Margo Lanagan

Australian writer
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Margo Lanagan

Summary

Margo Lanagan is a human[1]. She was born in Waratah[2]. She was born on June 5, 1960[3]. She worked as a writer[4], novelist[5], and children's writer[6]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (46 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Margo Lanagan was born in Waratah[2].
  • Margo Lanagan was born on June 5, 1960[3].
  • Margo Lanagan held citizenship in Australia[8].
  • English was Margo Lanagan's native language[9].
  • Margo Lanagan worked as a writer[4].
  • Margo Lanagan worked as a novelist[5].
  • Margo Lanagan's professions included children's writer[6].
  • Margo Lanagan was educated at University of Sydney[10].
  • Margo Lanagan received the World Fantasy Award for Best Collection[11].
  • Margo Lanagan received the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel[12].
  • Margo Lanagan received the Aurealis Award for best fantasy novel[13].
  • Margo Lanagan received the World Fantasy Award for Best Novella[14].
  • Margo Lanagan received the World Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction[15].
  • Margo Lanagan is recorded as female[16].
  • Margo Lanagan's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Margo Lanagan's Commons category is recorded as Margo Lanagan[18].
  • Margo Lanagan's family name is recorded as Lanagan[19].
  • Margo Lanagan's given name is recorded as Margo[20].
  • Margo Lanagan's official website is recorded as http://amongamidwhile.blogspot.com[21].
  • Margo Lanagan's described by source is recorded as Iedereen Leest[22].
  • Margo Lanagan's nominated for is recorded as Locus Award for Best Short Story[23].
  • Margo Lanagan's nominated for is recorded as Nebula Award for Best Short Story[24].
  • Margo Lanagan's nominated for is recorded as Hugo Award for Best Short Story[25].
  • Margo Lanagan's nominated for is recorded as Michael L. Printz Award[26].
  • Margo Lanagan's nominated for is recorded as Locus Award for Best Short Story[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: AU[29]

  • Began / founded: 1960-06-05[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 288abc17-9b28-4306-9bfc-ae20c47be80b[31]

Body

Origins and Family

Margo Lanagan was born in Waratah[2]. She was born on June 5, 1960[3]. English was her native language[9].

Education

Margo Lanagan's education included a stint at University of Sydney[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[4], novelist[5], and children's writer[6].

Recognition

Awards received include World Fantasy Award for Best Collection[11], a literary award[32], founded in 1975[33]; World Fantasy Award for Best Novel[12], a class of award[34], founded in 1975[35]; Aurealis Award for best fantasy novel[13], a literary award[36], in Australia[37], founded in 1995[38]; World Fantasy Award for Best Novella[14], a literary award[39], founded in 1982[40]; and World Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction[15], a literary award[41], founded in 1975[42].

Why It Matters

Margo Lanagan ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (46 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[7] She has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43]

FAQs

Where was Margo Lanagan born?

Margo Lanagan was born in Waratah[2].

What did Margo Lanagan do for work?

Margo Lanagan worked as writer[4], novelist[5], and children's writer[6].

Where did Margo Lanagan go to school?

Margo Lanagan was educated at University of Sydney[10].

What awards did Margo Lanagan receive?

Honors received include World Fantasy Award for Best Collection[11], World Fantasy Award for Best Novel[12], Aurealis Award for best fantasy novel[13], and World Fantasy Award for Best Novella[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  23. [25] . thehugoawards.org. Retrieved . thehugoawards.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . sfadb.com. Retrieved . sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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