Deborah Robertson (1959) is an Australian writer. She was born in Bridgetown, Western Australia, and lives in Melbourne.

Awards

• International Dublin Literary Award, 2008: longlisted for Careless

• Nita Kibble Literary Award, 2007: winner for Careless

• The Age Book of the Year Award, Fiction Prize, 2007: shortlisted for Careless

• Orange Prize for Fiction (UK), 2007: longlisted for Careless

• New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards, Christina Stead Prize for Fiction, 2007: shortlisted for Careless

• Commonwealth Writers Prize, South East Asia and South Pacific Region, Best Book, 2007: shortlisted for Careless

• Miles Franklin Literary Award, 2007: shortlisted for Careless

• Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA), Australian Literary Fiction Book of the Year, 2007: shortlisted for Careless

• Colin Roderick Award, 2006: winner for Careless

• Western Australian Premier's Book Awards, Fiction, 2006: shortlisted for Careless

• Arts Queensland Steele Rudd Australian Short Story Award, 1998: winner for Proudflesh

• Katharine Susannah Prichard Award, 1991: winner for 'Babyhead'

Bibliography

Novels

• Careless (2006, Picador)

• Sweet Old World (2012, Vintage)

Short stories

• Proudflesh (1997, Fremantle Arts Centre Press)

References