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| Manuscript Name | Papers of Mark Henshaw |
| Manuscript Number | MSS 131 |
| Last Updated | September 2021 |
| Extent | 56 cm (4 boxes) |
| Location | Special Collections, UNSW Canberra |
| Abstract | This collection comprises manuscript papers and related material by Mark Henshaw. |
Scope and Content
The papers contain notes, manuscript drafts, galleys, a cassette and photographs for Henshaw's first novel Out of the line of fire (1988).
Date Range of Content
1987-1988
Biographical Note
Mark Henshaw was born on 3 October 1951 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, and has lived at various times in Germany, France and Yugoslavia. For a time he worked as a professional translator. His first novel Out of the line of fire (1989) was awarded both the Barbara Ramsden Fellowship of Australian Writers Award and the National Book Council/Quantas New Writers Award. He was also awarded a Commonwealth Literary Fellowship in the same year. Out of the line of fire has been translated into a number of European languages. Henshaw has also written two crime novels with the writer John Clanchy under the pseudonym J.M. Calder. He has worked as a curator at the National Gallery of Australia.
Henshaw has been awarded:
ACT Literary Award, 1994: winner
NBC Banjo Awards, NBC Qantas New Writers' Award, 1989: winner for Out of the line of fire
FAW Barbara Ramsden Award for the Book of the Year, 1988: winner for Out of the line of fire.
References:
AustLit : The Resource for Australian Literature, April 2004.
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Papers of Mark Henshaw, Special Collections, UNSW Canberra, Australian Defence Force Academy, MSS 131, Box [Number], Folder [Number].
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Topical Subjects
Authors, Australian -- 20th century -- Archives.
Australian literature -- 20th century.