Laura Jean McKay

Australian novelist, short-story writer and lecturer (1978-) · New Zealand · Writers

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Laura Jean McKay is an Australian author and creative writing lecturer. In 2021, she won the Victorian Prize for Literature and the Arthur C. Clarke Award for her novel The Animals in That Country. In 2025, she was the Frank O'Connor International Fellow.

Awards

Arthur C. Clarke Award2021

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Tricia SullivanBoth received Arthur C. Clarke Award Ian R. MacLeodBoth received Arthur C. Clarke Award Jane RogersBoth received Arthur C. Clarke Award

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Rosie Scott37.8

Arthur Henry Adams38.2

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