Julia Blackburn

Julia Blackburn is a British author of both fiction and non-fiction. She is the daughter of poet Thomas Blackburn and artist Rosalie de Meric.
She was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2002.
Blackburn's bohemian and troubled upbringing is the subject of her memoir The Three of Us.

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Awards and honours

1996 Orange Prize, shortlist, The Book of Colour
1999 Orange Prize, shortlist, The Leper's Companions
1999 James Tait Black Memorial Prize, nominee, The Leper's Companions
2009 J. R. Ackerley Award, winner, The Three of Us
2011 Costa Book Awards, shortlist, Thin Paths: Journeys in and Around an Italian Mountain Village
2012 Dolman Best Travel Book Award, shortlist, Thin Paths: Journeys in and around an Italian Mountain Village
2019 Wainwright Prize, shortlist, ''Time Song: Searching for Doggerland''

Novels

The Book of Colour

''The Leper's Companions''

Non-fiction

The White Men: The First Response of Aboriginal Peoples to the White Man Charles Waterton, 1782–1865: Conservationist and Traveller Daisy Bates in the Desert: A Woman's Life Among the Aborigines The Emperor's Last Island: Journey to St. Helena Old Man Goya With Billie: A New Look at the Unforgettable Lady Day. Vintage.. – includes material from interviews conducted by Linda Lipnack KuehlMy Animals and Other Family The Three of Us: A Family Story Thin Paths: Journeys in and Around an Italian Mountain Village Threads: The Delicate Life of John Craske Time Song: Searching for Doggerland ; in the US: ''Time Song: Journeys in Search of a Submerged Land''