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Geoffrey Field Dean Geoffrey Field Dean i(A15916 works by) (a.k.a. Geoffrey Dean; Geoff Dean; G. F. Dean)
Born: Established: 30 Oct 1928 Hobart, Southeast Tasmania, Tasmania, ; Died: Ceased: 19 Aug 2011 Hobart, Southeast Tasmania, Tasmania,
Gender: Male
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BiographyHistory

Geoffrey Dean did not see himself as a writer until late in his life. He worked around the world in a variety of jobs - more than fifty including lumberjack, dairy farmer and social worker. Geoffrey Dean's short stories have been published in China, Norway, the UK, and the USA as well as Australia. He has written film, radio and TV scripts and published many newspaper and journal articles. Dean also compiled a textbook, Cold Dead Monday and Other Australian Stories (1984) which gives an insight into short story writing. His story, 'The Town that Died', was made into an ABC film.

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Awards for Works

Leroy 1985 single work short story
— Appears in: Northern Perspective , December vol. 8 no. 2 1985; (p. 30-32) Quadrant , March vol. 30 no. 3 1986; (p. 58-59) Arafura : 16 of the Best Stories from the NT Literary Awards 1986; (p. 27-32) Summerbird and Other Stories 1989; (p. 1-6) The Literary Lunch : Selected Stories 2004; (p. 53-57)
1985 Winner Northern Territory Literary Awards Arafura Short Story Award Open Section
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