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Debra Oswald Debra Oswald i(A27378 works by)
Born: Established: 1959 ;
Gender: Female
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Debra Oswald has written for film, television, stage, radio and has also written children's novels. Her first play, Two-Way Mirror (1976), was written when she was 17, and was workshopped at the 1977 Australian National Playwrights Conference and broadcast on ABC Radio. She studied at the Australian National University and the Australian Film, Television and Radio School. Her play Gary's House has been included on the New South Wales secondary school drama syllabus as well as being shortlisted for the New South Wales Premier's Awards.

Oswald is also a prolific writer of Australian television series. These include the mini series Palace of Dreams (1985) as well as Dancing Daze (1986), Police Rescue (1991), Bananas in Pyjamas (1992), Wildside (1997), The Secret Life of Us (2001), and Outriders (2001). Her Police Rescue scripts have been nominated for AFI, AWGIE, and State Library awards. She also wrote the screenplay for the film Police Rescue (1994).

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y separately published work icon Useful Scoresby : Penguin , 2015 8141941 2015 single work novel

'Sullivan Moss is useless.

'Once a charming underachiever, he's now such a loser that he can't even commit suicide properly. Waking up in hospital after falling the wrong way on a rooftop, he comes to a decision. He shouldn't waste perfectly good organs just because they're attached to his head. After a life of regrets, Sully wants to do one useful thing: he wants to donate a kidney to a stranger.

'As he scrambles over the hurdles to become a donor, Sully almost accidentally forges a new life for himself. Sober and employed, he makes new friends, not least radio producer Natalie and her son Louis, and begins to patch things up with old ones, like his ex-best mate Tim. Suddenly, everyone wants a piece of him.

'But altruism is not as easy as it seems. Just when he thinks he's got himself together, Sully discovers that he's most at risk of falling apart.' (Publication summary)

2015 winner The Fellowship of Australian Writers Victoria Inc. National Literary Awards FAW Christina Stead Award
form y separately published work icon Offspring [Series 4, Episode 13] ( dir. Emma Freeman ) Australia : Southern Star John Edwards , 2013 6977009 2013 single work film/TV

'Nina prepares for the biggest day of her life. Meanwhile, Mick goes on a search to bring Billie home.'

Source: Australian Television Information Archive. (Sighted: 31/1/2014)

2013 winner Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards Best Screenplay in Television
form y separately published work icon Offspring ( dir. Shirley Barrett et. al. )agent 2010 Australia : Southern Star John Edwards , 2010- Z1733890 2010 series - publisher film/TV

'Born out of the telemovie of the same name, Offspring is a contemporary drama series about Nina Proudman, a thirtysomething obstetrician and her fabulously messy family. Following the Proudman family's adventures searching for love, fulfillment and balance in the chaos of modern life, Offspring is about the life forces that drive us all: love, sex, babies, food and music. Stylistically fresh and visually exciting, Offspring mixes conventional narrative drama with flashbacks, graphic animation and fantasy sequences, showcasing the vibrant world of Fitzroy, Melbourne, where Nina and the extended Proudman family go about their unpredictable daily lives.'

Source: Australian Television Information Archive.

2012 nominated Logie Awards Most Outstanding Drama Series
2013 nominated Logie Awards Most Popular Drama Series
2014 nominated Logie Awards Most Outstanding Drama Series
2013 nominated Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards Best Television Drama Series Nominated for Season Four
2012 nominated Logie Awards Most Popular Drama Series
2011 nominated Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards Best Television Drama Series For Season Two.
2018 nominated Logie Awards Most Popular Drama Series
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