Dorothy Johnston

Dorothy Johnston (1948) is an Australian novelist.

Born in Geelong, Victoria, Australia, Johnston trained as a teacher at the University of Melbourne and later worked as a researcher in the education field.^[1] She has lived in Canberra since 1979.

Awards

The Miles Franklin Award	One for the Master, shortlisted 1998
ABC / ABA Bicentennial Literary Award	Maralinga, My Love, Fiction, highly commended 1988
ACT Book of the Year[2]	The Trojan Dog, joint-winner 2001
Davitt Award	The Trojan Dog, highly commended 2001

Bibliography

Novels

• Tunnel Vision (1984)
• Ruth (1986)
• Maralinga, My Love (1988)
• One for the Master (1997)
• The Trojan Dog (2000)
• The White Tower (2003)
• The House at Number 10 (2005)
• Eden (2007)

Short stories

• Canberra Tales: Stories (1962) or The Division of Love: Stories

References

1. ^ Johnston, Dorothy (1948 - ) (Australian Women's Archive Project) Accessed: 4 February 2007
2. ^ "ACT Book of the Year Winners". ACT Virtual Library. Archived from the original on 2007-08-31. http://web.archive.org/web/20070831125605/http://www.library.act.gov.au/find/history/frequentlyaskedquestions/literaryawards/literaryawards2. Retrieved 2007-09-03. 

External links

• Home page

Persondata
Name	Johnston, Dorothy
Alternative names
Short description	Australian novelist
Date of birth	1948
Place of birth	Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Date of death
Place of death