Archie Weller
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Archie Weller (born 1957) is an Indigenous Australian writer.
Archie Weller was born in Western Australia, and grew up on a farm in the South west of that state.[1] His first novel, The Day of the Dog won an award in the Western Australian Week Literary Awards, and was made into a film entitled Blackfellas, which won two AFI Awards. The script Confessions of a Headhunter, which he co-wrote with Sally Riley, won the an award in the 2001 Western Australian Premier's Book Awards. His second novel Land of the Golden Clouds was published in 1998.
[edit] Bibliography
Novels
- Day of the Dog (Allen & Unwin, 1981)
- Land Of The Golden Clouds (Allen & Unwin, 1998)
Short stories
- Going Home: Stories (Allen & Unwin, 1986)
Drama & screenplays
- Nidjera: Children Crying Softly Together: A Play Exploring The Emotions Of A Modern Day Koori Family (1990)
- Confessions of a Headhunter, with Sally Riley (1999)
Edited
- Us Fellas: An Anthology Of Aboriginal Writing, with Colleen Glass (Perth: Artlook, 1987)
[edit] References
- ^ Archie Weller (State Library of Western Australia) Accessed: February 4, 2007.
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Weller, Archie |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Contemporary Indigenous Australian novelist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1957 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Western Australia, Australia |
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