Deborah Robertson

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Deborah Robertson (1959) is an Australian novelist, poet and journalist. She was born in Bridgetown, Western Australia and completed a degree in Creative Writing at the Curtin University of Technology. ^[1] She currently teaches in the Department of English and Comparative Literature at Murdoch University. ^[2]

Awards

International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, 2008: longlisted for Careless
Nita Kibble Literary Award, 2007: winner for Careless
The Age Book of the Year Award, Fiction Prize, 2007: shortlisted for Careless
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
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
Colin Roderick Award, 2006: winner for Careless
Western Australian Premier's Book Awards, Fiction, 2006: shortlisted for Careless
Arts Queensland Steele Rudd Australian Short Story Award, 1998: winner for 'Proudflesh
Katharine Susannah Prichard Award, 1991: winner for Babyhead

Bibliography

Novels

Careless (2006)
Sweet Old World (2012, Vintage)

Short stories

Proudflesh (1997)

References

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Name	Robertson, Deborah
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Short description	Australian writer
Date of birth	1959
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