Jessica Au
Australian editor and bookseller, and author
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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]
OccupationNovelist
Notable worksCold Enough for Snow
Jessica Au | |
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| Occupation | Novelist |
| Notable works | Cold Enough for Snow |
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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. |
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| 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)
