Literature
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Recipient
Charlotte WoodArtform
LiteratureGrant category
New workAmount
$60,000Year
2008State
NSW
"I had a meeting with one of the staff – a couple of the questions she said to keep in mind were why this project, why now and why you."- Charlotte Wood
Charlotte Wood is a writer who has applied for five Australia Council grants since 2000. Her first application was successful; however two subsequent applications were unsuccessful.
She is the author of The Children, The Submerged Cathedral and Pieces of a Girl.
She began writing her first novel, Pieces of a Girl, in the mid 1990s, and it was published in 1999. The Submerged Cathedral was shortlisted for Australia's most prestigious fiction prize, the Miles Franklin Award, in 2005.
She lives in Sydney with her husband Sean.
Hear what Charlotte has to say on how to submit a successful grant application or read the transcript.
She is the author of The Children, The Submerged Cathedral and Pieces of a Girl.
She began writing her first novel, Pieces of a Girl, in the mid 1990s, and it was published in 1999. The Submerged Cathedral was shortlisted for Australia's most prestigious fiction prize, the Miles Franklin Award, in 2005.
She lives in Sydney with her husband Sean.
Hear what Charlotte has to say on how to submit a successful grant application or read the transcript.
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