Author Archives: Jessie Cole

Jessie Cole is the author of four books: Darkness on the Edge of Town, Deeper Water, Staying: A Memoir & Desire: A Reckoning.

Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards 2019 Shortlist

Jessie Cole’s Staying: A Memoir has made the Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards shortlist in the Non-Fiction category.

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Read the judges’ report.

Shortlisted titles are:

Non-fiction

No Friend But the Mountains: Writing from Manus Prison (Behrouz Boochani, Picador)
Staying: A Memoir (Jessie Cole, Text)
The Arsonist: A Mind on Fire (Chloe Hooper, Hamish Hamilton)
Eggshell Skull (Bri Lee, A&U)
Miss Ex-Yugoslavia (Sofija Stefanovic, Viking)
Axiomatic (Maria Tumarkin, Brow Books)

For more information, go to the Wheeler Centre.

Best Australian Essays!

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Jessie has an essay in the latest edition of Best Australian Essays, edited by Robert Manne, due for release in November 2014.

Check out the list of contributors.

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Dobbie Literary Award Longlist 2013

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Jessie has been longlisted for the Dobbie Literary Award for her novel Darkness on the Edge of Town.  This award aims to encourage the work of first-time published Australian women writers of both fiction and nonfiction.

Chair of the judging panel, Brigid Rooney, stated: ‘2013 is a particularly strong year for Australian women writers, so much so that we felt it important to recognise the full longlist … and ensure the writers get the recognition they deserve.’

To see a full list of all the longlisted authors click here.

ALS Gold Medal Shortlist

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Jessie’s novel Darkness on the Edge of Town has been shortlisted for the ALS Gold Medal.

The ALS Gold Medal is awarded annually for an outstanding literary work in the preceding calendar year. The Medal was inaugurated by the Australian Literature Society, which was founded in Melbourne in 1899 and incorporated into the Association for the Study of Australian Literature in 1982.  The winner receives a gold medal.

Check out the rest of the list here.