Born: Established: 1961 Cessnock, Cessnock area, Hunter Valley, Newcastle - Hunter Valley area, New South Wales, ;
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BiographyHistory
Most Referenced Works
Affiliation Notes
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Hughes has written of his Ukrainian heritage in a number of his essays. His mother was born in Kiev and came to Australia in 1949 as a Displaced Person.
Personal Awards
- 2006 Australia Council Literature Board Grants — Grants for Developing Writers $25,000 for fiction writing
Awards for Works
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