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She is founding member of Eatbooks Inc and is the marketing and promotions officer at Avid Reader bookshop.<ref>[http://www.mwf.com.au/2009/content/mwf_2009_standard.asp?name=KneenK Krissy Kneen – Melbourne Writers Festival]</ref> She lives in [[New Farm, Queensland|New Farm, Brisbane]], with her husband and no pets.<ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2008/10/23/2399498.htm Author and blogger Krissy Kneen]</ref> |
She is founding member of Eatbooks Inc and is the marketing and promotions officer at Avid Reader bookshop.<ref>[http://www.mwf.com.au/2009/content/mwf_2009_standard.asp?name=KneenK Krissy Kneen – Melbourne Writers Festival]</ref> She lives in [[New Farm, Queensland|New Farm, Brisbane]], with her husband and no pets.<ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2008/10/23/2399498.htm Author and blogger Krissy Kneen]</ref> |
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She appeared in 4 events at the 2017 Brisbane Writers Festival in [[Brisbane]], [[Queensland]], [[Australia]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://uplit.com.au/festival/brisbane-writers-festival-2017|title=Brisbane Writers' Festival 2017 |
She appeared in 4 events at the 2017 Brisbane Writers Festival in [[Brisbane]], [[Queensland]], [[Australia]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://uplit.com.au/festival/brisbane-writers-festival-2017|title=Brisbane Writers' Festival 2017|access-date=11 September 2017}}</ref> |
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==Published works== |
==Published works== |
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Krissy Kneen | |
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| Born | 1968 |
| Occupation | Author |
| Nationality | Australian |
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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.
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
- Shortlisted three times for the Queensland Premier's Literary Award.
- Shortlisted, Biography of the Year, ABIA, 2010
- Shortlisted, Non-Fiction category, QLD Premier's Literary Awards, 2010
- Winner, Thomas Shapcott Poetry Prize for Eating My Grandmother: A Grief Cycle, 2014[8]
- Shortlisted, 2018 Stella Prize for An Uncertain Grace.[9]
References
- ^ Triptych
- ^ Krissy Kneen – Melbourne Writers Festival
- ^ Author and blogger Krissy Kneen
- ^ "Brisbane Writers' Festival 2017". Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- ^ "Swallow the Sound, Krissy Kneen"
- ^ "Affection: A Memoir of Love, Sex & Intimacy, Krissy Kneen"
- ^ Krissy Kneen – National Library of Australia
- ^ "Eating My Grandmother: A Grief Cycle". Trove Books, National Library of Australia. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ^ "The 2018 Stella Prize". Stella Prize. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
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