Jesse Blackadder
Jesse Blackadder | |
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| Born | June 1964 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 10 June 2020 (aged 55–56) Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia |
| Education | Bachelor of Arts (Communication), University of Technology Sydney Master of Applied Science (Social Ecology), Western Sydney University Doctor of Creative Arts, Western Sydney University |
| Occupations | Novelist, screenwriter, journalist |
| Years active | 2000s–2020 |
| Known for | Historical fiction; Australian Antarctic Arts Fellowships |
| Notable work | After the Party (2005) The Raven's Heart (2011) Chasing the Light (2013) Sixty Seconds (2017) |
| Partner | Andi Davey |
| Awards | Benjamin Franklin House Literary Prize Golden Crown Literary Society Award Guy Morrison Prize for Literary Journalism |
Jesse Blackadder (June 1964 – 10 June 2020) was an Australian novelist, screenwriter and journalist. She authored short stories and novels for children and adults. The Raven's Heart: A Story of a Quest, a Castle and Mary Queen of Scots (2011) won the Benjamin Franklin House annual literary prize and Golden Crown Literary Society awards for 2013. Blackadder was the second person and first woman to have been awarded two Australian Antarctic Arts Fellowships, in 2011 and 2018, about which she wrote a number of essays.