Sonya Hartnett

Sonya
Hartnett

Sonya Hartnett’s work has won numerous Australian and international literary prizes and has been published around the world. Uniquely, she is acclaimed for her stories for adults, young adults and children. Her accolades include the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize for Of a Boy, the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize for Thursday’s Child, and the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for Surrender. Hartnett is also the first Australian recipient of the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award.

Sonya Hartnett’s work has won numerous Australian and international literary prizes and has been published around the world. Uniquely, she is acclaimed for her stories for adults, young adults and children. Her accolades include the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize for Of a Boy, the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize for Thursday’s Child, and the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for Surrender. Hartnett is also the first Australian recipient of the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award.

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