Rosanne Fitzgibbon

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Rosanne (Rosie) Fitzgibbon (1947–2012) was a literary editor in Australia. She worked for forty years in the publishing of fiction and non-fiction, including as fiction editor at the University of Queensland Press from 1989 to 2005.[1] She worked in collaboration with many of Australia's best-known authors including Thea Astley, Peter Carey, Kate Grenville, and Janette Turner Hospital.[2][3] Her papers are held in the Fryer Library at the University of Queensland.[4]

Edited works[edit]

  • The gift of story: three decades of UQP short stories (1998)[5]
  • One book many Brisbanes : an anthology of Brisbane stories (2006)[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Munro, Craig (July 2013). "Obituaries: Rosie Fitzgibbon". Fryer Folios. 8 (1): 29.
  2. ^ "Vale Roseanne Fitzgibbon". Australia Council. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  3. ^ Halligan, Marion (6 September 2012). "'Writer's editor' nurtured the works of many of our best authors". The Australian. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Rosanne Fitzgibbon Papers – Fryer Manuscripts". University of Queensland. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  5. ^ Halligan, Marion, 1940-; Fitzgibbon, Rosanne (Rosanne Eleanor), 1947-; University of Queensland. Press (1998), The gift of story: three decades of UQP short stories, University of Queensland Press, ISBN 978-0-7022-3016-5{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)