James Cowan (author)

James Cowan (9 April 1942 – 6 October 2018) was an Australian author. He was the author of a number of internationally acclaimed books, including A Troubadour's Testament and Letters from A Wild State. In 1998 he was awarded the prestigious Australian Literature Society's Gold Medal for his novel, A Mapmaker's Dream. His work has been translated into seventeen languages.

For New Zealand author, see James Cowan (New Zealand writer).
For other uses, see James Cowan (disambiguation).

James Cowan
Born(1942-04-09)9 April 1942
Melbourne, Australia
Died6 October 2018(2018-10-06) (aged 76)
Bangalow, New South Wales, Australia
OccupationWriter
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAustralian
Notable awardsALS Gold Medal 1998
RelativesJames Cowan
(great grandfather)
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