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Marian Penman Marian Penman i(A140480 works by)
Gender: Female
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BiographyHistory

'Marian Penman grew up in south west England and was educated at St Ronan’s Primary School, the Alfred Colfox Secondary School and Redland College Bristol where she studied teaching. After moving to Australia she took a course in Aged Care, and focussed her personal studies on aspects of dementia.' Source: www.marianpenman.com/ (Sighted 14/06/2011).

Most Referenced Works

Awards for Works

Clair De Lune 2014 single work short story
— Appears in: Award Winning Australian Writing 2014 2014; (p. 243-245)
2013 winner C.J. Dennis Short Story Award — Open section
Taps, Tea-Pots, Tents and Truths 2014 single work autobiography
— Appears in: Award Winning Australian Writing 2014 2014; (p. 64-67)
2013 winner Melaleuca Blue Life Writing Competition
y separately published work icon Losing My Marbles Glen Waverley : Sid Harta Publishers , 2010 Z1785471 2010 single work novel 'Susan Webster is a vibrant fifty-one-year-old, married for twenty-odd years to chauvinistic Nick. She has a family, a career and a lover. Then one Christmas she forgets to buy the turkey.From that moment, things go from bad to worse for Susan. Her family's attempts at helping only cause further upsets and confusion compounding Susan's nightmare. Source: /www.holisticpage.com.au/ (Sighted 14/06/2011).
2011 commended The Fellowship of Australian Writers Victoria Inc. National Literary Awards — FAW Christina Stead Award
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