Kimberley Starr
| Kimberley Starr | |
|---|---|
| Born | Morgantown, West Virginia |
| Occupation | Novelist, Teacher |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Notable works | The Kingdom Where Nobody Dies |
Kimberley Starr (born 1970) is an Australian novelist and teacher, best known for her debut novel The Kingdom Where Nobody Dies.
Biography
Starr was born in 1970 in Morgantown, West Virginia, later moving to Australia as a young child. She began her education at the Armidale Demonstration School, moving on to Garran Primary School, and Padua Catholic High School, ACT (now MacKillop Catholic College), before completing her secondary education at Loreto Normanhurst. She holds degrees in literature from the University of Sydney and Macquarie University. Starr currently teaches English and creative writing classes at Eltham High School. She currently lives in Diamond Creek, in Melbourne.
Her 2004 debut novel, The Kingdom Where Nobody Dies has been taught as a secondary text, won the 2003 "Queensland Premier's Literary Awards for Best Emerging Author", and was chosen for the 2005 "One Book One Brisbane" reading campaign.[1][2][3][4][5]
Bibliography
- Novels
- The Kingdom Where Nobody Dies (2004)
- Short fiction
- Halfway through the days of our lives
Awards and nominations
- 2003 Queensland Premier's Literary Awards, Best Emerging Queensland Author, winner, The Kingdom Where Nobody Dies
- 2005 Dobbie Award - best first novel by a female author. Shortlist
- 2005 One Book One Brisbane. Winner
References
- ↑ Fynes-Clinton, Jane. "Build on the basics". Courier Mail. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
- ↑ "inCite : May 2005 : Making news". ALIA. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
- ↑ Rosemary, Sorensen (April 7, 2005). "One book makes it to mystery suburb." The Courier Mail [Brisbane]
- ↑ Salter, Rachel (2004). "Dark places; Kimberley Starr, The Kingdom Where Nobody Dies. St. Lucia: U of Q Press, 2004." Hecate's Australian Women's Book Review, 16(2), Dec 31, 2004.
- ↑ Carrie, Hutchinson (Sep 26, 2004). "On the verge: Kimberley Starr." Sunday Herald Sun Magazine [Melbourne], p.14
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