Kate Morton

Kate Morton
Morton at BookExpo America in 2018
Born 1976 (age 41–42)
Berri, South Australia
Occupation author
Nationality Australian
Citizenship Australia
Education Trinity College London
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
University of Queensland
Genres General fiction
Years active 2006–present
Spouse Davin
Website
www.katemorton.com

Kate Morton (born 1976) is an international bestselling Australian author. Morton has sold more than 10 million books in 42 countries, making her one of Australia's "biggest publishing exports".[1] The award-winning author has written six novels: The House at Riverton (The Shifting Fog), The Forgotten Garden, The Distant Hours,[2][3]The Secret Keeper, The Lake House, and The Clockmaker's Daughter which will published in September 2018.[4]

Early life and education

Morton at a book signing in Barcelona, April 2013

Morton is the oldest of three sisters. Her family moved several times before settling on Tamborine Mountain where she attended a small country school. She enjoyed reading books from an early age, her favourites being those by Enid Blyton.

She completed a Licentiate in Speech and in Drama from Trinity College London and then a summer Shakespeare course at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. Later she earned first-class honours in English Literature at the University of Queensland (1999) and won a scholarship to complete a master's degree focussing on tragedy in Victorian literature.[5] During her undergraduate studies she wrote two full-length manuscripts (which are unpublished) before writing The House at Riverton (The Shifting Fog), which was published in 2006.

Kate Morton is married to Davin, a jazz musician and composer. They have three children and live in London.[3][6]

Bibliography

The House at Riverton (The Shifting Fog): Sunday Times #1 bestseller, New York Times bestseller, General Fiction Book of the Year at the 2007 Australian Book Industry Awards, and nominated for Most Popular Book at the British Book Awards in 2008. Sainsbury's Popular Fiction Award Best Novel nominee (2008).

The Forgotten Garden: #1 bestseller in Australia, Sunday Times #1 bestseller, winner of the ABIA General Fiction Book of the Year (2009), longlisted for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award (2010).

The Distant Hours: Sunday Times #1 bestseller, New York Times bestseller, (commended) Christina Stead Award, Fellowship of Australian Writers National Literary Awards (2010).

The Secret Keeper: Sunday Times #1 bestseller, New York Times bestseller, winner of the General Fiction Book of the Year, Australian Book Industry Awards (2013), winner of the Christina Stead Award, Fellowship of Australian Writers National Literary Awards (2012), winner of The Courier-Mail People's Choice Queensland Book of the Year (2013).

The Lake House: New York Times bestseller, #1 bestseller in Australia, Sunday Times #1 bestseller.

Novels

References

  1. ↑ "Author Kate Morton cracks sales of 10 million books worldwide". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
  2. ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/books/2007/dec/27/news.sarahcrown
  3. 1 2 "Gothic delight" by Rosemary Sorensen, The Australian (30 October 2010).
  4. ↑ "The Clockmaker's Daughter". booktopia. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "A Writer's Life - Alumni and Community - The University of Queensland, Australia". www.alumni.uq.edu.au. Archived from the original on 2016-01-08. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
  6. ↑ Kate Morton – Contact.
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