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Deborah Carlyon Deborah Carlyon i(A69123 works by)
Born: Established: 1970 Goroka, Eastern Highlands,
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Papua New Guinea,
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Pacific Region, ;
Gender: Female
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BiographyHistory

Deborah Carlyon was born in Goroka, a small town in the Eastern Highlands of Papua New Guinea in 1970. Her childhood was nourished from the heart of a proud Simbu heritage. At adolescence, her rite of passage into womanhood was celebrated with her Sina Sina people, before she attended boarding school at St Peters Lutheran College in Brisbane, Australia. On completing a Bachelor of Arts Degree and a Post-Graduate Diploma of Education she taught in Queensland schools. She studied Steiner Education and became the founding teacher for the Noosa Pengari Steiner School in 1996. There she began writing children's stories before completing a Diploma of Professional Children's Writing. Deborah won the Queensland Premier's Literary Awards for Best Emerging Author 2001 for Mama Kuma:One Woman, Two Cultures. (Biographical details from Mama Kuma. Used with permission of the author.)

Most Referenced Works

Personal Awards

2001 recipient Centenary Medal For service to Australian society and literature
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Awards for Works

y separately published work icon Loku and the Shark Attack St Lucia : University of Queensland Press , 2006 Z1282598 2006 single work children's fiction children's 'Loku and the Shark Attack is an adventure story with a beautiful difference - it has a soul. The story is about a young village boy, Loku, who undertakes some serious risks to prove to his twin bother that he 'has guts.' To do this Loku must abandon his tribes rules and his conscience. The problems he faces as a result are; an out of control bush fire, being kidnapped while unconscious, a race against an outgoing tide and an inherent shark attack, and perhaps most dangerous of all - betraying his sacred totem animal.' (UQP blurb)
2006 nominated Queensland Premier's Literary Awards — Best Manuscript of an Emerging Queensland Author
2007 shortlisted New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards — Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children's Books
y separately published work icon Mama Kuma : One Woman, Two Cultures St Lucia : University of Queensland Press , 2002 Z973392 2002 single work biography

Kuma Kelage, daughter of a Chimbu chieftain from a quiet mountain village in the New Guinea Highlands, defied tradition and married a white Australian. With her daughter Ba, she travelled beyond the boundaries of her homeland, journeying through two cultures. Her story is told by her granddaughter, Deborah Carlyon.
2002 winner Queensland Premier's Literary Awards — Best Manuscript of an Emerging Queensland Author
2001 winner Queensland Premier's Literary Awards — Best Manuscript of an Emerging Queensland Author
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