Georgia Blain has written a number of novels for adults including the bestselling Closed for Winter, which was made into a feature film. Her memoir Births Deaths Marriages: True Tales was shortlisted for the 2009 Kibble Literary Award for Women Writers. In 1998 she was named one of the Sydney Morning Herald's Best Young Novelists and has been shortlisted for the NSW Premier's Literary Awards, the SA Premier's Awards and the Barbara Jefferis Award. She lives in Sydney with her partner and daughter.
Snake in the grass, 1999 t.p. (Georgia Blain) colophon (born in Sydney in 1964)
Candelo, 2012 title page (Georgia Blain)
AustLit, viewed 13 December 2016 (Georgia Blain. Born: 1964, Sydney, New South Wales ; Died: 9 Dec 2016. Gender: Female. Biography: Georgia Blain worked as a copyright lawyer and then as a journalist, before turning to novels. In 2002, she was elected chair of The Australian Society of Authors. She published nine novels ...Georgia Blain recounted her diagnosis and treatment for a brain tumour in a weekly column for the Saturday Paper. She was the daughter of Anne Deveson and Ellis Blain...) http://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A11996
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