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Australian novelist
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Female
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Birth:
1968(Sydney, New South Wales, Australia)
The details
Biography
Introduction
Sofie Laguna (born 1968) is an Australian writer.She was born in Sydney and studied law before deciding that being a lawyer was not for her. She has worked as an actor and is now a writer and playwright.She now lives in Melbourne.
Awards
- 2003 honour book Children's Book of the Year Award: Early Childhood for Too Loud Lily
- 2007 honour book Children's Book of the Year Award: Younger Readers for Bird and Sugar Boy
- 2009 longlisted Miles Franklin Award for One Foot Wrong
- 2009 shortlisted Prime Minister's Literary Awards for One Foot Wrong
- 2015 shortlisted Stella Prize for The Eye of the Sheep
- 2015 winner Miles Franklin Award for The Eye of the Sheep
- 2015 commended The Fellowship of Australian Writers Victoria Inc. National Literary Awards — FAW Christina Stead Award for The Eye of the Sheep
- 2018 longlisted Stella Prize for The Choke
- 2018 shortlisted Voss Literary Prize for The Choke
Personal life
Laguna lives in Eltham in suburban Melbourne with her partner Marc McBride, an illustrator, and their two sons.