Deborah Robertson Explained

Deborah Robertson (1959)^[1] is an Australian writer. She was born in Bridgetown, Western Australia, and lives in Melbourne.

Awards

• International Dublin Literary Award, 2008: longlisted for Careless^[2]
• Nita Kibble Literary Award, 2007: winner for Careless^[3]
• 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^[4]
• 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, Picador)
• Sweet Old World (2012, Vintage)

Short stories

• Proudflesh (1997, Fremantle Arts Centre Press)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Deborah Robertson. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210506093703/https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A10972 . 6 May 2021 . 2020-09-19. AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. en.
2. Web site: Deborah Robertson: Awards. 2020-09-19. Aust Lit.
3. Web site: Kibble Literary Awards. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190314222814/https://www.perpetual.com.au/~/media/perpetual/pdf/resources/2018-winner-shortlist-flyer.ashx?la=en . 14 March 2019 . 2020-09-19. Perpetual Limited.
4. Web site: Awards. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20091027131335/http://www.jcu.edu.au/sass/humanities/fals/JCUPRD_036167.html. 2009-10-27. 2008-12-03. James Cook University.