Krissy Kneen

Krissy Kneen is a Brisbane-based bookseller and writer. Kneen has been shortlisted three times for the Queensland Premier's Literary Award, and in 2014 won the Thomas Shapcott Poetry Prize.

Krissy Kneen
Born1968
OccupationAuthor
NationalityAustralian
Website
www.krissykneen.com

She is the author of a short collection of erotica, Swallow the Sound, and a memoir, Affection. Kneen has also penned a collection of erotica entitled Triptych. Her first novel, Steeplechase, was published in 2013. Her work is described as "Transgressive, sardonic, lyrical, comic; irresistibly erotic yet also romantic, Krissy Kneen's writing has been acclaimed for its fearless honesty. In this suite of linked stories, she addresses taboos of all kinds with a subtle wit and an insistence on sexual pleasure that will delight readers"[1]

She is founding member of Eatbooks Inc and is the marketing and promotions officer at Avid Reader bookshop.[2] She lives in New Farm, Brisbane, with her husband and no pets.[3]

She appeared in 4 events at the 2017 Brisbane Writers Festival in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[4]

Published works

Novels
  • Swallow the Sound, Eatbooks, 2007, ISBN 9780980323207[5]
  • Affection: A Memoir of Love, Sex & Intimacy, Text Publishing, 2009, ISBN 9781921656729[6]
  • Triptych, An Erotic Adventure: 3 Stories in 1, Text Publishing, 2011, ISBN 9781921758706[7]
  • Steeplechase, Text Publishing, 2013, ISBN 9781922079879
  • The Adventures of Holly White and the Incredible Sex Machine, Text Publishing, 2015, ISBN 9781922079381
  • An Uncertain Grace, Text Publishing, 2017, ISBN 9781925355987
  • Wintering, Text Publishing, 2018, ISBN 9781925603880

Poetry
  • Eating My Grandmother: A Grief Cycle, University of Queensland Press, 2015, ISBN 9780702253744

Contributed chapter
  • "The university and the beast: a fairy tale", pp. 263–276, in: Destroying the Joint, edited by Jane Caro, Read How You Want, 2015, ISBN 9781459687295

Awards and nominations

Australian Book Industry Awards
  • 2010: Shortlist: Affection[8]

Queensland Premier's Literary Awards: Emerging Manuscript
  • 2005: Shortlist: His Father's Son

Queensland Premier's Literary Awards: Emerging Queensland Author Manuscript Award
  • 2007: Shortlist: Paper Dolls, Holding Hands[9]

Queensland Premier's Literary Awards: Non-Fiction Book Award
  • 2010: Shortlist: Affection[10]

Stella Prize
  • 2018: Shortlist: An Uncertain Grace.[11]

Thomas Shapcott Poetry Prize
  • 2014: Winner: Eating My Grandmother: A Grief Cycle[12]

Queensland Literary Awards: Queensland Premier's Award for a work of State Significance
  • 2019: Shortlist: Wintering[13]

References
  1. Triptych
  2. "Krissy Kneen – Melbourne Writers Festival". Archived from the original on 10 March 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  3. Author and blogger Krissy Kneen
  4. "Brisbane Writers' Festival 2017". Archived from the original on 11 September 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  5. ""Swallow the Sound, Krissy Kneen"". Archived from the original on 10 April 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  6. "Affection: A Memoir of Love, Sex & Intimacy, Krissy Kneen"
  7. Krissy Kneen – National Library of Australia
  8. "Australian Book Industry Awards 2010 Shortlists Announced". Text Publishing. 26 May 2010. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  9. "Queensland Literary Awards Shortlist Announced". Queensland Government. 16 August 2007. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  10. "Queensland Premier's Literary Awards Shortlist Announced". Queensland Government. 16 August 2010. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  11. "The 2018 Stella Prize". Stella Prize. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  12. "Eating My Grandmother: A Grief Cycle". Trove Books, National Library of Australia. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  13. "2019 Queensland Literary Awards Winners and Finalists". State Library of Queensland. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
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