Robert Lukins is an Australian writer.

Career

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Lukins' debut novel The Everlasting Sunday was released by UQ Press in 2018 and received favourable reviews in major Australian publications[1][2][3][4][5][6] and on Radio National's The Book Show.[7] The book was shortlisted for the New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards for Fiction and the UTS Glenda Adams New Writing Award in the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards 2019[8] and was longlisted for The Voss Literary Prize[9] and for The ALS Gold Medal for Literature.[10] In January 2020 he was awarded an Australia Council fellowship.[11]

Bibliography

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Novels

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  • The Everlasting Sunday (UQ Press 2018)
  • Loveland (Allen & Unwin 2022)

Awards

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  • New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards, shortlist, 2019[8]
  • UTS Glenda Adams New Writing Award, shortlist, 2019[8]
  • The Voss Literary Prize, longlist, 2019[9]
  • ALS (Australian Literature Society), Gold Medal, longlist, 2019[10]
  • The Age/Sydney Morning Herald, 2018[12]
  • The Australian Book Review, 2018[13]

References

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  1. ^ Romei, Stephen (30 June 2002). "Robert Lukins's The Everlasting Sunday: slender and heart-rending". The Australian. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  2. ^ MacDonald, Anna (April 2018). "Anna MacDonald reviews 'The Everlasting Sunday' by Robert Lukins". Australian Book Review. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  3. ^ Scott, Ronnie (17 March 2018). "Characters look for reassurance: Glenda Guest, Robert Lukins". Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  4. ^ Kenneally, Peter (14 March 2018). "The Everlasting Sunday review: Robert Lukins' affecting first novel". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  5. ^ Barnes, Sophia (29 October 2018). "Found by Trouble". Sydney Review of Books. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  6. ^ SH, Reviewer (10 March 2018). "The Everlasting Sunday". The Saturday Paper. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  7. ^ Nichols, Claire (10 August 2018). "Debut writers series: Robert Lukins' debut novel The Everlasting Sunday". ABC Radio National. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  8. ^ a b c Kembrey, Melanie (28 February 2019). "2019 NSW Premier's Literary Awards shortlist announced". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  9. ^ a b "Long List 2019". The Voss Literary Prize. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  10. ^ a b "ALS Gold Medal 2019 longlist announced". Books+Publishing. 29 March 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  11. ^ "Writers awarded OzCo international residencies for 2020–21". Books+Publishing. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  12. ^ "The best books of 2018 ... and a few more as well". The Sydney Morning Herald. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  13. ^ al, Michelle de Kretser, et. "Books of the Year 2018". www.australianbookreview.com.au. Retrieved 10 November 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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