Debra Oswald
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Debra Oswald (born 1959) is an Australian writer for film, television, stage, radio and children's fiction.[1]
Debra Oswald | |
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Born | 1959 |
Occupation | Writer for children, film and television |
Language | English |
Nationality | Australian |
Years active | 1983- |
Notable works | Useful |
Notable awards | 2015 FAW Christina Stead Award |
In 2008 her Stories in the Dark won Best Play in the NSW Premier's Literary Awards. She created and was head writer of the Channel 10 drama series Offspring, now on Netflix, for which she won the 2011 NSW Premier's Literary Award and the 2014 AACTA Award for best TV screenplay. Her novel Useful was released in 2015, followed by her novel The Whole Bright Year in 2018, both published by Penguin Random House. Her novel The Family Doctor was published by Allen and Unwin in March 2021. Oswald's one-woman stage show, Is There Something Wrong With That Lady, premiered at Sydney's Griffin Theatre in April 2021.