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Australian novelist and teacher
Michael Mohammed Ahmad |
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Language | English |
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Nationality | Australian |
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Notable works |
The Tribe (2014)
The Lebs (2018) |
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Notable awards | 2019 New South Wales Premier's Literary Award for Multiculturalism |
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Michael Mohammed Ahmad is an
Australian novelist, teacher and community arts worker.
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Biography
Ahmad was born in Inner Sydney and attended
Punchbowl Boys High School.
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In 2012, Ahmad founded
SWEATSHOP Western Sydney Literacy Movement, an arts organisation that promotes literacy in Western Sydney.
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In 2014 he published his debut novel
The Tribe with
Giramondo.
[4] Ahmad has stated he was motivated to write The Tribe in order to counteract negative stereotypes about
Arab Australians that flourished in
Australia following the
September 11 attacks.
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In 2017 Ahmad received his
Doctorate of Creative Arts at
Western Sydney University.
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In 2018 he published
The Lebs with
Hachette,
[6] which was shortlisted for the 2019
Miles Franklin Award.
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Ahmad was nominated for NSW Young Person of the Year in 2022, recognising both his writing and literacy work.
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Bibliography
Awards
References
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"Michael Mohammed Ahmad". Q&A. 20 December 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
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^ Dow, Steve (22 February 2018).
"Michael Mohammed Ahmad: His new novel is likely to provoke plenty of discussion". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
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^ Ahmad, Michael Mohammed.
"Let Us Speak for Ourselves: An Interview with Michael Mohammed Ahmad". BLARB. LA Review of Books. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
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"The Tribe | Giramondo Publishing". Retrieved 10 March 2019.
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^ Ahmad, Michael Mohammed (2014).
"Author Note - The Tribe" (PDF). Giramondo Publishing. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
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"The Lebs by Michael Mohammed Ahmad - Books". www.hachette.com.au. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
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^ Boland, Michaela (2 July 2019).
"'Try being a Leb': Author from Punchbowl shortlisted for Miles Franklin". ABC News. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
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"Dr Michael Mohammed Ahmad". Australian of the Year. Archived from
the original on 16 May 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
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^ Ahmad, Michael Mohammed, ed. (2020), After Australia, Affirm Press,
ISBN
978-1-925972-81-8
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^ Ahmad, Michael Mohammed (2021). The Other Half of You. Australia: Hachette Australia.
ISBN
9780733639036.
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"Michael Mohammed Ahmad Books". www.hachette.com.au. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
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"Michael Mohammed Ahmad Wins Premiers Literary Award with The Lebs |". www.sbs.edu.au. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
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"Aurealis Awards 2020 finalists announced". Books+Publishing. 6 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
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"NSW Premier's Literary Awards 2021 shortlists announced". Books+Publishing. 24 March 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
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^ Harmon, Steph (23 June 2022).
"Miles Franklin 2022: shortlist revealed for Australia's prestigious literary prize". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
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^ Burke, Kelly (8 September 2022).
"Queensland Literary awards: winners list reflects 'a moment of change for the nation'". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
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"Short List 2022". The Voss Literary Prize. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
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