Meg Mason

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Meg Mason
Occupation
  • Journalist
  • novelist
CitizenshipAustralian
Notable worksSorrow and Bliss
Website
megmason.com

Meg Mason is an Australian author and journalist. Her 2020 novel Sorrow and Bliss won the British Book Awards 2022 Fiction Book of the Year.

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Career

Mason lived in the United Kingdom for five years during which time she wrote for the Financial Times and The Times before moving to Sydney and starting a career as a freelance journalist. [1] She has written for a number of magazines including Vogue , Elle and GQ . [1]

She published her first book Say It Again in a Nice Voice in 2012 and her first novel You Be Mother in 2017. [1] Sorrow and Bliss is Mason's third book and the first to be released in the UK. [1] It won the British Book Awards 2022 Fiction Book of the Year. [2] Her novel was also shortlisted for the Australian Book Industry Awards' Literary fiction book of the year in 2021 and the Women's Prize for Fiction in 2022. [1] [3] [4] Film and television rights for Sorrow and Bliss were sold to New Regency. [5]

Personal life

Mason lives in Sydney with her husband and two daughters. [6]

Bibliography

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Mesure, Susie (2021-06-11). "Meg Mason on Sorrow and Bliss: 'I was surprised anyone found it funny. It's about suicide'". inews.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
  2. ↑ Anderson, Porter (2022-05-24). "The 'Nibbies': The British Book Awards Name Their 2022 Winners". Publishing Perspectives. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
  3. ↑ W, Sally (2021-04-11). "ABIA 2021 Shortlist". ABIA. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
  4. ↑ "'Sorrow and Bliss' shortlisted for 2022 Women's Prize". Books + Publishing. 28 April 2022.
  5. ↑ "'Sorrow and Bliss' to be adapted for screen". Books+Publishing. 10 February 2021. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
  6. ↑ Clark, Alex (2021-06-11). "Meg Mason: 'Sorrow and Bliss was a post-hope project. I was convinced that no one would ever see it'". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2024-04-12.
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