Steven Conte
Steven Conte | |
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| Born | 1966 (age 57–58) Sydney, New South Wales |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Years active | 1992-present |
| Notable works | The Zookeeper's War, "The Tolstoy Estate" |
| Notable awards | Prime Minister's Literary Award |
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Steven Conte is an Australian novelist who won the inaugural Prime Minister's Literary Award for Fiction in 2008 for his novel The Zookeeper's War. He was raised in the town of Guyra in New South Wales, and has subsequently lived in Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne and Warrnambool. He has worked as a bank teller, a waiter, cleaner, taxi driver, and a life model.[1]
Bibliography
Novels
- The Zookeeper's War (2007)
- The Tolstoy Estate (2020)
Awards
- 2008 shortlisted Commonwealth Writers Prize South East Asia and South Pacific Region — Best First Book — The Zookeeper's War
- 2008 winner Prime Minister's Literary Awards — Fiction — The Zookeeper's War
- 2021 shortlisted Walter Scott Prize — The Tolstoy Estate[2]
References
- ^ "The Book Show" - Off the Shelf
- ^ "Australians comprise majority of Walter Scott Prize shortlist". Books+Publishing. 24 March 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
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