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Jasmin McGaughey Jasmin McGaughey i(16823668 works by)
Gender: Female
Heritage: Torres Strait Islander
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A Torres Strait Islander from the Kulkalgal Nation, Jasmin McGaughrey holds a degree in psychology and justice. In 2019, she was finishing a Masters of Writing, Editing and Publishing, and working as an editor intern at black&write! in Brisbane.

In 2020, in partnership with State Library of Queensland’s black&write! Project, Jasmin McGaughey was appointed as Kill Your Darlings First Nations Editor-in-Residence. 

Sources: Nakata Brophy Prize (shortlist announcement), Books + Publishing.

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Awards for Works

Sweet Anticipation 2022 single work short story
— Appears in: Overland , Winter no. 247 2022; (p. 51-56)
2021 winner Nakata Brophy Short Fiction and Poetry Prize for Young Indigenous Writers
y separately published work icon Friendship Fix-it! Sydney : HarperCollins Australia , 2022 24771016 2022 single work children's fiction children's

'Ash can't wait to play tennis with the big kids at school today! But when James's big school project breaks, Ash has to decide whether to help her friend fix his project at lunchtime, or play the game she loves. What will she do?' (Publication summary)
2024 longlisted The DANZ Children's Book Award — Chapter Books
Wait for Me 2021 single work short story
— Appears in: Flock : First Nations Stories Then and Now 2021; (p. 151-165)
2020 highly commended ABR Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize
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