Deborah Robertson
Deborah Robertson | |
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Born | 1959 Bridgetown, Western Australia |
Language | English |
Nationality | Australian |
Notable works | Careless |
Notable awards | Nita Kibble Literary Award, 2007 |
Years active | 1990- |
Deborah Robertson (1959)[1] is an Australian writer. She was born in Bridgetown, Western Australia,[1] and lives in Melbourne.
Awards[]
- International Dublin Literary Award, 2008: longlisted for Careless[2]
- Nita Kibble Literary Award, 2007: winner for Careless[3]
- The Age Book of the Year Award, Fiction Prize, 2007: shortlisted for Careless[2]
- Orange Prize for Fiction (UK), 2007: longlisted for Careless
- New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards, Christina Stead Prize for Fiction, 2007: shortlisted for Careless[2]
- Commonwealth Writers Prize, South East Asia and South Pacific Region, Best Book, 2007: shortlisted for Careless
- Miles Franklin Literary Award, 2007: shortlisted for Careless
- Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA), Australian Literary Fiction Book of the Year, 2007: shortlisted for Careless[2]
- Colin Roderick Award, 2006: winner for Careless[4]
- Western Australian Premier's Book Awards, Fiction, 2006: shortlisted for Careless[2]
- Arts Queensland Steele Rudd Australian Short Story Award, 1998: winner for Proudflesh[2]
- Katharine Susannah Prichard Award, 1991: winner for 'Babyhead'[2]
Bibliography[]
Novels[]
- Careless (2006, Picador)
- Sweet Old World (2012, Vintage)
Short stories[]
- Proudflesh (1997, Fremantle Arts Centre Press)
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Deborah Robertson". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g "Deborah Robertson: Awards". Aust Lit. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Kibble Literary Awards". Perpetual Limited. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Awards". James Cook University. Archived from the original on 27 October 2009. Retrieved 3 December 2008.
Categories:
- 1959 births
- 21st-century Australian novelists
- Australian women short story writers
- Australian women novelists
- People from Bridgetown, Western Australia
- Living people
- 21st-century Australian women writers
- 21st-century Australian short story writers
- Australian writer stubs