale, 2006: 153–163
^Selina Samuels. "Janette Turner Hospital".Dictionary of Literary Biography: Australian Writers 1975–2000.Ed. Selina Samuels. Farmington Hills: Thomson Gale, 2006: 153–163
^"Janette Turner Hospital". Contemporary Literary Criticism, Vol.145, Ed. Jeffrey W Hunter. Detroit: The Gale Group, 2001: 291–321
^"Janette Turner Hospital". Canadian Who's Who 2005. Ed. Elizabeth Lumley. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2005: 609.
^. University of South Carolina. Archived from the original on 3 October 2010. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
^"Janette Turner Hospital". Contemporary Literary Criticism, Vol.145, Ed. Jeffrey W Hunter. Detroit: The Gale Group, 2001: 291–321.
^University of Queensland alumni site: . Archived from the original on 13 September 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2009.
^"Janette Turner Hospital". Canadian Who's Who 2005. Ed. Elizabeth Lumley. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2005: 609.
^David Callahan. Rainforest Narratives: The Work of Janette Turner Hospital. St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, 2009
Sources
Brydon, Diana. "The Stone’s Memory: An Interview with Janette Turner Hospital". Commonwealth Novel in English. 4.1 (1991), pp. 14–23.
McKay, Belinda. "Transformative Moments: An Interview with Janette Turner Hospital". Queensland Review. 11.2 (December 2004), pp. 1–10 PDF for purchase
Critique: Studies in Contemporary Fiction, (ed.) Donald J. Greiner, 48.4 (Summer 2007); issue dedicated to Janette Turner Hospital[permanent dead link].
Sibree, Bron (2007-08-06) "To listen and learn", outline of JTH's career and review of Orpheus Lost, in the online version of the New Zealand Herald [Accessed 2007-08-28]
External links
Official website
Caught in the Creative Act
Maureen Clark 'Power, Vanishing Acts and Silent Watchers in Janette Turner Hospital's The Last Magician ' JASAL 8 (2008)
Bernadette Brennan 'Words of Water: Reading Otherness in Tourmaline and Oyster ' JASAL 3 (2004)
March 27, 2023
janette, turner, hospital, née, turner, born, 1942, australian, born, novelist, short, story, writer, lived, most, adult, life, canada, united, states, principally, boston, massachusetts, kingston, ontario, columbia, south, carolina, contents, early, life, edu. Janette Turner Hospital nee Turner born 1942 is an Australian born novelist and short story writer who has lived most of her adult life in Canada or the United States principally Boston Massachusetts Kingston Ontario and Columbia South Carolina 1 Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Honours and awards 4 Bibliography 4 1 Novels 4 2 Short story collections 4 3 Articles 5 References 5 1 Citations 5 2 Sources 6 External linksEarly life and education EditTurner was born in Melbourne and grew up in Queensland She studied at the University of Queensland and Kelvin Grove Teachers College gaining a BA in 1965 2 She holds an MA from Queen s University Canada 1973 3 Career EditThis article needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information April 2019 Her books are published in multiple translations example needed 4 Turner Hospital also teaches literature and creative writing and has been writer in residence at universities in Australia Canada England and the United States MIT Boston University Colgate and the University of South Carolina She visited the Writer in Residence in the MFA program at Columbia University in 2010 5 6 Honours and awards EditTurner Hospital was awarded an honorary D Litt from the University of Queensland Australia for services to Australian Literature 7 She has won a number of international literary awards 8 including the Steele Rudd Award for Best Collection of Short Stories 2012 She was also a finalist one of five for Prime Minister s Literary Award for Fiction and for the Melbourne Age Book of the Year Award for Fiction Bibliography EditThis list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items March 2021 Novels Edit Turner Hospital Janette 1982 The Ivory Swing Hodder amp Stoughton The Tiger in the Tiger Pit 1983 Borderline novel 1985 Charades novel 1988 A Very Proper Death as Alex Juniper 1990 The Last Magician 1992 Oyster 1996 Due Preparations for the Plague 2003 Orpheus Lost 2007 9 The Claimant 2016 Short story collections Edit Dislocations 1986 Isobars 1990 Collected Stories 1995 North of Nowhere South of Loss 2003 Forecast turbulence Fourth Estate 2011 ISBN 978 0 7322 9444 1Articles Edit Missing in search of missing links Fryer Folios University of Queensland Library 12 1 10 21 December 2019 References EditCitations Edit Selina Samuels Janette Turner Hospital Dictionary of Literary Biography Australian Writers 1975 2000 Ed Selina Samuels Farmington Hills Thomson Gale 2006 153 163 Selina Samuels Janette Turner Hospital Dictionary of Literary Biography Australian Writers 1975 2000 Ed Selina Samuels Farmington Hills Thomson Gale 2006 153 163 Janette Turner Hospital Contemporary Literary Criticism Vol 145 Ed Jeffrey W Hunter Detroit The Gale Group 2001 291 321 Janette Turner Hospital Canadian Who s Who 2005 Ed Elizabeth Lumley Toronto University of Toronto Press 2005 609 Janette Turner Hospital University of South Carolina Archived from the original on 3 October 2010 Retrieved 30 September 2010 Janette Turner Hospital Contemporary Literary Criticism Vol 145 Ed Jeffrey W Hunter Detroit The Gale Group 2001 291 321 University of Queensland alumni site Janette Turner Hospital author Alumni amp Community Archived from the original on 13 September 2009 Retrieved 27 November 2009 Janette Turner Hospital Canadian Who s Who 2005 Ed Elizabeth Lumley Toronto University of Toronto Press 2005 609 David Callahan Rainforest Narratives The Work of Janette Turner Hospital St Lucia University of Queensland Press 2009 Sources Edit Brydon Diana The Stone s Memory An Interview with Janette Turner Hospital Commonwealth Novel in English 4 1 1991 pp 14 23 McKay Belinda Transformative Moments An Interview with Janette Turner Hospital Queensland Review 11 2 December 2004 pp 1 10 PDF for purchase Critique Studies in Contemporary Fiction ed Donald J Greiner 48 4 Summer 2007 issue dedicated to Janette Turner Hospital permanent dead link Sibree Bron 2007 08 06 To listen and learn outline of JTH s career and review of Orpheus Lost in the online version of the New Zealand Herald Accessed 2007 08 28 External links EditOfficial website Caught in the Creative Act Maureen Clark Power Vanishing Acts and Silent Watchers in Janette Turner Hospital s The Last Magician JASAL 8 2008 Bernadette Brennan Words of Water Reading Otherness in Tourmaline and Oyster JASAL 3 2004 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Janette Turner Hospital amp oldid 1143579935, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
