Robbie Arnott

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Robbie Arnott
Born1989 (age 34–35)
Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
NationalityAustralian
OccupationAuthor
Years active2018–present
Known for The Rain Heron (2020)
Limberlost (2022)

Robbie Arnott (born 1989) is an Australian author known for his novels, Flames, The Rain Heron and Limberlost , all of which were nominated for prestigious Australian literary awards. [1]

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Career

Arnott's early writing appeared in literary publications Island, Kill Your Darlings and TheLifted Brow. In 2014, Arnott was awarded the Scribe Nonfiction Prize for Young Writers, and in 2015 won the Tasmanian Young Writer's Fellowship. [2]

Flames, Arnott's first novel, was released by Text Publishing in Australia in 2018. The novel was longlisted for the Miles Franklin Award in 2019 [3] and was nominated for the Victorian Premier's Literary Award for fiction. Following the release of Flames, Arnott was named a Sydney Morning Herald Best Young Novelist, a title awarded to select Australian authors under the age of 35 at the time their work was published. [4] Flames has been included as a text in Australian VCE (Victorian) school curriculum. [5]

The Rain Heron, Arnott's second novel, was released in 2020, and won The Age Book of the Year Award as well as being shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Award. [6] Critics noted the novel continued Arnott's style of "risk-taking" and "daring" literary fiction, with a positive reception to its environmental messages. [7] [8]

The third novel from Arnott, Limberlost , was released in 2022. It became Arnott's second novel to win The Age Book of the Year Award, was shortlisted for the 2023 Miles Franklin Award, [9] and won the 2023 Voss Literary Prize. [10] It was also longlisted for the 2024 International Dublin Literary Award. [11] Like Arnott's previous novels, Limberlost found critical success both in Australia and internationally, with positive reviews from noted critics and newspapers. [12] [13] [14]

Personal life

Arnott was born in Launceston, and now lives in Hobart. He has one daughter. [15]

Bibliography

Novels

Novella

Critical studies of Arnott's work

Limberlost

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References

  1. ↑ "Robbie Arnott". Text Publishing. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  2. ↑ "'Past Winners'". Tasmanian Literary Awards.
  3. ↑ "Miles Franklin 2019 longlist announced". Books+Publishing. 22 June 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  4. ↑ "Four writers named 2019 'SMH' Best Young Australian Novelists". Books+Publishing. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  5. ↑ Literature, VCE English &. "Research Guides: VCE English & Literature guide - units 3 & 4: Australian texts". guides.slv.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  6. ↑ Steger, Jason (3 September 2021). "Robbie Arnott's Rain Heron swoops on the Age Book of the Year". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  7. ↑ Tepper, Anderson (23 March 2021). "International Novels Unearth Family Secrets and Nature's Mysteries". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  8. ↑ Woollett, Laura Elizabeth (26 May 2020). "Laura Elizabeth Woollett reviews 'The Rain Heron' by Robbie Arnott". Australian Book Review. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  9. ↑ "Miles Franklin Literary Award 2023 shortlist announced". Books+Publishing. 20 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  10. ↑ "Arnott wins 2023 Voss Literary Prize". Books+Publishing. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  11. ↑ "ANZ authors among 2024 Dublin Literary Award longlistees". Books+Publishing. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  12. ↑ "Confluences | Megan Cheong on Limberlost by Robbie Arnott". Sydney Review of Books. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  13. ↑ Harrison, Melissa (9 November 2022). "Limberlost by Robbie Arnott review – a whole life in closeup". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  14. ↑ "Limberlost is a quiet marvel". The West Australian. 12 November 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  15. ↑ Heath, Nicola (26 November 2022). "A mad whale and a furious quoll appear in this award-winning writer's latest work of 'eco-fiction'". ABC News. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
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