The Undiscovered Country

Whiting Award · 2000 · Winner

Award History

Award	Year	Status	Citation
Whiting Award	2000	Winner

About the Author

Samantha GillisonAustralian

Samantha Gillison (born 1967 in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian-born American writer and journalist who retains Australian citizenship despite living overseas since age two, including time in Papua New Guinea. She is best known for her debut novel The Undiscovered Country (1998), set in Papua New Guinea, which earned her the 2000 Whiting Award, and her second novel The King of America (2004); she frequently contributes to Salon.com and Condé Nast Traveler.