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Katy Warner Katy Warner i(A136219 works by)
Gender: Female
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BiographyHistory

A graduate of the VCA, Katy Warner has plays that have been presented in Australia and as part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe. In 2016, she won the Rachel Furnai Prize for Fiction. Her short stories have been shortlisted for awards including the Lord Mayor’s Creative Writing Prize and the Grace Marion Wilson Emerging Writers Prize. In 2016, she was based in Melbourne.

Most Referenced Works

Personal Awards

2020 runner-up The Lysicrates Prize for Appropriate
2016 shortlisted Neilma Sidney Short Story Prize For 'Aunty'.
2014 recipient Australia Council Grants, Awards and Fellowships To develop my skills and networks as a playwright in Australia and the UK

Awards for Works

y separately published work icon Everywhere Everything Everyone Richmond : Hardie Grant Egmont , 2019 16084529 2019 single work novel young adult

'Even though she lives on the wrong side of town, 14-year-old Santee believes her world is like ours: that running late for curfew will only get you grounded, and that the government tries to keep its good citizens safe and secure. Until one night, everything changes.

'On her way home from school, Santee takes a detour to the outskirts of town with a boy that she likes – and then finds herself stranded overnight when his car breaks down. When she’s finally able to get a lift towards home the next morning, Santee discovers that everything has changed. A 'safety border' – a wall – has gone up around her part of town, imprisoning her family and trapping her on the outside...

'With its subtle familiarity and a tender, defiant teen romance at its core, Katy Warner’s powerful debut novel is about the importance of hope and standing up for what you believe in.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

2020 shortlisted The Readings Young Adult Book Prize
2020 longlisted APA Book Design Awards Best Designed Young Adult Book designed by Jess Cruikshank.
y separately published work icon Spencer 2017 13568390 2017 single work drama

'Spencer tells the story of a tight-knit family led by single-mum and matriarch Marilyn and her three adult children – wayward daughter Jules, mouthy coulda-been Ben and AFL player and golden-boy Scott.

'About to meet the young son – Spencer – he never knew he had, Scott and the family have returned home to help mark the occasion. With the surprise appearance of the father they barely remember, the entire family is forced to work together to clean up both the house and their own fractured relationships as the clock ticks down to Spencer’s arrival.'

Source: Lab Kelpie.

2018 nominated Victorian Green Room Awards Writing : Theatre - Independent
2014 finalist Max Afford Award
The Trip 2017 single work short story
— Appears in: Overland , Autumn no. 226 2017; (p. 82-87)
2017 winner Neilma Sidney Short Story Prize
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