Marion May Campbell
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Marion May Campbell is a contemporary Australian novelist and academic.
Born in Sydney
, New South Wales
, Campbell earned a BA in French Literature studying first at the University of New South Wales
and completing her degree at the University of Western Australia
. She then pursued post-graduate study at Aix en Provence, writing a dissertation on the work of Stéphane Mallarmé
.
Campbell's novels explore professional and personal relationships between women and literary theoretical concerns, often in a non-standard 'experimental' writing style. In addition to novels her work includes short fiction, poetry, and essays and reviews for journals. For the stage, Campbell has written the musical theatre piece Dr Memory in the Dream House which was first performed in 1990 and an adaption of Not Being Miriam entitled Ariadne's Understudies in 1991.
Campbell currently coordinates the creative writing program at the University of Melbourne
.
Born in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, Campbell earned a BA in French Literature studying first at the University of New South Wales
University of New South Wales
The University of New South Wales , is a research-focused university based in Kensington, a suburb in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
and completing her degree at the University of Western Australia
University of Western Australia
The University of Western Australia was established by an Act of the Western Australian Parliament in February 1911, and began teaching students for the first time in 1913. It is the oldest university in the state of Western Australia and the only university in the state to be a member of the...
. She then pursued post-graduate study at Aix en Provence, writing a dissertation on the work of Stéphane Mallarmé
Stéphane Mallarmé
Stéphane Mallarmé , whose real name was Étienne Mallarmé, was a French poet and critic. He was a major French symbolist poet, and his work anticipated and inspired several revolutionary artistic schools of the early 20th century, such as Dadaism, Surrealism, and Futurism.-Biography:Stéphane...
.
Campbell's novels explore professional and personal relationships between women and literary theoretical concerns, often in a non-standard 'experimental' writing style. In addition to novels her work includes short fiction, poetry, and essays and reviews for journals. For the stage, Campbell has written the musical theatre piece Dr Memory in the Dream House which was first performed in 1990 and an adaption of Not Being Miriam entitled Ariadne's Understudies in 1991.
Campbell currently coordinates the creative writing program at the University of Melbourne
University of Melbourne
The University of Melbourne is a public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. Founded in 1853, it is the second oldest university in Australia and the oldest in Victoria...
.
Awards
- twice been shortlisted for the Canada-Australia Prize
- 1998 - winner of the Western Australian Premier's Book AwardsWestern Australian Premier's Book AwardsThe Western Australian Premier's Book Awards is an award for books, scripts, digital narrative and a People's Choice. Awards are provided by the Government of Western Australia, and the awards process is managed by the State Library of Western Australia...
for Not being Miriam - 1999 - shortlisted for the Western Australian Premier's Book AwardsWestern Australian Premier's Book AwardsThe Western Australian Premier's Book Awards is an award for books, scripts, digital narrative and a People's Choice. Awards are provided by the Government of Western Australia, and the awards process is managed by the State Library of Western Australia...
for Prowler - 2006 - shortlisted for the Western Australian Premier's Book AwardsWestern Australian Premier's Book AwardsThe Western Australian Premier's Book Awards is an award for books, scripts, digital narrative and a People's Choice. Awards are provided by the Government of Western Australia, and the awards process is managed by the State Library of Western Australia...
for Shadow Thief
Novels
- Lines of Flight (Fremantle Arts Centre, 1985) ISBN 0-949206-01-6
- Not Being Miriam (Fremantle Arts Centre, 1988) ISBN 1-86368-088-8
- Prowler (Fremantle Arts Centre, 1999) ISBN 1-86368-251-1
- Shadow Thief (Pandanus, 2006) ISBN 1-74076-189-8
Performance writing
- Dr Memory in the Dream Home (PICA, 1990)
- Ariadne's Understudies (PICA, 1992)
- The Half-Life of Creonite (not yet performed)