Jessica Au is an Australian editor and bookseller, and author of the novels Cargo and Cold Enough for Snow.[1] Au won the inaugural Novel Prize in 2022.[2] She is based in Melbourne.[3]
Au won the 2023 Prime Minister's Literary Award for Fiction[4] and both the 2023 Victorian Premier's Prize for Literature and Victorian Premier's Prize for Fiction for Cold Enough for Snow.[5]
Awards and honours
edit| Year | Title | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Cold Enough for Snow | Novel Prize | — | Won | [6][7] |
| 2022 | The Age Book of the Year Award | Fiction | Shortlisted | [8][9] | |
| Queensland Literary Award | Fiction | Shortlisted | [10] | ||
| Readings Prize | Fiction | Won | [11][12] | ||
| 2023 | Indie Book Awards | Fiction | Longlisted | [13][14] | |
| International Dublin Literary Award | — | Longlisted | [15] | ||
| Miles Franklin Award | — | Shortlisted | [16] | ||
| Prime Minister's Literary Awards | Fiction | Won | [17] | ||
| Victorian Premier's Literary Awards | Victorian Premier's Prize for Fiction | Won | [18] | ||
| Victorian Premier's Literary Awards | Victorian Prize for Literature | Won | [19][20] |
Publications
edit- Cargo (2011)
- Cold Enough for Snow (2022)
References
edit- ^ Grey, Tobias (2022-02-01). "A Mother and Daughter Go Sightseeing. They See Each Other". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-08-06.
- ^ Steger, Jason (2022-02-04). "Alluring Tokyo story brings Jessica Au an international writing prize". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2022-08-06.
- ^ Dewey, Imogen (2022-02-04). "Cold Enough for Snow by Jessica Au review – a graceful novella about how we pay attention". The Guardian. Retrieved 2022-08-06.
- ^ Howard, Alexander (2023-11-16). "The revamped Prime Minister's Literary Awards reward 'fresh ways of seeing' in 2023". The Conversation. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ "The 2023 Victorian Premier's Literary Awards". The Wheeler Centre. Archived from the original on 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
- ^ "Awards: The Novel, SoA Translation Winners". Shelf Awareness. February 17, 2021. Archived from the original on 2022-12-09. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
- ^ "Enache shortlisted for Novel Prize". Books+Publishing. 18 January 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-01-18. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
- ^ "Age Book of the Year 2022 shortlists announced | Books+Publishing". Books+Publishing. 1 August 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-08-11. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
- ^ "Age Book of the Year 2022 shortlists announced". Books+Publishing. 1 August 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-08-11. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
- ^ "Qld Literary Awards 2022 shortlists". Books+Publishing. 4 August 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-01-21. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
- ^ "Awards: Mark Twain American Voice Winner; Readings Winners". Shelf Awareness. February 11, 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-08-19. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
- ^ "Au, Burton, Archbold win 2022 Readings Prizes". Books+Publishing. 27 October 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-10-31. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
- ^ "Longlist Announced for the 2023 Indie Book Awards". Indie Book Awards. 2022-12-07. Archived from the original on 2022-12-22. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
- ^ "Indie Book Awards 2023 longlists announced". Books+Publishing. 8 December 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-12-24. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
- ^ "ANZ authors among Dublin Literary Award longlistees". Books+Publishing. 3 February 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
- ^ Sun, Michael (2023-06-19). "Miles Franklin award 2023: shortlist revealed for Australia's prestigious literary prize". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
- ^ Howard, Alexander (2023-11-16). "The revamped Prime Minister's Literary Awards reward 'fresh ways of seeing' in 2023". The Conversation. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ "Winners of the Victorian Premier's Literary Awards 2023". Readings Books. 2 February 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-02-02. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
- ^ "The 2023 Victorian Premier's Literary Awards". The Wheeler Centre. Archived from the original on 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
- ^ "Au wins 2023 Victorian Prize for Literature at VPLAs". Books+Publishing. 2 February 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-02-06. Retrieved 2023-02-21.