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Diagnosed with [[melanoma]] in 2005, Taylor turned to writing fiction and her 2011 debut novel, ''Me and Mr Booker'', won the [[Commonwealth Book Prize]] for the Pacific Region in 2012. Her next book, ''My Beautiful Enemy'' (2013), was nominated for the [[Miles Franklin Award]].<ref name="smh">{{cite news|last1=Wyndham|first1=Susan|title=Cory Taylor, author of Dying: A Memoir, has died|url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/books/cory-taylor-author-of-dying-a-memoir-has-died-20160706-gpzqlz.html|accessdate=6 July 2016|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=6 July 2016}}</ref> |
Diagnosed with [[melanoma]] in 2005, Taylor turned to writing fiction and her 2011 debut novel, ''Me and Mr Booker'', won the [[Commonwealth Book Prize]] for the Pacific Region in 2012. Her next book, ''My Beautiful Enemy'' (2013), was nominated for the [[Miles Franklin Award]].<ref name="smh">{{cite news|last1=Wyndham|first1=Susan|title=Cory Taylor, author of Dying: A Memoir, has died|url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/books/cory-taylor-author-of-dying-a-memoir-has-died-20160706-gpzqlz.html|accessdate=6 July 2016|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=6 July 2016}}</ref> |
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As her health worsened, Taylor wrote her last book ''Dying: A Memoir'', which was published just before her death from melanoma-related brain cancer in 5 July 2016. |
As her health worsened, Taylor wrote her last book ''Dying: A Memoir'', which was published just before her death from melanoma-related brain cancer in 5 July 2016.<ref name="fidler">{{cite web|title=Cory Taylor on dying for beginners|url=http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2016/06/28/4490296.htm|publisher=ABC Radio|accessdate=6 July 2016}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 13:41, 6 July 2016
Cory Taylor | |
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| Born | 1955 Southport, Queensland, Australia |
| Died | 5 July 2016 (aged 61) Windsor, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation | Autor |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Alma mater | Australian National University |
| Spouse | Shin Koyama |
| Children | Two |
Cory Taylor (1955 – 5 July 2016) was an Australian writer.
Taylor was born in Southport, Queensland and lived in Fiji and Kenya as a child. She studied history at the Australian National University, and then worked as a freelance film and television writer. Her first books were the Rat Tales and Bandaged Bear series of children's books.
Diagnosed with melanoma in 2005, Taylor turned to writing fiction and her 2011 debut novel, Me and Mr Booker, won the Commonwealth Book Prize for the Pacific Region in 2012. Her next book, My Beautiful Enemy (2013), was nominated for the Miles Franklin Award.[1]
As her health worsened, Taylor wrote her last book Dying: A Memoir, which was published just before her death from melanoma-related brain cancer in 5 July 2016.[2]
References
- ^ Wyndham, Susan (6 July 2016). "Cory Taylor, author of Dying: A Memoir, has died". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ^ "Cory Taylor on dying for beginners". ABC Radio. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
External links
- Cory Taylor at IMDb
