Brisbane-born Australian author Thea Astley won a number of prestigious Australian literary awards. Since the laying of this plaque in the Writers Walk, her Miles Franklin Awards reached four: The Well Dressed Explorer in 1962 (sharing the award with George Turner), The Slow Natives in 1965, The Acolyte in 1972, and Drylands in 2000. Thea Astley died in 2004.
Thea Astley Sydney Writers Walk
From Larry Rivera, About.com
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