Lucy Treloar

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 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"

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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