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
| 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
- Cargo (2011)
- Cold Enough for Snow (2022)
References
- ^ Grey, Tobias (1 February 2022). "A Mother and Daughter Go Sightseeing. They See Each Other". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ^ Steger, Jason (4 February 2022). "Alluring Tokyo story brings Jessica Au an international writing prize". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ^ Dewey, Imogen (4 February 2022). "Cold Enough for Snow by Jessica Au review – a graceful novella about how we pay attention". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ^ Howard, Alexander (16 November 2023). "The revamped Prime Minister's Literary Awards reward 'fresh ways of seeing' in 2023". The Conversation. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- ^ "The 2023 Victorian Premier's Literary Awards". The Wheeler Centre. Archived from the original on 3 February 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ "Awards: The Novel, SoA Translation Winners". Shelf Awareness. 17 February 2021. Archived from the original on 9 December 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
- ^ "Enache shortlisted for Novel Prize". Books+Publishing. 18 January 2023. Archived from the original on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
- ^ "Age Book of the Year 2022 shortlists announced | Books+Publishing". Books+Publishing. 1 August 2022. Archived from the original on 11 August 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
- ^ "Age Book of the Year 2022 shortlists announced". Books+Publishing. 1 August 2022. Archived from the original on 11 August 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
- ^ "Qld Literary Awards 2022 shortlists". Books+Publishing. 4 August 2022. Archived from the original on 21 January 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
- ^ "Awards: Mark Twain American Voice Winner; Readings Winners". Shelf Awareness. 11 February 2022. Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
- ^ "Au, Burton, Archbold win 2022 Readings Prizes". Books+Publishing. 27 October 2022. Archived from the original on 31 October 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
- ^ "Longlist Announced for the 2023 Indie Book Awards". Indie Book Awards. 7 December 2022. Archived from the original on 22 December 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
- ^ "Indie Book Awards 2023 longlists announced". Books+Publishing. 8 December 2022. Archived from the original on 24 December 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
- ^ "ANZ authors among Dublin Literary Award longlistees". Books+Publishing. 3 February 2023. Archived from the original on 3 February 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
- ^ Sun, Michael (19 June 2023). "Miles Franklin award 2023: shortlist revealed for Australia's prestigious literary prize". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ Howard, Alexander (16 November 2023). "The revamped Prime Minister's Literary Awards reward 'fresh ways of seeing' in 2023". The Conversation. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- ^ "Winners of the Victorian Premier's Literary Awards 2023". Readings Books. 2 February 2023. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
- ^ "The 2023 Victorian Premier's Literary Awards". The Wheeler Centre. Archived from the original on 3 February 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
- ^ "Au wins 2023 Victorian Prize for Literature at VPLAs". Books+Publishing. 2 February 2023. Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
