Kate Grenville

Kate Grenville is a historical fiction author from Melbourne best known as the author of the “Thornhill Family” series. “Bearded Ladies,” which is a collection of stories is her first work that she published in 1984. Her fiction works have been published to much acclaim in her home country of Australia as well as across the world. They have also won national state and international awards. Her nonfiction works which are instruction manuals on the art of writing are used as course books in many universities and schools. Grenville’s novels such as “Joan Makes History,” “Dark Places” and “Lilian’s Story” are classic works that have been loved by readers and critics alike. In 2005, she was the winner of the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize and also made the shortlist for the Man Booker Prize and the Miles Franklin Literary Award. She also made the shortlist for the Western Australian Premiers’ Award and was the winner of the Orange Prize. In 2017, she won the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award in Literature administered by the Australia Council Award.