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Kris Kneen (formerly Krissy Kneen) is a Brisbane-based writer. Kneen has been shortlisted four times for the Queensland Premier's Literary Award.
As of 2009 [update] , they were marketing and promotions officer at Avid Reader bookshop. [1]
They have written two collections of erotica—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. [2] [3] Their sole poetry collection, Eating my Grandmother (2015), won the Thomas Shapcott Poetry Prize. [4]
They appeared in four events at the 2017 Brisbane Writers Festival. [5]
Their work has been described as "transgressive, sardonic, lyrical, comic; irresistibly erotic yet also romantic" and "acclaimed for its fearless honesty". [6]
As of 2009 [update] , they were living in New Farm, Brisbane with their husband. [1]
Affection: A Memoir of Love, Sex & Intimacy, Text Publishing, 2009, ISBN 9781921656729 [15]
The Three Burials of Lotty Kneen: Travels with My Grandmother's Ashes, Text Publishing, 2021, ISBN 9781922330161 [16]
Fat Girl Dancing, Text Publishing, 2023, ISBN 9781922790217 [17]
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