Deborah Robertson

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'

Novels

 * Careless (2006, Picador)
 * Sweet Old World (2012, Vintage)

Short stories

 * Proudflesh (1997, Fremantle Arts Centre Press)