Tracy Sorensen

Tracy Sorensen is an Australian novelist, filmmaker and academic.[1]

Tracy Sorensen
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAustralian
Notable worksThe Lucky Galah

Career

Sorensen is a tutor and lecturer at Charles Sturt University and has published five academic papers.[2]

In February 2018 her debut novel The Lucky Galah was published through Pan MacMillan.[3] It has been shortlisted and longlisted in multiple awards (see below).

Personal life

Sorensen grew up in a remote area of Western Australia.[4] She currently lives in Bathurst where she is undertaking a PhD.[5][6]

Bibliography

Novels

Awards

The Lucky Galah

  • The UTS Glenda Adams Award for New Writing (2019 NSW Premier's Literary Awards) — Shortlisted[7]
  • The Readings Prize for New Australian Fiction (2018) — Shortlisted[8]
  • The Indie Book Award for Debut Fiction (2019) — Longlisted[9]
  • Russell Prize (2019) — Shortlisted[10]
  • Miles Franklin Award (2019) — Longlisted[11]
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References
  1. "The Lucky Galah by Tracy Sorensen". Booktopia. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  2. "Tracy Sorensen". Charles Sturt University. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  3. "The Lucky Galah". Pan MacMillan. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  4. "The Lucky Galah by Tracy Sorensen".
  5. "Tracy Sorensen - Faculty of Arts". Charles Sturt University. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  6. "Jacinta Dimase Management Tracy Sorensen". Jacinta Dimase Management. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  7. "NSW Premier's Literary Awards 2019 shortlists announced". Books+Publishing. 28 February 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  8. "Readings announces 2018 New Australian Fiction Award shortlist". Books+Publishing. 22 August 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  9. "Indie Book Awards 2019 longlists announced". Books+Publishing. 5 December 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  10. "Russell Prize for Humour Writing 2019 shortlist announced". Books + Publishing. 18 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  11. "Miles Franklin 2019 longlist announced". Books+Publishing. 22 May 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2019.


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