Peter Goldsworthy

Peter Goldsworthy divides time between working as a GP and writing. He has won major literary awards across a range of genres: poetry, short story, novels, theatre, and opera libretti. Goldsworthy's novels have been translated worldwide and have been shortlisted for the NSW Christina Stead Fiction Prize, and twice for the Miles Franklin Award. Three Dog Night won the 2004 FAW Christina Stead Award, and was longlisted for the Dublin IMPAC prize. In 2003, his first novel, Maestro, was voted by members of the Australian Society of Authors as one of the he Top 40 Australian Books of All Time. His latest book is the memoir The Cancer Finishing School.

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