Charlotte Wood | |
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| Born | Charlotte Ann Wood 1965 (age 58–59) Cooma, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Notable works | The Natural Way of Things |
Charlotte Wood AM (born 1965) is an Australian novelist. The Australian newspaper described Wood as "one of our [Australia's] most original and provocative writers".[1]
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Biography
Wood was born in Cooma, New South Wales. She is the author of six novels – Pieces of a Girl (1999), The Submerged Cathedral (2004), The Children (2007), Animal People (2011), The Natural Way of Things (2015) and The Weekend (2019). She has also written a collection of interviews with Australian writers, The Writer's Room (2016), a collection of personal reflections on cooking, Love & Hunger (2012). She was also editor of an anthology of writing about siblings, Brothers & Sisters (2009).
Her books have been critically well received and frequently mentioned in prize lists. In 2016 The Natural Way of Things won the Stella Prize, the Indie Book Awards Novel of the Year and Book of the Year, and was shortlisted for various other prizes including the Miles Franklin and Barbara Jefferis.[2] Animal People was shortlisted for the NSW Premier's Literary Awards in 2013 and longlisted for the 2012 Miles Franklin Award. She has a background in journalism and has also taught writing at a variety of levels.[3]
In 2014 she was appointed Chair of Arts Practice, Literature, at the Australia Council for the Arts, a three-year appointment cut short by budget restrictions to one year.
She currently lives in Sydney.[4] She has a PhD from the University of New South Wales; previous degrees are a Master of Creative Arts from UTS and a BA from Charles Sturt University.
In May 2016, it was announced that Wood won the Writer in Residence Fellowship at the University of Sydney's Charles Perkins Centre.[5] As an Honorary Associate, Wood has been working with health specialists to offer literary views on the complex topic of ageing. Bringing together award-winning novelists and world-leading researchers at the Charles Perkins Centre has been a "game changer".
Awards and honours
- 1999 – Jim Hamilton Prize, winner, Pieces of a Girl
- 2000 – Dobbie Award, winner, Pieces of a Girl
- 2005 – Miles Franklin Award, shortlisted, The Submerged Cathedral[6]
- 2005 – Commonwealth Writers' Prize, Asia Pacific region, shortlisted, The Submerged Cathedral
- 2007 – Australian Book Industry Awards, literary fiction, shortlisted, The Children
- 2012 – Miles Franklin Award, longlisted, Animal People
- 2012 – Kibble Prize, shortlisted, Animal People[7]
- 2013 – Christina Stead Prize for Fiction,[8] shortlisted, Animal People
- 2013 – People's Choice Award, NSW Premier's Literary Awards, winner, Animal People
- 2016 – Writer in Residence Fellowship at the University of Sydney’s Charles Perkins Centre[5]
- 2016 – Stella Prize, winner, The Natural Way of Things[9][10]
- 2019 – Member of the Order of Australia, 2019 Queen's Birthday Honours in recognition of her "significant service to literature"[11]
- 2019 – The Australian Financial Review, 100 Women of Influence award for Arts, Culture and Sport[12]
- 2020 – Stella Prize, shortlisted, The Weekend[13]
- 2020 – Miles Franklin Award, longlisted, The Weekend[14]
- 2020 – ALS Gold Medal, shortlisted, The Weekend[15]
- 2021 – Christina Stead Prize for Fiction, shortlisted for The Weekend[16]
- 2024 – Victorian Premier's Prize for Fiction, shortlisted for Stone Yard Devotional[17]
- 2024 – Miles Franklin Award, longlisted, Stone Yard Devotional[18]
Bibliography
- Pieces of a Girl (1999)
- The Submerged Cathedral (2004)
- The Children (2007)
- Brothers & Sisters (editor) (2009) – stories by 12 Australian writers including Nam Le, Christos Tsiolkas, Tegan Bennett Daylight, Cate Kennedy and others.
- Animal People ( October 2011)
- Love and Hunger (2012)
- The Natural Way of Things (2015)
- The Writer's Room: Conversations About Writing (2016)
- The Weekend (2019)
- Stone Yard Devotional (2023)
Interviews
- First Tuesday Book Club
- ABC Radio National – Life Matters
- ABC Radio National – The Book Show
- Readings Booksellers Website
- BBC World Service - World Book Club
References
- ^ "Subscribe to the Australian | Newspaper home delivery, website, iPad, iPhone & Android apps".
- ^ "Barbara Jefferis Award". Australian Society of Authors. Archived from the original on 7 July 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
- ^ OzArts – Charlotte Wood Archived 13 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 2005 Miles Franklin Award Author profiles Archived 13 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Author Charlotte Wood announced as Charles Perkins Centre's Writer in Residence". The University of Sydney. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
- ^ "Book contest Miles behind". The Age. 23 June 2005. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ "Nita B Kibble Literary Awards for Women Writers – Awards and Recipients". www.perpetual.com.au. Perpetual Limited. Retrieved 8 December 2021. Kibble winners short list - Archived
- ^ Christina Stead Prize Archived 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine NSW Premier's Awards
- ^ Harmon, Steph (19 April 2016). "Charlotte Wood's The Natural Way of Things wins $50,000 Stella prize". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 19 March 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
- ^ Burke, Kelly (7 October 2021). "10 years of the Stella: how Australia's women's writing prize changed a nation's literature". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 1 September 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
- ^ "Dr Charlotte Ann Wood". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ "AFR's 11 most influential women revealed". Australian Financial Review. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ^ "Stella Prize 2020 shortlist announced". Books+Publishing. 6 March 2020. Archived from the original on 21 March 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ "Miles Franklin Literary Award 2020 longlist announced". Books+Publishing. 12 May 2020. Archived from the original on 23 May 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ^ "ALS Gold Medal 2020 shortlist announced". Books+Publishing. 20 May 2020. Archived from the original on 16 June 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- ^ "NSW Premier's Literary Awards 2021 shortlists announced". Books+Publishing. 24 March 2021. Archived from the original on 24 March 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Victorian Premier's Literary Awards 2024 shortlists announced". Books+Publishing. 19 December 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- ^ "Miles Franklin 2024 longlist announced". Books+Publishing. 16 May 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
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