Coral Petkovich is an

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writer of biographies and a translator of both Bosnian and Croatian to English. Her 2012 translation of Selvedin Avdić's 2010 book '' Seven Terrors'' was shortlisted for the Science Fiction & Fantasy Translation Awards in 2013.

Early life and education

Petkovich was born in

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to mother May Watson. She studied at the

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Career

Petkovich has written two biographies, her first being ''Ivan, From the Adriatic to Pacific'' published in 2009 by Glass House books is a memoir of Croatian man Ivan Antulich who grew up during

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. Her second book, ''May's Story'', published in 2016, is a biography of her mother's life. She has also translated two novels from Bosnian and Croatian into English: '' Seven Terrors'' by Selvedin Avdić and ''Hair Everywhere'' by

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. Her translation of ''Seven Terrors'' was shortlisted for the Science Fiction & Fantasy Translation Awards in 2013 and longlisted for the

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in 2013.

Personal life

Petkovich lives in

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References

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External links

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21st-century Australian writers 21st-century Australian women writers University of Western Australia alumni 21st-century translators Translators to English Translators from Bosnian 21st-century memoirists Translators from Croatian