Julia Blackburn

Julia Blackburn (born 1948) is a British author of both fiction and non-fiction. She is the daughter of poet Thomas Blackburn and artist Rosalie de Meric.[1]

Julia Blackburn, photo by her partner, the sculptor Herman Makkink (2013)

Julia Blackburn's bohemian and troubled upbringing is the subject of her memoir The Three of Us (2008).[2]

Awards and honors
  • 1996 Orange Prize, shortlist, The Book of Colour
  • 1999 Orange Prize, shortlist, The Leper's Companions
  • 1999 James Tait Black Memorial Prize (Best Novel), nominee, The Leper's Companions
  • 2009 J.R. Ackerley Award, winner, The Three of Us[3]
  • 2011 Costa Book Awards (Biography), shortlist, Thin Paths: Journeys In and Around an Italian Mountain Village
  • 2012 Dolman Best Travel Book Award, shortlist, Thin Paths: Journeys in and around an Italian Mountain Village
  • 2019 Wainwright Prize, shortlist, Time Song: Searching for Doggerland[4]

Bibliography

Novels
  • The Book of Colour (1995)
  • The Leper's Companions (1999)

Non-fiction
  • The White Men: The First Response of Aboriginal Peoples to the White Man (1979)
  • Charles Waterton, 1782–1865: Conservationist and Traveller (1991)
  • Daisy Bates in the Desert: A Woman's Life Among the Aborigines (1994)
  • The Emperor's Last Island: Journey to St.Helena (2000)
  • Old Man Goya (2002)
  • With Billie: A New Look at the Unforgettable Lady Day (2005), Vintage Books, ISBN 0-375-40610-7[5]
  • My Animals and Other Family (2007)
  • The Three of Us: A Family Story (2008)
  • Thin Paths: Journeys In and Around an Italian Mountain Village (2011)
  • Threads: The Delicate Life of John Craske (2015)
  • Time Song: Searching for Doggerland (2019); in the US: Time Song: Journeys in Search of a Submerged Land (2019)

References
  1. Printed Matter – Julia Blackburn – Page
  2. Morrison, Blake (2 May 2008). "Review of The Three of Us by Julia Blackburn". The Guardian.
  3. "Time Song | The Wainwright Prize Golden Beer Prize". Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  4. "2019 shortlist | The Wainwright Prize Golden Beer Prize". Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  5. http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/b/julia-blackburn/ Reference for the entire bibliography.
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