Steven Carroll (born 1949) is an Australian novelist. He was born in Melbourne, Victoria and studied at
La Trobe University
La Trobe University is a public research university based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its main campus is located in the suburb of Bundoora. The university was established in 1964, becoming the third university in the state of Victoria a ...
. He has taught English at secondary school level, and drama at RMIT. He has been Drama Critic for ''
The Sunday Age
''The Age'' is a daily newspaper in Melbourne, Australia, that has been published since 1854. Owned and published by Nine Entertainment, ''The Age'' primarily serves Victoria, but copies also sell in Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory ...
'' newspaper in Melbourne.
Steven Carroll is now a full-time writer living in Melbourne with his partner, the writer Fiona Capp, and their son. As of 2019, he also writes the non-fiction book review column for the '' Sydney Morning Herald''.
Prix Femina
The Prix Femina is a French literary prize created in 1904 by 22 writers for the magazine '' La Vie heureuse'' (today known as '' Femina''). The prize is decided each year by an exclusively female jury. They reward French-language works writte ...
(France), Shortlisted for Best Foreign Novel, ''The Art of the Engine Driver''
* 2008: Miles Franklin Award, Winner, ''The Time We Have Taken''
* 2008:
Commonwealth Writers' Prize
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for the SE Asia and Pacific Region, Winner, ''The Time We Have Taken''
* 2013:
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.A World of Other People''
* 2015:
Victorian Premier's Literary Award
The Victorian Premier's Literary Awards were created by the Victorian Government with the aim of raising the profile of contemporary creative writing and Australia's publishing industry. As of 2013, it is reportedly Australia's richest literary p ...
, Shortlisted, ''Forever Young''
* 2016:
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.
* 2018:
Victorian Premier's Literary Award
The Victorian Premier's Literary Awards were created by the Victorian Government with the aim of raising the profile of contemporary creative writing and Australia's publishing industry. As of 2013, it is reportedly Australia's richest literary p ...
The Art of the Engine Driver
''The Art of the Engine Driver'' is a 2001 novel by Australian author Steven Carroll. It is the first in a sequence of novels written by Carroll, followed by '' The Gift of Speed'' and ''The Time We Have Taken
''The Time We Have Taken'' is a ...
'' (2001)
* ''
The Gift of Speed
''The Gift of Speed'' is a 2004 novel by Australian author Steven Carroll. It is the second in a sequence of novels, following ''The Art of the Engine Driver'' and followed by ''The Time We Have Taken
''The Time We Have Taken'' is a 2007 nove ...
'' (2004)
* ''
The Time We Have Taken
''The Time We Have Taken'' is a 2007 novel by Australian author Steven Carroll. It is the third in a sequence of novels, following '' The Art of the Engine Driver'' and '' The Gift of Speed'', which follow the development of an outer Melbourne s ...
'' (2007)
* ''Spirit of Progress'' (2011)
* ''Forever Young'' (2015)
* ''The Year of the Beast'' (2019)
The Eliot quartet
* ''The Lost Life: A Novel'' (2009)
* '' A World of Other People'' (2013)
* ''A New England Affair'' (2017)
* ''Goodnight, Vivienne, Goodnight'' (2022)
Critical studies and reviews
*
* Review of ''Spirit of Progress''.
* Review of ''A world of other people''.
Interviews
* Interview with Deborah Bogle in "The Advertiser", 10 March 200 * Transcript of interview from the radio program "The Book Show", 20 June 200 * Podcast of interview with Louise Swinn, 20 July 200 *
* Gillian Dooley, "Reinventing Lives: A Conversation with Steven Carroll" in "Writers in Conversation", February 201