Sofie Laguna
Sofie Laguna is an Australian writer.
Early life and education
Sofie Laguna was born in Sydney. She studied law.Career
After deciding that being a lawyer was not for her, she worked as an actor for a while, before becoming a writer and playwright.Awards
- 2003 honour book Children's Book of the Year Award: Early Childhood for Too Loud Lily
- 2007 honour book Children's Book of the Year Award: Younger Readers for Bird and Sugar Boy
- 2009 longlisted Miles Franklin Award for One Foot Wrong
- 2009 shortlisted Prime Minister's Literary Awards for One Foot Wrong
- 2015 shortlisted Stella Prize for The Eye of the Sheep
- 2015 winner Miles Franklin Award for The Eye of the Sheep
- 2015 commended The Fellowship of Australian Writers Victoria Inc. National Literary Awards — FAW Christina Stead Award for The Eye of the Sheep
- 2018 longlisted Stella Prize for The Choke
- 2018 shortlisted Voss Literary Prize for The Choke
- 2021 longlisted Miles Franklin Award for Infinite Splendours
- 2021 winner Colin Roderick Award for ''Infinite Splendours''
Novels
One Foot Wrong The Eye of the Sheep The Choke Infinite Splendours- ''The Underground''
Children's
Bill's Best Day Bad Buster Surviving Aunt Marsha Big Ned's Bushwalk Bird and Sugar Boy Meet Grace A Friend for Grace Grace and Glory A Home for Grace The Grace Stories- ''1836 : Do You Dare? : Fighting Bones''