Peter Goldsworthy

Peter Goldsworthy grew up in various Australian country towns finishing his schooling in Darwin in the Northern Territory. Since graduating in medicine from the University of Adelaide, he has divided his working time between general practice and writing.

His novels have sold more than a quarter of a million copies in Australia, and have been translated into many European and Asian languages. His first novel Maestro has just been reissued as part of the Angus & Robertson Australian Classics series. It is currently in development as a movie.

Among his numerous literary awards are the Commonwealth Poetry Prize, and the Australian Bicentennial Literary Prize for Poetry in 1988. His New Selected Poems has recently been published in Australia and the UK; his Collected Stories will be published in both countries next year. His poetry has been set to music by leading Australian composers including Graeme Koehne, Richard Mills, and Matthew Hindson.

He wrote the libretti for the Richard Mills operas, Summer of the Seventeenth Doll and Batavia, the latter winning him the 2002 Robert Helpmann Awards for Best Opera and Best New Australian Work.

He is currently the Chair of Literature Board of the Australia Council.

His web site is www.petergoldsworthy.com