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Brenda Niall

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Dr Brenda Mary Niall AO FAHA (born 25 November 1930) is an Australian biographer, literary critic and journalist. She is particularly noted for her work on Australia's well-known Boyd family of artists and writers. Educated at Genazzano FCJ College, in Kew, Victoria, and the University of Melbourne, Niall began writing during her time as Reader in the Department of English at Monash University.[1]

In June 2004 she was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia for "services to Australian literature, as an academic, biographer and literary critic"[2] while in 2001 she was awarded the Centenary Medal for "service to Australian Society and the humanities in the study of Australian literature".[3] In 1990 she was elected Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities.[4]

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  1. ^ "Brenda Niall". Australian Book Review. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Dr Brenda Mary Niall". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Dr Brenda Mary Niall". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Fellows: Brenda Niall". Australian Academy of the Humanities. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  5. ^ "NIALL, Brenda Mary". It's an Honour. Archived from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  6. ^ "NIALL, Brenda Mary". It's an Honour. Archived from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  7. ^ Steger, Jason (6 July 2016). "Brenda Niall's life of Archbishop Mannix wins Australia's oldest literary prize". The Age. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  8. ^ "Queensland Literary Awards 2020 shortlists announced". Books+Publishing. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Nib Literary Award 2020 shortlist announced". Books+Publishing. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
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