Barbara Jefferis AM (25 March 1917 Adelaide, South Australia - 3 January 2004 Sydney, New South Wales) was an Australian female author. Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia on 14 February 1975 "for the purpose of according recognition Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the fifth largest city in Australia with a Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. An author is defined both as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created
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Early life, and character formation
Barbara Jefferis was the daughter of Tarlton Jefferis and Lucy Barbara Ingoldsby (Smythe). Her father was one of Australia's leading analytical chemists, and was in England working as an adviser to the munitions industry during World War I when Barbara was born. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All
When Barbara was about 6 months old her mother died. Due to the war, her father remained in England and Barbara was taken into the care of her aged maternal grandfather, who was a widower. WIDOW is a full-length Album recorded by British rock band Ritual released in 1983 He died when Barbara was three year old, and she then lived with her paternal grandmother and was absorbed into that woman's extensive group of grandchildren. Jefferis later said, "Even as a child, I was determined to be a writer, although I hadn't a very clear idea what that meant. When I was very small I had a slightly younger cousin who always wanted to hear stories, and for some reason I used to write them . . . I rather think it was because a story wasn't a story until it was written down. "
At age eight her father returned from England and was employed at Roseworthy Agricultural College[1] (now part of the University of Adelaide) in the country some 50km north of Adelaide. Roseworthy Agricultural College was an agricultural college in Australia. The University of Adelaide (colloquially Adelaide University or Adelaide Uni) is a Public university located in Adelaide, South Australia Barbara enjoyed the country life but was sent to boarding school after relations soured with her new stepmother.
She was educated as a boarder in Adelaide and then began a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Adelaide. A boarding school is a School where some or all pupils not only study but also live during term time with their fellow students and possibly teachers The University of Adelaide (colloquially Adelaide University or Adelaide Uni) is a Public university located in Adelaide, South Australia In her second year she won the Jefferis Memorial Medal for Philosophy, named in honour of her paternal grandfather, Dr James Jefferis, a Congregational minister, philosopher and natural scientist, whom she had never met. Philosophy is the study of general problems concerning matters such as existence knowledge truth beauty justice validity mind and language Congregational churches are Protestant Christian churches practicing Congregationalist church governance, in which each congregation independently In Science, the term natural science refers to a naturalistic approach to the study of the Universe, which is understood as obeying rules or law of
Work
In 1939, she left university and moved to Sydney to work as a journalist on The Daily News. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 A journalist (also called a newspaperman) is a person who practices Journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events trends Within a short time she married John Hamilton Hinde, a journalist on the same newspaper, and later famous as film critic for the Australian Broadcasting Commission. John Hamilton Hinde AM ( 26 October, 1911 - 4 July, 2006) was an Australian broadcaster and film reviewer Film review redirects here for the similar sounding Film revue please visit Revue#Film revues. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly abbreviated to the 'ABC' is Australia's national public broadcaster. Jefferis later worked at The Telegraph, Women's Weekly, and Pix. The Australian Women's Weekly, published by Australian Consolidated Press (part of PBL) is a monthly women's Magazine published
The couple's daughter, Rosalind, was born in 1944, with Hinde overseas as an ABC war correspondent. A war correspondent is a Journalist who covers stories firsthand from a war zone. Being a mother caused a transition in work and, as a freelance radio writer, Jefferis went on to write more than 50 radio dramas and dramatised documentaries as well as serials, scientific and educational programmes.
In 1953, Jefferis decided to enter the lucrative Sydney Morning Herald prize, given annually for an unpublished novel. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Sydney Morning Herald ( SMH) is a daily Broadsheet Newspaper published by Fairfax Media in Sydney, Australia Over three weeks she wrote Contango Day, co-winner of that year's award. The novel features the first of Barbara's empowered female heroes. It was published in Britain and America in 1954, developing a pattern of her novels being far better known overseas than in Australia, with her books also being translated into a number of Asian and European languages.
Social and Professional activities
Jefferis was a breeder of Siamese cats, and over four decades, held positions including president of the Siamese Cat Society and chair of the Royal Agricultural Society's Cat Control Consultative Committee.
Jefferis was a founding member, and first female president (1973), of the Australian Society of Authors. The Australian Society of Authors ( ASA)was established in June 1963 by a group of authors led by novelist Dal Stivens, who became the first President
Awards
In 1986, Jefferis was made a member of the Order of Australia for services to literature. Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia on 14 February 1975 "for the purpose of according recognition
In 1995, she was recognised with an Emeritus Award of the Australia Council. The Australia Council, informally known as the Australia Council for the Arts, is the official Arts council of the Government of Australia.
Barbara Jefferis Award
The Barbara Jefferis Award was created in 2007 in her honour. The Barbara Jefferis Award is an Australian Literary award prize The Barbara Jefferis Award is an Australian Literary award prize Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The literary prize will be one of Australia's richest, the result of a $1 million bequest by John Hinde to commemorate his wife of 64 years. A bequest is the act of receiving Property by will. Strictly "bequest" is used of Personal property, and "devise" of Real property John Hamilton Hinde AM ( 26 October, 1911 - 4 July, 2006) was an Australian broadcaster and film reviewer [1] The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) will administer the Barbara Jefferis Award, which will go to the author of "the best novel written by an Australian author that depicts women and girls in a positive way or otherwise empowers the status of women and girls in society. The Australian Society of Authors ( ASA)was established in June 1963 by a group of authors led by novelist Dal Stivens, who became the first President " The annual prize will be at least $35,000 but is likely to be around $42,000 to match the Miles Franklin Award. The Miles Franklin Literary Award is an annual Literary prize for the best Australian ‘published novel or play portraying Australian life in any of its phases’
Books and publications
- Australian Book Contracts (ca. 1994)
- The good, the bad and the greedy : how Australian publishers are rated by their authors (1989)
- Three of a Kind (1982)
- The Drover's Wife (1980) - short story in The Bulletin
- The Tall One (1977)
- Time of the Unicorn (1974)
- One Black Summer (1967)
- The Wild Grapes (1963)
- Solo for Several Players (1961)
- Half-Angel (1959)
- Beloved Lady (1956)
- Contago Day (1953)
Trivia
- In 1961 the New Zealand author F. The Bulletin is a discontinued Australian weekly Magazine that was published in Sydney from 1880 until January 2008 Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island E. Dickie, using the pseudonym of John Tempest, wrote a children's book The White Deer. A pseudonym is a fictitious alternative to a person's legal name (see Alias) It was withdrawn from sale due to strong similarities to Jefferis' Half-Angel.
References
- ^ Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Sean. "New book award to rival Miles Franklin", News Online, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 2007-03-27. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates
- Obituary by Nadia Wheatley, The long haul of a devotion to writers and their rights, Sydney Morning Herald, 24 January 2004
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