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Andrew McGahan was born the ninth of ten children on a wheat farm in Dalby, Queensland.

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Andrew McGahan

Australian novelist (1966–2019)

Andrew McGahan (10 October 1966 – 1 February 2019) was an Australian novelist.^[2] His first novelPraise is considered to be part of the Australian literary genre of grunge lit. His novel The White Earth won the 2005 Miles Franklin Award.^[3]

Early life and education

Born in Dalby, Queensland, McGahan was the ninth of ten children and grew up on a wheat farm.^[2] commenced an Arts degree at the University of Queensland, but dropped out halfway through^{[citation needed]}, in 1985, to return to the family farm, and to commence his first novel – which was never published.^[2] He then spent the next few years working in a variety of jobs, until 1991, when he wrote his first published novel, Praise.^{[citation needed]}

Literary career

Novels

In 1991 McGahan won The Australian/Vogel Literary Award for unpublished novels with Praise – a semi-autobiographical account of a doomed, drug and alcohol-fuelled relationship. It became an Australian best

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AustLit

Andrew McGahan was born the ninth of ten children on a wheat farm in Dalby, Queensland. His mother was a teacher and their home had a room dedicated to books. He went to the Catholic school in Dalby then a boarding school, Marist Brothers, for years 11 and 12. He.dropped out of an Arts degree at the University of Queensland after one month and went back to Dalby to help with the family farm and write his first novel which was never published.

McGahan returned to Brisbane where he worked in part-time jobs, lived on the dole and 'wrote piles of bad poetry and short stories' (Interview, Allen & Unwin, 2005). McGahan says he was attracted by 'the romance of being a writer and of living some sort of cool, bohemian lifestyle.' Later he became more interested in the writing itself finding it 'a very pleasant and satisfying way to exist.' While unemployed in 1991, he wrote Praise, a largely autobiographical tale of hard drugs, bodily functions and sex set in Brisbane.

McGahan has been a full-time writer since 1992 resisting offers of part-time empl

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McGahan, Andrew 1966-

PERSONAL:

Born 1966, in Dalby, Queensland, Australia. Education: Attended Queensland University.

CAREER:

Writer.

AWARDS, HONORS:

Vogel Literary Award for best Australian first novel, Commonwealth Writer's Prize for first fiction, and shortlisted for Victorian Premier's Award for best first novel, all 1992, all for Praise; Australia Council grant, to write second Novel; Miles Franklin Award, 2005, for The White Earth.

WRITINGS:

FICTION

Praise, [Australia], 1992, Carroll & Graf (New York, NY), 1993.

1988, St. Martin's Press, (New York, NY), 1997.

The White Earth, Allen & Unwin (Crows Nest, New South Wales, Australia), 2004, Soho (New York, NY), 2006.

Underground, Allen & Unwin (Crows Nest, New South Wales, Australia), 2006.

Also author of screenplay for adaptation of novel Praise, Strand, 2000; Bait (play), produced in Brisbane, Australia at Renegade Theatre; and Bottleshop Boy (screenplay).

SIDELIGHTS:

Andrew McGahan found literary success with his debut novel Praise, winner of the Vogel Literary Award for Best