Kris Kneen (formerly Krissy Kneen) is a Brisbane-based writer. Kneen has been shortlisted four times for the Queensland Premier's Literary Award.
Krissy Kneen | |
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| Nationality | Australian |
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Career
editAs of 2009[update], they were marketing and promotions officer at Avid Reader bookshop.[1]
They have written two collections of erotica—Swallow the Sound (2007) and Triptych (2011)—as well as four novels. They are also the author of three memoirs. Affection (2009) deals with their childhood and young adulthood through the lens of sexuality, The Three Burials of Lotty Kneen (2021) is principally about their grandmother, and Fat Girl Dancing (2023) concerns their relationship with their body.[2][3] Their sole poetry collection, Eating my Grandmother (2015), won the Thomas Shapcott Poetry Prize.[4]
They appeared in four events at the 2017 Brisbane Writers Festival.[5]
Style and critical reception
editTheir work has been described as "transgressive, sardonic, lyrical, comic; irresistibly erotic yet also romantic" and "acclaimed for its fearless honesty".[6]
Awards and nominations
edit- 2010: Australian Book Industry Awards, Shortlist: Affection[7]
- 2005: Queensland Premier's Literary Awards: Emerging Manuscript, Shortlist: His Father's Son
- 2007: Queensland Premier's Literary Awards: Emerging Queensland Author Manuscript Award, Shortlist: Paper Dolls, Holding Hands[8]
- 2010: Queensland Premier's Literary Awards: Non-Fiction Book Award, Shortlist: Affection[9]
- 2018: Stella Prize, Shortlist: An Uncertain Grace.[10]
- 2014: Thomas Shapcott Poetry Prize, Winner: Eating My Grandmother: A Grief Cycle[11]
- 2019: Queensland Literary Awards: Queensland Premier's Award for a work of State Significance, Shortlist: Wintering[12]
- 2024: Victorian Premier's Prize for Nonfiction, Shortlist: Fat Girl Dancing[13]
Personal life
editAs of 2009[update], they were living in New Farm, Brisbane with their husband.[1]
Her grandmother was born in Egypt to a Slovenian mother and a father who had lived in Egypt for at least three generations and whose mother was Syrian, and most likely Jewish.[14]
Published works
editNovels
edit- Swallow the Sound, Eatbooks, 2007, ISBN 9780980323207[15]
- Triptych, An Erotic Adventure: 3 Stories in 1, Text Publishing, 2011, ISBN 9781921758706[16]
- Steeplechase, Text Publishing, 2013, ISBN 9781922079879
- The Adventures of Holly White and the Incredible Sex Machine, Text Publishing, 2015, ISBN 9781922079381
- An Uncertain Grace, Text Publishing, 2017, ISBN 9781925355987
- Wintering, Text Publishing, 2018, ISBN 9781925603880
Memoirs
editAffection: A Memoir of Love, Sex & Intimacy, Text Publishing, 2009, ISBN 9781921656729[17]
The Three Burials of Lotty Kneen: Travels with My Grandmother's Ashes, Text Publishing, 2021, ISBN 9781922330161[18]
Fat Girl Dancing, Text Publishing, 2023, ISBN 9781922790217[19]
Poetry
edit- Eating My Grandmother: A Grief Cycle, University of Queensland Press, 2015, ISBN 9780702253744
Contributed chapter
edit- "The university and the beast: a fairy tale", pp. 263–276, in: Destroying the Joint, edited by Jane Caro, Read How You Want, 2015, ISBN 9781459687295
References
edit- ^ a b "Krissy Kneen – Melbourne Writers Festival". Archived from the original on 10 March 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
- ^ Kavanagh, Bec (13 May 2021). "The Three Burials of Lotty Kneen by Krissy Kneen review – memoir as both fairytale and defiant truth". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ Kavanagh, Bec (4 May 2023). "Fat Girl Dancing by Kris Kneen review – the intimacies and indignities of living in a fat body". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ "Books that Changed Me: Krissy Kneen". The Sydney Morning Herald. 11 May 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ "Brisbane Writers' Festival 2017". Archived from the original on 11 September 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- ^ "Triptych, An Erotic Adventure: 3 Stories in 1, book by Kris Kneen". The Text Publishing Company. 3 October 2011.
- ^ "Australian Book Industry Awards 2010 Shortlists Announced". Text Publishing. 26 May 2010. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ "Queensland Literary Awards Shortlist Announced". Queensland Government. 16 August 2007. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ "Queensland Premier's Literary Awards Shortlist Announced". Queensland Government. 16 August 2010. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ "The 2018 Stella Prize". Stella Prize. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- ^ "Eating My Grandmother: A Grief Cycle". Trove Books, National Library of Australia. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ^ "2019 Queensland Literary Awards Winners and Finalists". State Library of Queensland. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ "Victorian Premier's Literary Awards 2024 shortlists announced". Books+Publishing. 19 December 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- ^ Watson, S. J. (5 November 2023). "Taming the ghosts: Using horror as metaphor". S J Watson's Compendia. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ ""Swallow the Sound, Krissy Kneen"". Archived from the original on 10 April 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
- ^ Krissy Kneen – National Library of Australia
- ^ "Affection: A Memoir of Love, Sex & Intimacy, Krissy Kneen". Penguin Books Australia. Archived from the original on 8 March 2011.
- ^ "The Three Burials of Lotty Kneen: Travels with My Grandmother's Ashes". Text Publishing.
- ^ "Fat Girl Dancing". Text Publishing.