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Chloe Hooper

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Chloe Hooper

Aliases: Chloe Melisande Hooper

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1973 （Melbourne, Victoria, Australia）
Nationality
Australian
Languages
English
Residence History
Melbourne

Career

Occupations
Novelist, journalist
Active Years
2002-2024

Education

Lauriston Girls' School
Country: Australia
University of Melbourne
Country: Australia
Columbia University
Country: United States

Awards

Orange Prize
2002
Work: A Child's Book of True Crime
Result: shortlisted
Walkley Award
2006
Work: Articles on 2004 Palm Island death in custody
Result: winner
Sidney Myer Creative Fellowship
Result: winner
Western Australian Premier's Book Awards
2008
Work: The Tall Man: Death and Life on Palm Island
Category: Non-Fiction
Result: winner
Western Australian Premier's Book Awards
2008
Work: The Tall Man: Death and Life on Palm Island
Category: Book of the Year
Result: winner
New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards
2009
Work: The Tall Man: Death and Life on Palm Island
Category: Douglas Stewart Prize for Non-fiction
Result: winner
Victorian Premier's Literary Award
2009
Work: The Tall Man: Death and Life on Palm Island
Category: Nettie Palmer Prize for Non-fiction
Result: winner
Australian Book Industry Awards
2009
Work: The Tall Man: Death and Life on Palm Island
Category: General Non-fiction
Result: winner
John Button Prize
2009
Work: The Tall Man: Death and Life on Palm Island
Category: Writing for Young Adults
Result: winner
Queensland Premier's Literary Non-Fiction Book Award
2009
Work: The Tall Man: Death and Life on Palm Island
Result: winner
Indie Award
2009
Work: The Tall Man: Death and Life on Palm Island
Category: Non-fiction
Result: winner
Ned Kelly Awards
2009
Work: The Tall Man: Death and Life on Palm Island
Category: Best True Crime
Result: winner
Davitt Awards
2009
Work: The Tall Man: Death and Life on Palm Island
Category: Best True Crime
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

A Child's Book of True Crime

2002 Novel

Her first novel, shortlisted for the Orange Prize and a New York Times Notable Book.

The Tall Man: Death and Life on Palm Island

2008 Non-fiction

Non-fiction account of the 2004 Palm Island death in custody case.

The Engagement

2012 Novel

The Arsonist: A Mind on Fire

2018 Non-fiction

Investigation of the Black Saturday bushfires.

Bedtime Story

2022

The Mushroom Diaries

2025

Bibliography

  • A Child's Book of True Crime (2002)
  • The Tall Man: Death and Life on Palm Island (2008)
  • The Engagement (2012)
  • The Arsonist: A Mind on Fire (2018)
  • Bedtime Story (2022)
  • The Mushroom Diaries (2025)

Legacy

Australian author known for works on true crime and social issues.