George Haddad

Doctor George Haddad

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20162024

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Biography

Dr George Haddad is an award-winning writer, artist and academic practising on Gadigal land. His novella, Populate and Perish, was the winner of the 2016 Viva La Novella competition and his short story Kátharsis was awarded the 2018 Neilma Sidney Prize. George’s novel, Losing Face, was longlisted for the Miles Franklin Award and shortlisted for the Prime Minister’s Literary Award, the Small Press Network’s Book of the Year, and The Readings Prize. In 2023 he was named a Sydney Morning Herald Best Young Novelist. He is a lecturer at the Writing and Society Research Centre, Western Sydney University.  George’s text, sound, performance and installation based art has been exhibited at Firstdraft, Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre, ReadingRoom and Metro Arts.

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Qualifications

Master of Creative Writing, Publishing and Editing, University of Melbourne

Doctor of Creative Arts, Western Sydney University

Bachelor of Arts, Western Sydney University

Research keywords

  • Creative Writing Practice
  • Queer Writing
  • Masculinities
  • Suburbia
  • Shame
  • Contemporary Australian Literature

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