Krystal Sutherland | |
---|---|
Born | 1990 (age 34–35) |
Occupation | novelist |
Period | October 4, 2016-January 30, 2024 |
Genre | Fiction |
Notable works | Our Chemical Hearts |
Website | |
www |
Krystal Sutherland (born 1990 [1] ) is an Australian writer. She is best known for her first novel, Our Chemical Hearts , and her third novel, House of Hollow, which is listed on the New York Times Best Seller list. [2]
Sutherland was born and raised in Townsville, Australia. She has lived in multiple big cities across the world; in Sydney, where she edited her university's student magazine; in Amsterdam, where she worked as a foreign correspondent; and Hong Kong, where she finished her degree.
While attending high school Sutherland wanted to be an actress. In 2016, she published her first novel, Our Chemical Hearts , which was made in a feature film in 2020 by Amazon Studios. [3]
Her 2024 novel, The Invocations, was shortlisted for the Ethel Turner Prize for Young People's Literature at the 2025 NSW Premier's Literary Awards. [4]
In 2020, Amazon Studios released a feature film of the novel Our Chemical Hearts, titled Chemical Hearts , starring Lili Reinhart and Austin Abrams. [5] [6] Her second novel, A Semi-Definitive List of Worst Nightmares, has been optioned for adaptation by Yellow Bird US. [7]