Sofie Laguna

Sofie Laguna (born 1968) is an Australian novelist. She was born in Sydney and studied law before deciding that being a lawyer was not for her. She has worked as an actor and is now a writer and playwright. She now lives in Melbourne.

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• Sofie laguna miles franklin winner 2015 hd books and arts abc rn
• Sophie Laguna
• Awards
• Personal life
• References

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

Personal life

Laguna lives in Eltham in suburban Melbourne with her partner Marc McBride, an illustrator, and their two sons.