Krissy Kneen

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Krissy Kneen
Born1968
OccupationAuthor
NationalityAustralian
Website
www.krissykneen.com

Krissy Kneen is a Brisbane-based bookseller and writer. Kneen has been shortlisted three times for the Queensland Premier's Literary Award, and in 2014 won the Thomas Shapcott Poetry Prize.

She is the author of a short collection of erotica, Swallow the Sound, and a memoir, Affection. Kneen has also penned a collection of erotica entitled Triptych. Her first novel, Steeplechase, was published in 2013. Her work is described as "Transgressive, sardonic, lyrical, comic; irresistibly erotic yet also romantic, Krissy Kneen's writing has been acclaimed for its fearless honesty. In this suite of linked stories, she addresses taboos of all kinds with a subtle wit and an insistence on sexual pleasure that will delight readers"[1]

She is founding member of Eatbooks Inc and is the marketing and promotions officer at Avid Reader bookshop.[2] She lives in New Farm, Brisbane, with her husband and no pets.[3]

She appeared in 4 events at the 2017 Brisbane Writers Festival in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[4]

Published works[]

Novels[]

  • Swallow the Sound, Eatbooks, 2007, ISBN 9780980323207[5]
  • Affection: A Memoir of Love, Sex & Intimacy, Text Publishing, 2009, ISBN 9781921656729[6]
  • Triptych, An Erotic Adventure: 3 Stories in 1, Text Publishing, 2011, ISBN 9781921758706[7]
  • Steeplechase, Text Publishing, 2013, ISBN 9781922079879
  • The Adventures of Holly White and the Incredible Sex Machine, Text Publishing, 2015, ISBN 9781922079381
  • An Uncertain Grace, Text Publishing, 2017, ISBN 9781925355987
  • Wintering, Text Publishing, 2018, ISBN 9781925603880

Poetry[]

  • Eating My Grandmother: A Grief Cycle, University of Queensland Press, 2015, ISBN 9780702253744

Contributed chapter[]

  • "The university and the beast: a fairy tale", pp. 263–276, in: Destroying the Joint, edited by Jane Caro, Read How You Want, 2015, ISBN 9781459687295

Awards and nominations[]

Australian Book Industry Awards[]

  • 2010: Shortlist: Affection[8]

Queensland Premier's Literary Awards: Emerging Manuscript[]

  • 2005: Shortlist: His Father's Son

Queensland Premier's Literary Awards: Emerging Queensland Author Manuscript Award[]

  • 2007: Shortlist: Paper Dolls, Holding Hands[9]

Queensland Premier's Literary Awards: Non-Fiction Book Award[]

  • 2010: Shortlist: Affection[10]

Stella Prize[]

  • 2018: Shortlist: An Uncertain Grace.[11]

Thomas Shapcott Poetry Prize[]

  • 2014: Winner: Eating My Grandmother: A Grief Cycle[12]

Queensland Literary Awards: Queensland Premier's Award for a work of State Significance[]

  • 2019: Shortlist: Wintering[13]

References[]

  1. ^ Triptych
  2. ^ "Krissy Kneen – Melbourne Writers Festival". Archived from the original on 10 March 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  3. ^ Author and blogger Krissy Kneen
  4. ^ "Brisbane Writers' Festival 2017". Archived from the original on 11 September 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  5. ^ ""Swallow the Sound, Krissy Kneen"". Archived from the original on 10 April 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  6. ^ "Affection: A Memoir of Love, Sex & Intimacy, Krissy Kneen"
  7. ^ Krissy Kneen – National Library of Australia
  8. ^ "Australian Book Industry Awards 2010 Shortlists Announced". Text Publishing. 26 May 2010. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  9. ^ "Queensland Literary Awards Shortlist Announced". Queensland Government. 16 August 2007. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  10. ^ "Queensland Premier's Literary Awards Shortlist Announced". Queensland Government. 16 August 2010. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  11. ^ "The 2018 Stella Prize". Stella Prize. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  12. ^ "Eating My Grandmother: A Grief Cycle". Trove Books, National Library of Australia. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  13. ^ "2019 Queensland Literary Awards Winners and Finalists". State Library of Queensland. Retrieved 28 January 2020.

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