Di Morrissey honoured with prestigious literary award

Julia Driscoll
Updated May 30 2017 - 8:17pm, first published 8:00pm
“I was so overwhelmed. I stood up there and said ‘Oh I never thought I’d get any sort of award or recognition!’ So Tom put his arm around me like a doting father,” Di said.
“I was so overwhelmed. I stood up there and said ‘Oh I never thought I’d get any sort of award or recognition!’ So Tom put his arm around me like a doting father,” Di said.

She has millions of adoring fans, and has been on the bestsellers lists more times than you can count, but one thing has always alluded Australia’s doyen of popular fiction – the recognition of her peers. 

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Julia Driscoll

Julia Driscoll

Journalist

Julia Driscoll has worked as a journalist for the Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Times for seven years. She values the deep connection with community that being a rural and regional journalist brings. Career highlights have involved environmental stories - bringing the plight of the little known endangered Manning River helmeted turtle to the attention of the public, resulting in wide-spread knowledge in the community and conservation action; and breaking the news of the Manning River ceasing to run for the first time in recorded history.

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