Kate Morton
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| Kate Morton | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1976 Berri, South Australia |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | Australia |
| Notable award(s) | General Fiction Book of the Year at the Australian Book Industry Awards 2007 |
Kate Morton (born 1976) is an acclaimed Australian author, who has enjoyed considerable domestic and international success with her recent novels, The Forgotten Garden and The House at Riverton (also known as The Shifting Fog). Kate Morton is also writing a new novel, "The Distant Hours", expected to be released some time during 2010.[1]
[edit] Early life and education
Morton is one of three sisters born in Queensland, Australia. The family later settled on Tamborine Mountain where Morton attended a small country school. She then completed a Licentiate in Speech and Drama from Trinity College London. Later she earned a first class honours for her English Literature degree at Queensland University. Following this she obtained a scholarship and completed a Master's degree focussing on tragedy in Victorian literature. She is currently enrolled in a PhD program researching contemporary novels that marry elements of gothic and mystery fiction.
