Lucy Treloar is an Australian novelist. Her first novel, Salt Creek, won the 2016 Dobbie Literary Award[1] and was shortlisted for the 2016 Miles Franklin Award[2] and the 2016 Walter Scott Prize.[3] Her second novel, Wolfe Island, won the 2020 Barbara Jefferis Award[4] and was shortlisted for both the Christina Stead Prize for Fiction and the Prime Minister's Literary Award for Fiction in 2020.[5]

Treloar was born in Malaysia, grew up in England and Sweden, before moving to Melbourne, Victoria.[6] She has a BA (Hons) in fine arts from the University of Melbourne and a diploma of professional writing and editing from RMIT University.[7]

In 2014 she won the Pacific regional prize in the Commonwealth Short Story Prize for her short story "The Dog and the Sea".[8]

Works

Books

  • Treloar, Lucy (August 2015), Salt Creek, Picador Australia (published 2015), ISBN 978-1-74353-903-3
  • Treloar, Lucy (27 August 2019), Wolfe Island, Pan Macmillan Australia (published 2019), ISBN 978-1-76055-315-9

Essay

  • "Writing the Apocalypse", in Meanjin, vol. 79, no. 2, June 2020, pages 26–36

Short stories[9]

  • "The Dog and the Sea"
  • "In the Park"
  • "Wrecking Ball"
  • "Natural Selection"

References

  1. ↑ "Kibble and Dobbie Awards 2018 winners announced". Books+Publishing. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Miles Franklin Literary Award 2016 shortlist announced". Books+Publishing. 29 May 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "Treloar shortlisted for Walter Scott Prize". Books+Publishing. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  4. ↑ "Treloar wins 2020 Barbara Jefferis Award". Books+Publishing. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  5. ↑ "Prime Minister's Literary Awards 2020 shortlists announced". Books+Publishing. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  6. ↑ "Lucy Treloar". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  7. ↑ "Lucy Treloar". Copyright Agency. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  8. ↑ "Treloar wins regional prize in 2014 Commonwealth Short Story Prize". Books+Publishing. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  9. ↑ "Lucy Treloar". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
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