Kate Richards Explained

Kate Richards is an Australian writer, doctor and medical researcher. She writes and speaks about her experiences with mental illness, and is the author of two books on the subject.

Early life and education

Richards is a graduate of RMIT University in Melbourne,[1] and Monash University, where she trained as a doctor[2] while battling mental illness in the form of severe depression.[3]

Career

After battling depression for fifteen years, including periods of self-harm and attempted suicide,[4] Richards wrote a detailed account of her personal experiences, both with the illness itself and with the many psychiatrists and other health professionals who treated her. The book, titled Madness: A Memoir, was published by Penguin Books in 2013,[5] and has been widely discussed and positively reviewed by both the literary and the medical communities.[6] [7] In 2014 the book won the $5000 Dobbie Literary Award for a first book by an Australian female writer [8] and the Adelaide Festival Award for Literature (non-fiction).[9] [10]

In 2014, Richards' second book. Is There No Place For Me? Making Sense of Madness was published by Penguin Books.[11] This book was shortlisted for the Government of Australia Human Rights Non-Fiction Literature Award.[12]

In 2019 her first novel, Fusion, was published by Penguin Books.[13] It was shortlisted for Best Novel at the 2019 Australian Shadow Awards.[14]

Richards works as a medical researcher,[15] and also writes and lectures about the writing process and about her experiences with mental illness.[16]

Works

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/review/bleakly-poetic-account-of-a-personal-struggle-for-sanity/story-fn9n8gph-1226603500059 "Bleakly poetic account of a personal struggle for sanity".
  2. http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/two-of-us-kate-richards-and-winsome-thomas-20130118-2co9n.html "Two of us: Kate Richards and Winsome Thomas"
  3. http://www.theaureview.com/reviews/reading-with-the-au-madness-a-memoir-kate-richards "Reading with the AU: Madness: A Memoir - Kate Richards"
  4. http://www.nrgpn.org.au/index.php/16-lifestyle/book-review/20-book-review "Madness: A Memoir by Kate Richards"
  5. http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/books/madness-a-memoir-20130405-2hbui.html "Madness: A memoir"
  6. http://www.universalheartbookclub.com/2014/01/stephanie-dowrick-urges-you-to-read.html "Stephanie Dowrick urges you to read Kate Richards' brilliant MADNESS"
  7. http://www.florey.edu.au/news-events/florey-publications/madness-a-memoir "Madness: A Memoir"
  8. http://www.booksellerandpublisher.com.au/item/30866 "Kibble and Dobbie awards 2014 winners announced "
  9. http://www.booksellerandpublisher.com.au/item/29605 "Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature 2014 Winners Announced"
  10. http://www.sydneyreviewofbooks.com/week-review-6-june-2014/ " The week in review"
  11. https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/2255706/kate-richards-beyond-the-madness/ " Kate Richards, beyond the madness"
  12. https://www.humanrights.gov.au/news/stories/commission-announces-business-and-literature-award-shortlist "Commission announces business and literature award shortlist"
  13. Book: Richards, Kate. Fusion. Penguin Books. 2019. 9781926428703. [Melbourne, Victoria]. 1083647960.
  14. Web site: 2020-06-09 . 2019 Australian Shadows Awards Winners . 2023-08-21 . Locus Online . en-US.
  15. https://www.theguardian.com/culture/australia-culture-blog/2014/jul/24/kristina-olsson-wins-kibble-literary-award-for-true-tale-of-a-lost-child "Kristina Olsson wins Kibble literary award for true tale of a lost child"
  16. http://apo.org.au/video/kate-richards-madness "Kate Richards: madness"
  17. https://www.alternativas.osu.edu/en/issues/spring-8-2018/essays5/richards-1.html "Wild Minds: Writing from the Heart of Madness"

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