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Edwina Shaw Edwina Shaw i(A73854 works by)
Gender: Female
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BiographyHistory

Edwina Shaw is a Brisbane writer of fiction, memoir and screenplays. Her novel, Thrill Seekers, based on her brother’s battle with adolescent onset schizophrenia, was shortlisted for the NSW Premier’s Award for New Writing and was released as a new imprint by Raven Books UK in 2019. In the Dark of Night (Ransom UK), her chapter book for young readers, was selected for the 2016/17 National Library Summer Reading Club. Since 2002, her short pieces have been published in Australian and international journals, including Best Australian Stories, Griffith Review and Asia Literary Review. Her feature film screenplay M was awarded 2018 Talent Development funding from Screen Queensland and is currently under development. She is the contributing editor of Bjelke Blues- Stories of Resistance and Repression in Bjelke-Petersen’s QLD1960s – 1980s (AndAlso Books 2019) an anthology of stories about life in QLD during the Bjelke-Petersen regime. When she’s not writing, she teaches creative writing at the University of QLD, for the QLD Writers Centre, at Lotus Place and in the community. Edwina also runs Relax and Write Retreats for women that combine yoga, dance and writing.

Most Referenced Works

Notes

  • Other works by Edwina Shaw not individually indexed include: 

    Manuscripts :

     “M” feature film screenplay (in development 2020)

    Dear Madman feature film screenplay (awarded Screen Queensland Talent Development funding - awarded 3-week residency at KSP House 2018 - awarded second book Fellowship at Varuna – the National Writer’s House 2014 - shortlisted for KSP residency 2013)

    Into the Fire (novel ms) (shortlisted for Varuna/Charlotte Wood mentorship 2012) 

    Child of Fortune previously titled Bittersweet (finalist in the 2012Amazon/Penguin US Breakthrough Novel Award - shortlisted for residency at KSP Writers’ House, 2011 - awarded an Australian Society of Authors mentorship with Judith Lukin-Amundsen 2010 - awarded a place in the 2008 QWC/ Hachette ms. Program)

    Short pieces: fiction/memoir/essays/articles

    “Possum Magic” Flash Fiction Magazine.

    “Effective Mindfulness Technique for People Who Struggle to Meditate” 30 Jan https://upliftconnect.com/mindfulness-technique-people-struggle-meditate/

    “How Toning the Vagus Nerve Heals Pain” 3rd November. http://upliftconnect.com/toning-vagus-nerve-heals-pain/

    “The Spiritual Benefits of a Non-Religious Practice” 21st June

    http://upliftconnect.com/spiritual-benefits-of-a-non-religious-practice/

    “The Trap of Spiritual Materialism” 31st March

    http://upliftconnect.com/the-trap-of-spiritual-materialism/

    “How to Make Friends with your Reptilian Brain” 31st January http://upliftconnect.com/make-friends-reptilian-brain/

    “The Legend of the Shambhala Warriors” 17th January http://upliftconnect.com/legend-shambhala-warriors/

    “Science Shows Dolphins Communicate Holographically” 21st December http://upliftconnect.com/dolphins-communicate-holographically/

    “The Gifts of Grief”. 17th November http://upliftconnect.com/the-gifts-of-grief/

    “Harnessing the Power of Lucid Dreaming”. 28th September http://upliftconnect.com/harnessing-power-lucid-dreaming/

    “Do your Practice and All is Coming”. In Griffith REVIEW 53, Our Sporting Life

    “Broken”. In Asia Literary Review 14 Winter 2009

On the Web

Personal Awards

Awards for Works

Thirty Years Gone 2017 single work short story
— Appears in: Grieve : Stories and Poems for Grief Awareness Month 2017 2017; (p. 31)
2018 winner Lifeline Prize
y separately published work icon Thrill Seekers United Kingdom (UK) : Ransome Publishing , 2011 Z1847182 2011 single work novel young adult

'Set in Brisbane, and told as a series of skilfully linked short first-person narratives, this is an account of the descent into thrills-at-any-cost of the Oxley Creek Boys: from excited young teens on a sinking home-made raft to self-seeking drug-crazed adolescents on an inexorable trail of self-destruction and deep personal loss. But their loyalty to each other remains strong, and it ends on a note of hope. A lump in the throat page-turner.

'This fast-paced read is dynamic and gripping, perfect for teen readers who want all the characteristics of a long novel, dealing with teenage issues and tough topics, in a strong, condensed book. From a series written by some amazing authors, this book is everything a reluctant reader would want to get them engaged. Note: this book contains some strong language, graphic scenes and/or tough topics, so is only suitable for older YA readers.' (Publication summary)
2012 shortlisted New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards — UTS Glenda Adams Award for New Writing
Durian 2009 single work short story travel
— Appears in: Island , Autumn no. 116 2009; (p. 126-131)
2005 runner-up Josephine Ulrick Literature Prize — Short stories
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