Craig Sherborne | |
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| Born | 1962 (age 63–64) |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Years active | 1989- |
Craig Sherborne (born 1962) is an Australian poet, playwright and novelist. He was born in Sydney and attended Scots College there before studying drama in London. He lives in Melbourne.[1]
Awards
[edit]- The Ones Out of Town, 1989 winner Wal Cherry Play of the Year Award for Best Unproduced Play[2]
- Hoi Polloi, 2006 shortlisted Victorian Premier's Literary Awards — The Nettie Palmer Prize for Non-Fiction[3]
- Hoi Polloi, 2007 highly commended National Biography Award[2]
- Muck, 2008 shortlisted Victorian Premier's Literary Awards — The Nettie Palmer Prize for Non-Fiction [2]
- Muck, 2008 winner Queensland Premier's Literary Awards — Best Non-Fiction Book[2]
- The Amateur Science of Love, 2011 shortlisted Victorian Premier's Literary Awards — The Vance Palmer Prize for Fiction[4]
- The Amateur Science of Love, 2012 winner Melbourne Prize — Best Writing Award[2]
- The Amateur Science of Love, 2012 shortlisted New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards — UTS Award for New Writing[2]
- Tree Palace, 2015 shortlisted Miles Franklin Literary Award[5]
Bibliography
[edit]Novels
[edit]- The Amateur Science of Love (2011)[6]
- Tree Palace (2014)
- Off the Record: A novel (2018)[7]
- The Grass Hotel (2022)[8]
Poetry
[edit]- Collections
- Necessary Evil (2006)
- Selected list of poems
| Title | Year | First published | Reprinted/collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hay | 1996 | Sherborne, Craig (January–February 1996). "Hay". Quadrant. 40 (1–2): 21. | |
| The lopper | 1996 | Sherborne, Craig (March 1996). "The lopper". Quadrant. 40 (3 [324]): 61. | |
| Superstitions of the harvest bell | 1996 | Sherborne, Craig (March 1996). "Superstitions of the harvest bell". Quadrant. 40 (3 [324]): 61. |
Drama
[edit]- The Ones Out of Town (1989)
- Look at Everything Twice, For Me (1999)
- Off the Record (2004)
Autobiography
[edit]- Hoi Polloi (2005)
- Muck (2007)
References
[edit]- ^ Austlit - Craig Sherborne
- ^ a b c d e f "Austlit — Craig Sherborne — Awards". Austlit. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ^ ""Victorian Premier's Literary Award Shortlist"". HeraldSun, 12 August 2006. ProQuest 360828069. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
- ^ "Victorian Premier's Literary Awards 2011". Victorian Premier's Literary Awards. 2011. Archived from the original on 8 February 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- ^ ""Miles Franklin Literary Award 2015 shortlist: Hartnett and London lead the field"". SMH, 18 May 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- ^ Sherborne, Craig (2 January 2014). The Amateur Science of Love, book by Craig Sherborne. Text Publishing Company. ISBN 978-1-922147-77-6.
- ^ Sherborne, Craig (29 January 2018). Off the Record: A Novel, book by Craig Sherborne. Text Publishing Company. ISBN 978-1-925603-24-8.
- ^ Sherborne, Craig (1 February 2022). The Grass Hotel, book by Craig Sherborne. Text Publishing Company. ISBN 978-1-922458-35-3.
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