Kimberley Starr

Kimberley Starr (born 1970) is an Australian novelist and teacher. Her debut novel,The Kingdom Where Nobody Dies, was followed by The Book Of Whispers. Her next novel, Torched, was released by Pantera Press in 2020.[1]

Kimberley Starr
BornMorgantown, West Virginia
OccupationNovelist, teacher
NationalityAustralian
Notable worksThe Kingdom Where Nobody Dies

The Book Of Whispers

"Torched"
Website
kimberleystarr.com

Biography

Kimberley Starr was born in 1970 in Morgantown, West Virginia, moving to Australia as a young child. She began her education at the Armidale Demonstration School, moving on to Garran Primary School, and Padua Catholic High School, ACT (now St Mary MacKillop College), before completing her secondary education at Loreto Normanhurst. She holds degrees in literature from the University of Sydney and Macquarie University. Starr currently teaches English at Viewbank College and is a Graduate Researcher in Creative Writing at Latrobe University.[2] She lives in Diamond Creek, in Melbourne.

Starr's 2004 debut novel, The Kingdom Where Nobody Dies has been taught as a secondary text, won the 2003 "Queensland Premier's Literary Awards for Best Emerging Author", and was chosen for the 2005 "One Book One Brisbane" reading campaign.[3][4][5][6][7]

In 2015, Starr won the Text Prize for best manuscript written for young adults and children. The winning manuscript, The Book Of Whispers, was published in October 2016.[8]

Bibliography
Novels
  • The Kingdom Where Nobody Dies (UQP 2004)
  • The Book Of Whispers (Text Publishing 2016)
  • Torched (Pantera Press 2020)
  • tbc (Pantera Press 2021)
Memoir

Awards and nominations
  • 2003 Queensland Premier's Literary Awards, Best Emerging Queensland Author. Winner, The Kingdom Where Nobody Dies
  • 2005 Dobbie Award - best first novel by a female author. Shortlist,[10] The Kingdom Where Nobody Dies
  • 2005 One Book One Brisbane. Winner, The Kingdom Where Nobody Dies[11]
  • 2015 Text Prize. Winner, The Book Of Whispers[12]

References
  1. Mem: 34879000. "Pantera acquires literary crime novel by Kimberley Starr in two-book deal | Books+Publishing". Retrieved 2019-10-29.
  2. "Kimberley Starr". scholars.latrobe.edu.au. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
  3. Fynes-Clinton, Jane. "Build on the basics". Courier Mail. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
  4. "inCite : May 2005 : Making news". ALIA. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
  5. Rosemary, Sorensen (April 7, 2005). "One book makes it to mystery suburb." The Courier Mail [Brisbane]
  6. Salter, Rachel (2004). "Dark places; Kimberley Starr, The Kingdom Where Nobody Dies. St. Lucia: U of Q Press, 2004." Hecate's Australian Women's Book Review, 16(2), Dec 31, 2004.
  7. Carrie, Hutchinson (Sep 26, 2004). "On the verge: Kimberley Starr." Sunday Herald Sun Magazine [Melbourne], p.14
  8. "Text Prize". Text Publishing. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  9. "Halfway through the days of our lives". Griffith Review. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
  10. "Award-winning and longlisted books". Australian Women Writers Challenge Blog. 2012-10-28. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
  11. "One Book One Brisbane | AustLit: Discover Australian Stories". www.austlit.edu.au. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
  12. Mem: 35192488. "Starr wins 2015 Text Prize | Books+Publishing". Retrieved 2019-10-29.
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