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Laura Jean McKay

Australian novelist, short-story writer and lecturer (1978-)
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Laura Jean McKay

Summary

Laura Jean McKay is a human[1]. She was born in Orbost[2]. She was born on +1978-00-00T00:00:00Z[3]. She worked as a writer[4], university teacher[5], and novelist[6]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Orbost[2], Laura Jean McKay…
  • Laura Jean McKay was born on +1978-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Laura Jean McKay held citizenship in New Zealand[8].
  • Laura Jean McKay's professions included writer[4].
  • Laura Jean McKay's professions included university teacher[5].
  • Laura Jean McKay worked as a novelist[6].
  • Laura Jean McKay was educated at University of Melbourne[9].
  • Laura Jean McKay received the Arthur C. Clarke Award[10].
  • Laura Jean McKay received the Q137770988[11].
  • Laura Jean McKay is recorded as female[12].
  • Laura Jean McKay's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Laura Jean McKay's ISNI is recorded as 0000000528146930[14].
  • Laura Jean McKay's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 4163706486729420890[15].
  • Laura Jean McKay's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2022004222[16].
  • Laura Jean McKay's IdRef ID is recorded as 258274530[17].
  • Laura Jean McKay's Commons category is recorded as Laura Jean McKay[18].
  • Laura Jean McKay's Open Library ID is recorded as OL8125562A[19].
  • Laura Jean McKay's family name is recorded as McKay[20].
  • Laura Jean McKay's given name is recorded as Laura[21].
  • Laura Jean McKay's given name is recorded as Jean[22].
  • Laura Jean McKay's described at URL is recorded as https://www.ubudwritersfestival.com/writers/laura-jean-mckay/[23].
  • Laura Jean McKay's BIBSYS ID is recorded as 1634286305110[24].
  • Laura Jean McKay's ISFDB author ID is recorded as 327691[25].
  • Laura Jean McKay's NLA Trove people ID is recorded as 1650459[26].
  • Laura Jean McKay's participant in is recorded as Ubud Writers & Readers Festival 2022[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Orbost[2], Laura Jean McKay… she was born on +1978-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Laura Jean McKay's education included a stint at University of Melbourne[9].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[4], university teacher[5], and novelist[6].

Recognition

Awards received include Arthur C. Clarke Award[10], a literary award[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1987[30] and Q137770988[11].

Why It Matters

Laura Jean McKay ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was Laura Jean McKay born?

Laura Jean McKay's place of birth was Orbost[2].

What did Laura Jean McKay do for work?

Laura Jean McKay worked as writer[4], university teacher[5], and novelist[6].

Where did Laura Jean McKay go to school?

Laura Jean McKay was educated at University of Melbourne[9].

What awards did Laura Jean McKay receive?

Honors received include Arthur C. Clarke Award[10] and Q137770988[11].

Related Entities

New Zealand

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . sf-encyclopedia.com. Retrieved . sf-encyclopedia.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . livreshebdo.fr. livreshebdo.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . sf-encyclopedia.com. Retrieved . sf-encyclopedia.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . openlibrary.org. Retrieved . openlibrary.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . ubudwritersfestival.com. Retrieved . ubudwritersfestival.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . ubudwritersfestival.com. Retrieved . ubudwritersfestival.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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    Family name → McKay
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