Tara June Winch was born near Sydney in 1983. She is of Wiradjuri, Afghan and English heritage. In 2004 she won the David Unaipon Award for Indigenous Writers. Her work has been included in Best Australian Stories 2005.
Awards
Swallow the Air Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative (2008) Literature Mentorship - to be mentored by Nigerian Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka
Swallow the Air Highly Commended for the Fellowship of Australian Writers (2007) Highly Commended for the Fellowship of Australian Writers (Vic) Christina Stead Award for fiction
Swallow the Air New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards (2007) New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards - The UTS Award for a First Book of Fiction
Swallow the Air Nita May Dobbie Award (2007) Nita May Dobbie Award for the first book by a woman writer
Swallow the Air Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative (2008) Literature Mentorship - to be mentored by Nigerian Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka
Swallow the Air Highly Commended for the Fellowship of Australian Writers (2007) Highly Commended for the Fellowship of Australian Writers (Vic) Christina Stead Award for fiction
Swallow the Air New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards (2007) New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards - The UTS Award for a First Book of Fiction
Swallow the Air Nita May Dobbie Award (2007) Nita May Dobbie Award for the first book by a woman writer
