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The Australian Literature Resource
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(a.k.a.
Astley, Thea Beatrice May; Gregson, Thea
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Born: 25 Aug 1925 Brisbane, Queensland
Died: 17 Aug 2004 Byron Bay, New South Wales
Gender: Female
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Full biographical information is only available to AustLit Subscribers. A truncated and unformatted biographical extract follows: Thea Astley was born in Brisbane and educated at the University of Queensland. She taught in schools until 1967, then Macquarie University between 1968-80. Her novels have attracted wide praise and a number of awards, including four Miles Franklin Awards. In 1989 she won the Patrick White Award and was granted an honorary doctorate from the University of Queensland. She was made AO in 1992 and was made a Creative Fellow of the Australia Council in 1993. Astley's fiction shows a particular inte....To gain full access to the AustLit database become a subscriber. |
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Last amended:
22 Jan 2010