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Tegan Bennett Daylight (born 1969, in Sydney) is an Australian writer of novels and short stories. She is best known as a fiction writer, teacher and critic, publishing both books of non-fiction and numerous short stories. She has also written several books for children and teenagers. She is the author of Bombora (1996), What Falls Away (2001) and Safety (2006).
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Tegan Bennett Daylight | |
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| Born | 1969 (age 52–53) Sydney, New South Wales |
| Occupation | Author, Teacher and Critic |
| Spouse(s) | Russell Daylight |
| Children | Alice and Patrick Daylight |
| Website | https://teganbennettdaylight.com/ |
Bombora was short-listed for the Australian/Vogel Literary Award and the Kathleen Mitchell Award. In 2002, she was named one of The Sydney Morning Herald’s “Best Young Australian Novelists”.[1]
Bennett Daylight's story collection Six Bedrooms, was published by Vintage in 2015 and was shortlisted for the 2016 Stella Prize.[2]
Daylight also works as a Creative Writing lecturer at Western Sydney University.
Having moved from Sydney, she now lives in Katoomba in the Blue Mountains with her husband Russell Daylight and their two children Alice and Patrick.
Publications
Novels
- Bombora (1996) published by Allen & Unwin[3]
- What Falls Away (2001) published by Allen & Unwin[4]
- Safety (2006) published by Vintage[5][6]
Short stories
- Six Bedrooms (2015) published by Vintage Australia, an imprint of Penguin[7]
Essays
- The Details (2020) published by Simon & Schuster Australia[8]
Awards and honours
- The Stella Interview - The Stella Price (2016)
- The Stella Prize Shortlist (2016)[9]
- The Saturday Paper's Books of the Year (2015)[10]
References
- "Happy endings for the adventurous". Sydney Morning Herald. No. Culture: Books. Sydney Morning Herald. 18 May 2002. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- "The Shortlist 2016 Stella Prize". The Stella Prize. The Stella Prize. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- "Bombora Tegan Bennett". National Library of Australia Catalogue. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- "What falls away / Tegan Bennett". National Library of Australia Catalogue. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- "Safety / Tegan Bennett Daylight". National Library of Australia Catalogue. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- "Safety: Tegan Bennett Daylight". Penguin Books Australia. Penguin Books Australia. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- "Six Bedrooms: Tegan Bennett Daylight". Penguin. Penguin Books Australia. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- "The Details: On Love, Death and Reading By Tegan Bennett Daylight". Simon & Schuster Australia. Simon & Schuster. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- "The Shortlist 2016 Stella Prize". The Stella Prize. The Stella Prize. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- "Books 2015 #1". The Saturday Paper. No. 91. Schwartz Publishing. 19 December 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
External links
- www.teganbennettdaylight.com - Author website
- Safety - Tegan Bennett Daylight - at Random House
- Sydney Morning Herald's review of Safety
- Bulletin Book Reviews' review of Safety
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