Gail Jones
Gail Jones lives in Sydney and teaches at the University of Western Sydney. Her books have won numerous literary awards in Australia. She is the author of two collections of short stories and five novels including Sixty Lights which was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize, Dreams of Speaking which was shortlisted for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award and longlisted for the Orange Prize, and Sorry which was longlisted for the Orange Prize.
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Two Random House authors have been included in the 2011 Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards. Gail Jones’ FIVE BELLS and Roger McDonald’s WHEN COLTS RAN are amongst those nominated in the Fiction category. There were a total of 21 shortlisted titles across five categories: Fiction, Non-Fiction, Drama, Poetry and Young Adult. Gail Jones’ story of intertwined lives on a day in Sydney has received...
Day five of the festival is a big one with sessions including Gail Jones, Mike Carlton, Anita Heiss, Suelette Dreyfus, Frank Moorhouse, Matt Condon, Craig Cliff, James Fergusson, Lucinda Holdforth and Fatima Bhutto. Session one with Gail Jones was all about Sydney - looking at three different ways it has been represented in literature by three very different authors. Gail's latest book,...
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Books by Gail Jones
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Five Bells
by Gail JonesShortlisted for the Victorian Premier's Prize for Fiction, the Adelaide Festival Award for Literature, The ALS Gold Medal and the Indies Award.
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Sixty Lights
by Gail JonesSet in the nineteenth century, this is a powerful tale of a young woman's emotional and physical journey, and a touching exploration of the legacy created by one's actions in life.
