Charlotte Wood (born 1965) is an Australian novelist. ''The Australian'' newspaper described Wood as "one of our ustralia'smost original and provocative writers".

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 short-listed for various other prizes including the Miles Franklin and Barbara Jefferis. ''Animal People'' was shortlisted for the NSW Premier's Literary Awards in 2013 and longlisted for the 2012

Miles Franklin Award The Miles Franklin Literary Award is an annual literary prize awarded to "a novel which is of the highest literary merit and presents Australian life in any of its phases". The award was set up according to the will of Miles Franklin (1879–195 ...

. She has a background in journalism and has also taught writing at a variety of levels. 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. 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. 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 –

, shortlisted, ''The Submerged Cathedral'' *2005 –

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, 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''Kibble winners short list - Archived
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, 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 *2016 –

Stella Prize The Stella Prize is an Australian annual literary award established in 2013 for writing by Australian women in all genres, worth $50,000. It was originally proposed by Australian women writers and publishers in 2011, modelled on the UK's Baileys W ...

, winner, ''The Natural Way of Things'' * 2019 – Member of the Order of Australia,

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in recognition of her "significant service to literature" * 2019 – '' The Australian Financial Review'', 100 Women of Influence award for Arts, Culture and Sport * 2020 – Stella Prize, shortlisted, ''The Weekend'' *2020 – Miles Franklin Award, longlisted, ''The Weekend'' *2020 – ALS Gold Medal, shortlisted, ''The Weekend'' *2021 – Christina Stead Prize for Fiction, shortlisted for ''The Weekend''

Bibliography

* ''Pieces of a Girl'' (1999) * '' The Submerged Cathedral'' (2004) * ''The Children'' (2007) * ''Brothers & Sisters'' (editor) (2009) – stories by 12 Australian writers including

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, Christos Tsiolkas,

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, Cate Kennedy and others. * ''Animal People'' ( October 2011) * ''Love and Hunger'' (2012) * ''

The Natural Way of Things ''The Natural Way of Things'' (2015) is a novel by Australian writer Charlotte Wood. It won the Stella Prize, for writing by Australian women, in 2016. Plot summary Ten young women are held prisoner somewhere in the Australian bush by two male ...

'' (2015) * ''The Writer's Room: Conversations About Writing'' (2016) * ''The Weekend'' (2019)

Interviews

First Tuesday Book Club

Readings Booksellers Website

References

External links

Charlotte Wood’s website

Random House author page
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