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Emily O'Grady

エミリー・オグラディ

Emirī Oguradi

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1991 (Brisbane, Australia)
Nationality
Australian
Languages
English
Residence History
Brisbane, Australia

Career

Occupations
Author
Active Years
2018-2024
Affiliations
Queensland University of Technology
Nominations
Stella Prize 2024 shortlist (Feast)

Education

Queensland University of Technology
Creative Writing / Creative Writing
Degree: Bachelor of Fine Arts
Country: Australia

Awards

The Australian/Vogel Literary Award
2018
Work: The Yellow House
Organization: The Australian / Vogel
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Yellow House

2018 Literary Fiction

Narrated by a 10-year-old girl named Cub whose grandfather committed a series of murders before she was born.

Family secretsCrimeTrauma

Feast

2023 Gothic novel

A gothic novel following a reclusive couple living in a dilapidated Scottish mansion.

ConsentPowerIsolation

Bibliography

  • The Yellow House (2018)
  • Feast (2023)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Dark and unsettling narrativeSuspenseful storytelling
Recurring Motifs
Legacy of crimeHidden pasts

Legacy

Promising young Australian author who has won major literary awards.