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'''Honey Brown''' is an Australian novelist.
'''Honey Brown''' is an [[Australian]] novelist who grew up in [[Campbell Town]], [[Tasmania]].<ref name=aust>[http://www.theaustralian.com.au/life/weekend-australian-magazine/the-accidental-author/story-e6frg8h6-1226623483952 "The Accidental Author" ''The Australian'', 20 April 2013]</ref> She attended Campbell Town High School and Launceston College before moving to [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]]. In 2009 she was involved in a farming accident which left her partially paralysed and unable to walk. She now lives in Gippsland, Victoria with her husband and two children.<ref name=aust />


==Early life and education==
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Her first novel, ''Red Queen'', was published by Penguin in 2008 and won the [[Aurealis Award for best horror novel]] in 2009. With her subsequent novels she was longlisted for the [[Miles Franklin Award]] in 2011 for ''The Good Daughter'', and she won the [[Davitt Award]] in 2014 for ''Dark Horse''.
Honey Brown grew up in [[Campbell Town, Tasmania]].<ref name=aust>{{Cite web |url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/life/weekend-australian-magazine/the-accidental-author/story-e6frg8h6-1226623483952 |title="The Accidental Author" ''The Australian'', 20 April 2013 |access-date=25 November 2015 |archive-date=4 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200404220838/http://www.theaustralian.com.au/life/weekend-australian-magazine/the-accidental-author/story-e6frg8h6-1226623483952 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

She attended Campbell Town High School and [[Launceston College, Tasmania]] before moving to [[Victoria (state)|Victoria]].<ref name=aust />

==Career==
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Her first novel, ''Red Queen'', was published by [[Penguin Group|Penguin]] in 2008 and won the [[Aurealis Award for Best Horror Novel]] in 2009. With her subsequent novels she was longlisted for the [[Miles Franklin Award]] in 2011 for ''The Good Daughter'' and won the [[Davitt Award]] in 2014 for ''Dark Horse''.

==Personal life==
In 2009 she was involved in a farming accident which left her partially paralysed and unable to walk.<ref name=aust />


== Bibliography ==
== Bibliography ==
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* ''[[Dark Horse (Brown novel)|Dark Horse]]'' (2013)
* ''[[Dark Horse (Brown novel)|Dark Horse]]'' (2013)
* ''Through the Cracks'' (2014)
* ''Through the Cracks'' (2014)
*''Six Degrees: The power of attraction connects us all'' (2015)


==Awards and nominations==
==Awards and nominations==
* 2009 winner, [[Aurealis Award for best horror novel|Aurealis Award for Best Horror Novel]] – ''Red Queen''

* 2009 winner [[Aurealis Award for best horror novel|Aurealis Award for Best Horror Novel]] — ''Red Queen''
* 2009 highly commended, The Fellowship of Australian Writers Victoria Inc. National Literary Awards – [[FAW Christina Stead Award]] – ''Red Queen''
* 2009 highly commended The Fellowship of Australian Writers Victoria Inc. National Literary Awards — FAW Christina Stead Award — ''Red Queen''
* 2009 finalist, [[Australian Shadows Award]] – Long Fiction – ''Red Queen''
* 2011 longlisted, [[Miles Franklin Award]] – ''The Good Daughter''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.milesfranklin.com.au/Default.aspx?PageID=5607013&A=SearchResult&SearchID=39927129&ObjectID=5607013&ObjectType=1|title=Miles Franklin Literary Award, The 2011 Longlist|accessdate=4 November 2014|work=The Trust Company|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104095934/http://www.milesfranklin.com.au/Default.aspx?PageID=5607013&A=SearchResult&SearchID=39927129&ObjectID=5607013&ObjectType=1|archivedate=4 November 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
* 2009 finalist [[Australian Shadows Award]] — Long Fiction — ''Red Queen''
* 2011 longlisted [[Miles Franklin Literary Award]] — ''The Good Daughter''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.milesfranklin.com.au/Default.aspx?PageID=5607013&A=SearchResult&SearchID=39927129&ObjectID=5607013&ObjectType=1|title=Miles Franklin Literary Award, The 2011 Longlist|accessdate=4 November 2014|work=The Trust Company}}</ref>
* 2011 shortlisted, [[Barbara Jefferis Award]] – ''The Good Daughter''<ref>[https://www.asauthors.org/barbara-jefferis-award-winner-2011-1 "Barbara Jefferis Award Winner 2011"]{{dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
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* 2013 longlisted, [[Davitt Award]] – Best Adult Crime Novel – ''After the Darkness''
* 2011 shortlisted [[Barbara Jefferis Award]] — ''The Good Daughter''<ref>[https://www.asauthors.org/barbara-jefferis-award-winner-2011-1 "Barbara Jefferis Award Winner 2011"]</ref>
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* 2014 winner, [[Davitt Award]] – Best Adult Crime Novel – ''Dark Horse''<ref>[http://thenewdaily.com.au/entertainment/2014/09/04/whodunnit-women-killing-crime-writing/ "Whodunnit? The women killing it in crime writing" by Stephen A Russell "The New Daily", 4 September 2014]</ref>
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* 2013 longlisted [[Davitt Award]] — Best Adult Crime Novel — ''After the Darkness''
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* 2015 shortlisted, [[Davitt Award]] – Best Adult Crime Novel – ''Through the Cracks''
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* 2014 winner [[Davitt Award]] — Best Adult Crime Novel — ''Dark Horse''<ref>[http://thenewdaily.com.au/entertainment/2014/09/04/whodunnit-women-killing-crime-writing/ "Whodunnit? The women killing it in crime writing" by Stephen A Russell "The New Daily", 4 September 2014]</ref>
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* 2015 shortlisted [[Davitt Award]] — Best Adult Crime Novel — ''Through the Cracks''


==References==
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Honey Brown
OccupationWriter
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAustralian
Years active2008–present
Notable worksRed Queen, Dark Horse
Notable awardsAurealis Award, Davitt Award

Honey Brown is an Australian novelist.

Early life and education

Honey Brown grew up in Campbell Town, Tasmania.[1]

She attended Campbell Town High School and Launceston College, Tasmania before moving to Victoria.[1]

Career

Her first novel, Red Queen, was published by Penguin in 2008 and won the Aurealis Award for Best Horror Novel in 2009. With her subsequent novels she was longlisted for the Miles Franklin Award in 2011 for The Good Daughter and won the Davitt Award in 2014 for Dark Horse.

Personal life

In 2009 she was involved in a farming accident which left her partially paralysed and unable to walk.[1]

Bibliography

Novels

  • Red Queen (2008)
  • The Good Daughter (2010)
  • After the Darkness (2012)
  • Dark Horse (2013)
  • Through the Cracks (2014)
  • Six Degrees: The power of attraction connects us all (2015)

Awards and nominations

References

  1. ^ a b c ""The Accidental Author" The Australian, 20 April 2013". Archived from the original on 4 April 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Miles Franklin Literary Award, The 2011 Longlist". The Trust Company. Archived from the original on 4 November 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  3. ^ "Barbara Jefferis Award Winner 2011"[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Whodunnit? The women killing it in crime writing" by Stephen A Russell "The New Daily", 4 September 2014
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