Kris Kneen (formerly Krissy Kneen) is a

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-based writer. Kneen has been shortlisted four times for the

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Career

, they were marketing and promotions officer at Avid Reader bookshop. They have written two collections of

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—''Swallow the Sound'' (2007) and ''Triptych'' (2011)—as well as four novels. They are also the author of three memoirs. ''Affection'' (2009) deals with their childhood and young adulthood through the lens of sexuality, ''The Three Burials of Lotty Kneen'' (2021) is principally about their grandmother, and ''Fat Girl Dancing'' (2023) concerns their relationship with their body. Their sole poetry collection, ''Eating my Grandmother'' (2015), won the

Thomas Shapcott Poetry Prize The Thomas Shapcott Poetry Prize, named in honour of a distinguished Queensland poet, is a literary award for an unpublished poetry manuscript by a Queensland-based author. The prize was established in 2003 and currently comes with prize money of $2 ...

. They appeared in four events at the 2017 Brisbane Writers Festival.

Style and critical reception

Their work has been described as "transgressive, sardonic, lyrical, comic; irresistibly erotic yet also romantic" and "acclaimed for its fearless honesty".

Awards and nominations

* 2010:

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, Shortlist: ''Affection'' * 2005: Queensland Premier's Literary Awards: Emerging Manuscript, Shortlist: ''His Father's Son'' * 2007: Queensland Premier's Literary Awards: Emerging Queensland Author Manuscript Award, Shortlist: ''Paper Dolls, Holding Hands'' * 2010: Queensland Premier's Literary Awards: Non-Fiction Book Award, Shortlist: ''Affection'' * 2018:

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 ...

, Shortlist: ''An Uncertain Grace''. * 2014:

, Winner: ''Eating My Grandmother: A Grief Cycle'' * 2019: Queensland Literary Awards: Queensland Premier's Award for a work of State Significance, Shortlist: ''Wintering''

Personal life

, they were living in

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with their husband.

Published works

Novels

* ''Swallow the Sound'', Eatbooks, 2007, * ''Triptych, An Erotic Adventure: 3 Stories in 1'', Text Publishing, 2011, * ''Steeplechase'', Text Publishing, 2013, * ''The Adventures of Holly White and the Incredible Sex Machine'', Text Publishing, 2015, * ''An Uncertain Grace'', Text Publishing, 2017, * ''Wintering'', Text Publishing, 2018,

Memoirs

''Affection: A Memoir of Love, Sex & Intimacy'', Text Publishing, 2009, ''The Three Burials of Lotty Kneen: Travels with My Grandmother's Ashes'', Text Publishing, 2021, ''Fat Girl Dancing'', Text Publishing, 2023,

Poetry

* ''Eating My Grandmother: A Grief Cycle'', University of Queensland Press, 2015,

Contributed chapter

* "The university and the beast: a fairy tale", pp. 263–276, in: ''Destroying the Joint'', edited by

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, Read How You Want, 2015,

References

External links

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Kris Kneen, Text Publishing
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