Sofie Laguna
BornSydney, New South Wales, Australia
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAustralian
Years active2003–present
Notable awardsMiles Franklin Award, 2015

Sofie Laguna is an Australian writer.

Early life and education

Sofie Laguna was born in Sydney. She studied law.[1]

Career

After deciding that being a lawyer was not for her, worked as an actor for a while, before becoming a writer and playwright.[1]

Awards

Bibliography

Novels

Children's

Picture books

Personal life

As of June 2015 Laguna lived in Eltham in suburban Melbourne with her partner Marc McBride, an illustrator, and their two sons.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "sofie". milesfranklin.com.au. 3 April 2015. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Sofie Laguna". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Miles Franklin Literary Award 2021 longlist announced". Books+Publishing. 18 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Laguna wins 2021 Colin Roderick Literary Award". Books+Publishing. 15 October 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  5. ^ Susan Wyndham, "Novelist gets top Mileage out of drama", The Age, 24 June 2015, p. 12

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