Steven Conte is an Australian novelist who won the inaugural
Prime Minister's Literary Award
The Australian Prime Minister's Literary Awards (PMLA) were announced at the end of 2007 by the incoming First Rudd ministry following the 2007 election. They are administered by the Minister for the Arts.[New South Wales
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, and has subsequently lived in Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne and
Warrnambool
Warrnambool ( Maar: ''Peetoop'' or ''Wheringkernitch'' or ''Warrnambool'') is a city on the south-western coast of Victoria, Australia. At the 2021 census, Warrnambool had a population of 35,743. Situated on the Princes Highway, Warrnambool (Al ...
. He has worked as a bank teller, a waiter, cleaner, taxi driver, and a life model.
Bibliography
Novels
* ''
The Zookeeper's War
''The Zookeeper's War'' (2007) is a novel by Australian author Steven Conte. It won the inaugural Prime Minister's Literary Award for Fiction in 2008.
Plot summary
The novel tells the story of Vera Frey, a young Australian who marries the heir ...
'' (2007)
* ''The Tolstoy Estate'' (2020)
Awards
* 2008 shortlisted
Commonwealth Writers Prize
Commonwealth Foundation presented a number of prizes between 1987 and 2011. The main award was called the Commonwealth Writers' Prize and was composed of two prizes: the Best Book Prize (overall and regional) was awarded from 1987 to 2011; the Best ...
South East Asia and South Pacific Region — Best First Book — ''The Zookeeper's War''
* 2008 winner
Prime Minister's Literary Awards
The Australian Prime Minister's Literary Awards (PMLA) were announced at the end of 2007 by the incoming First Rudd ministry following the 2007 election. They are administered by the Minister for the Arts.[Walter Scott Prize
The Walter Scott Prize for historical fiction is a British literary award founded in 2010.][Walter Sc ...]
— ''The Tolstoy Estate
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References
External links
Steven Conte personal website
Living people
21st-century Australian novelists
1966 births
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