Deborah Robertson
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
References