Jeremy Chambers

Jeremy Chambers
Born1974 (age 51–52)
EducationUniversity of Melbourne
OccupationAuthor
Writing career
GenreFiction
Notable worksThe Vintage and the Gleaning, Suburbia
Notable awardsGriffith Review Emerging Writer's Prize for Fiction (2010)

Jeremy Chambers (born 1974) is an Australian author.

Background

Chambers was born in 1974. He attended the University of Melbourne, where he studied Literature and Philosophy.

Career

Chambers is best known as a fiction writer, publishing novels and short stories.

He is the author of the novels The Vintage and the Gleaning (2010) and Suburbia (2017). The Vintage and the Gleaning was shortlisted for The Australian/Vogel Literary Award and the Colin Roderick Award and longlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award and the Quebec Booksellers’ Award. It was named as one of the Sydney Morning Herald's 'Best books of 2010' by Andrew Riemer and Alex Miller (writer).

The Vintage and the Gleaning was discussed in chief literary critic of The Australian Geordie Williamson's 'Long View' essay for the Wheeler Centre, 'Our Common Ground'

Chambers was the joint winner of the Griffith Review Emerging Writer's Award for fiction in 2010.

Published works

Novels

Short Stories

References

  1. ↑ "Out of the Shadows". the Australian.
  2. ↑ "The Best Books of 2010". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "Our Common Ground". The Wheeler Centre for Books, Writing and Ideas. Archived from the original on 21 August 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  4. ↑ Schultz, Julianne (ed.). Griffith REVIEW 30: The Annual Fiction Edition. Griffith University, 2010. p. 12
  5. ↑ Griffith Review: Edition 27: Food Chain, December 2010
  6. ↑ Higher Arc #2, 2012.
  7. ↑ Review of Australian Fiction, Volume 6: Issue 2, July 2013
  8. ↑ The White Review, November 2014.
  9. ↑ Chambers, Jeremy (2018). "Big Night Out". Island Magazine. 154.