{"id":19150,"date":"2018-12-06T00:40:30","date_gmt":"2018-12-05T16:40:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/media-release\/john-curtins-legacy-celebrated-at-2018-prime-minister-literary-awards\/"},"modified":"2018-12-06T00:40:30","modified_gmt":"2018-12-05T16:40:30","slug":"john-curtins-legacy-celebrated-at-2018-prime-minister-literary-awards","status":"publish","type":"media-release","link":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/media-release\/john-curtins-legacy-celebrated-at-2018-prime-minister-literary-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"John Curtin\u2019s legacy celebrated at 2018 Prime Minister Literary Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

An Australian biography that documents the nation\u2019s 14th<\/sup> Prime Minister John Curtin\u2019s rise to power and his pivotal role in shaping modern Australia has been named a winner at the 2018 Prime Minister Literary Awards.<\/p>\n

Curtin University Adjunct Professor Dr John Edwards, from the John Curtin Institute of Public Policy, won the Australian history category for his book, John Curtin\u2019s War: The coming of war in the Pacific, and reinventing Australia, volume 1.<\/em><\/p>\n

The Prime Minister Literary Awards recognise Australia\u2019s literary talent across six categories including fiction, non-fiction, Australian history, young adult literature, children\u2019s literature and poetry.<\/p>\n

Curtin University Vice-Chancellor Professor Deborah Terry congratulated Dr Edwards on his success at the awards, which recognise prominent authors and illustrators in Australian literature.<\/p>\n

\u201cDr Edward\u2019s book recalls John Curtin\u2019s struggle for power and his use of it when he took office in October 1941, eight weeks before Japan attacked Pearl Harbour and launched its war in the Pacific,\u201d Professor Terry said.<\/p>\n

\u201cJohn Curtin\u2019s War<\/em> is an informing piece of Australian history and I am delighted to acknowledge Dr Edwards for his success in telling the story of one of the country\u2019s most successful leaders and indeed the University\u2019s namesake.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dr John Edwards said he was honoured to be recognised at the prestigious literary awards alongside other renowned Australian authors.<\/p>\n

\u201cBy writing this biography, I had the opportunity to tell the story of one of the most significant Prime Ministers in Australian history, while also educating the Australian public about our previous leaders and how they helped shape the country we live in today,\u201d Dr Edwards said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would also like to acknowledge the John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library and its staff and collection of materials that greatly supported John Curtin\u2019s War<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Two-time Miles Franklin award-winner Professor Kim Scott, from Curtin\u2019s School of Media, Creative Arts and Social Inquiry, was also named a finalist in the fiction category for his book Taboo<\/em>, which tells the story of a group of Noongar people who revisit the site of a historic massacre in the rural South-West of Western Australia.<\/p>\n

The winners were announced at an award ceremony, hosted by Australian Prime Minister The Honourable Scott Morrison MP.<\/p>\n

More information on the awards can be found online here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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