Kimberley Starr
| Kimberley Starr | |
|---|---|
| Born | Morgantown, West Virginia |
| Occupation | Novelist, teacher |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Notable works |
The Kingdom Where Nobody Dies The Book Of Whispers |
Kimberley Starr (born 1970) is an Australian novelist and teacher, best known for her debut novel The Kingdom Where Nobody Dies and The Book Of Whispers.
Biography
Kimberley Starr was born in 1970 in Morgantown, West Virginia, later moving to Australia as a young child. She began her education at the Armidale Demonstration School, moving on to Garran Primary School, and Padua Catholic High School, ACT (now St Mary MacKillop College), before completing her secondary education at Loreto Normanhurst. She holds degrees in literature from the University of Sydney and Macquarie University. Starr currently teaches English and creative writing classes at Viewbank College. She currently lives in Diamond Creek, in Melbourne.
Starr's 2004 debut novel, The Kingdom Where Nobody Dies has been taught as a secondary text, won the 2003 "Queensland Premier's Literary Awards for Best Emerging Author", and was chosen for the 2005 "One Book One Brisbane" reading campaign.[1][2][3][4][5]
In 2015, Starr won the Text Prize for best manuscript written for young adults and children. The winning manustcript, The Book Of Whispers, is due to be published in 2016.[6]
Bibliography
- Novels
- The Kingdom Where Nobody Dies (2004)
- The Book Of Whispers (2016)
- Short fiction
- Halfway through the days of our lives
Awards and nominations
- 2003 Queensland Premier's Literary Awards, Best Emerging Queensland Author. Winner, The Kingdom Where Nobody Dies
- 2005 Dobbie Award - best first novel by a female author. Shortlist, The Kingdom Where Nobody Dies
- 2005 One Book One Brisbane. Winner, The Kingdom Where Nobody Dies
- 2015 Text Prize. Winner, The Book Of Whispers
References
- ↑ Fynes-Clinton, Jane. "Build on the basics". Courier Mail. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
- ↑ "inCite : May 2005 : Making news". ALIA. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
- ↑ Rosemary, Sorensen (April 7, 2005). "One book makes it to mystery suburb." The Courier Mail [Brisbane]
- ↑ Salter, Rachel (2004). "Dark places; Kimberley Starr, The Kingdom Where Nobody Dies. St. Lucia: U of Q Press, 2004." Hecate's Australian Women's Book Review, 16(2), Dec 31, 2004.
- ↑ Carrie, Hutchinson (Sep 26, 2004). "On the verge: Kimberley Starr." Sunday Herald Sun Magazine [Melbourne], p.14
- ↑ "Text Prize". Text Publishing. Retrieved 29 May 2015.