Michael Mohammed Ahmad
Michael Mohammed Ahmad | |
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Language | English |
Nationality | Australian |
Notable works | The Tribe (2014) The Lebs (2018) |
Notable awards | 2019 New South Wales Premier's Literary Award for Multiculturalism |
Michael Mohammed Ahmad is an Australian novelist, teacher and community arts worker.[1]
Biography[]
Ahmad was born in Inner Sydney and attended Punchbowl Boys High School.[2]
In 2012, Ahmad founded , an arts organisation that promotes literacy in Western Sydney. [3]
In 2014 he published his debut novel The Tribe with Giramondo.[4] Ahmad has stated he was motivated to write The Tribe in order to counteract negative stereotypes about Arab Australians that flourished in Australia following the September 11 attacks.[5]
In 2017 Ahmad received his Doctorate of Creative Arts at Western Sydney University.[1]
In 2018 he published The Lebs with Hachette,[6] which was shortlisted for the 2019 Miles Franklin Award.[7]
Bibliography[]
- The Tribe (Giramondo, 2014)[4]
- The Lebs (Hachette Australia, 2018)[6]
- After Australia (editor) (Affirm Press, 2020)[8]
- The Other Half of You (Hachette Australia, 2021)[9]
Awards[]
- Sydney Morning Herald Best Young Australian Novelists Award (2015) – winner[10]
- New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards Multicultural NSW Award (2019) – winner[6][11]
- Aurealis Award for best anthology (2020) – shortlisted for After Australia[12]
- New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards Multicultural NSW Award (2021) – shortlisted for After Australia[13]
References[]
- ^ a b "Michael Mohammed Ahmad". Q&A. 20 December 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ^ Dow, Steve (22 February 2018). "Michael Mohammed Ahmad: His new novel is likely to provoke plenty of discussion". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ^ Ahmad, Michael Mohammed. "Let Us Speak for Ourselves: An Interview with Michael Mohammed Ahmad". BLARB. LA Review of Books. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- ^ a b "The Tribe | Giramondo Publishing". Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ^ Ahmad, Michael Mohammed (2014). "Author Note - The Tribe" (PDF). Giramondo Publishing. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- ^ a b c "The Lebs by Michael Mohammed Ahmad - Books". www.hachette.com.au. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ^ Boland, Michaela (2 July 2019). "'Try being a Leb': Author from Punchbowl shortlisted for Miles Franklin". ABC News. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
- ^ Ahmad, Michael Mohammed, ed. (2020), After Australia, Affirm Press, ISBN 978-1-925972-81-8
- ^ Ahmad, Michael Mohammed (2021). The Other Half of You. Australia: Hachette Australia. ISBN 9780733639036.
- ^ "Michael Mohammed Ahmad Books". www.hachette.com.au. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ^ "Michael Mohammed Ahmad Wins Premiers Literary Award with The Lebs |". www.sbs.edu.au. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ "Aurealis Awards 2020 finalists announced". Books+Publishing. 6 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
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External links[]
Categories:
- 21st-century Australian novelists
- Living people
- Writers from Sydney
- Western Sydney University alumni
- Australian writer stubs