Lucy Treloar Explained

Lucy Treloar
Birth Place:	Malaysia
Occupation:	Novelist
Language:	English
Nationality:	Australian
Notableworks:	Salt Creek (2015)
Awards:	Dobbie Literary Award (2016)Barbara Jefferis Award (2020), (2024)
Years Active:	2003 – Present

Lucy Treloar is an Australian novelist.^[1]

Education

Treloar was born in Malaysia, grew up in England and Sweden, before moving to Melbourne, Victoria. She has a BA (Hons) in fine arts from the University of Melbourne and a diploma of professional writing and editing from Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology.^[2]

Literary career

In 2014 she won the Pacific regional prize in the Commonwealth Short Story Prize for her short story "The Dog and the Sea".^[3]

Her first novel, Salt Creek, won the 2016 Dobbie Literary Award^[4] and was shortlisted for the 2016 Miles Franklin Award^[5] and the 2016 Walter Scott Prize.^[6] Her second novel, Wolfe Island, won the 2020 Barbara Jefferis Award^[7] and was shortlisted for both the Christina Stead Prize for Fiction and the Prime Minister's Literary Award for Fiction in 2020.^[8] Her third novel was joint winner of the Barbara Jefferis Award in 2024.^[9]

Works

Books

• Book: Treloar . Salt Creek . 2015 . Picador Australia . 978-1-74353-903-3.
• Book: Treloar . Wolfe Island . 2019 . Pan Macmillan Australia . 978-1-76055-315-9.
• Book: Treloar . Days of Innocence and Wonder . 2023 . 2023 . Pan Macmillan Australia . 978-1-76098-273-7.

Essay

• "Writing the Apocalypse", in Meanjin, vol. 79, no. 2, June 2020, pages 26–36

Short stories

• "The Dog and the Sea"
• "In the Park"
• "Wrecking Ball"
• "Natural Selection"

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lucy Treloar. 2020-12-29. AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. en.
2. Web site: 2016-08-26 . Lucy Treloar . 2020-12-29 . Copyright Agency . en-US.
3. Web site: 2014-05-16 . Treloar wins regional prize in 2014 Commonwealth Short Story Prize . 2020-12-29 . Books+Publishing . en-AU.
4. Web site: 2018-07-25. Kibble and Dobbie Awards 2018 winners announced. 2020-12-29. Books+Publishing. en-AU.
5. Web site: 2016-05-29. Miles Franklin Literary Award 2016 shortlist announced. 2020-12-29. Books+Publishing. en-AU.
6. Web site: 2016-03-29. Treloar shortlisted for Walter Scott Prize. 2020-12-29. Books+Publishing. en-AU.
7. Web site: 2020-11-19. Treloar wins 2020 Barbara Jefferis Award. 2020-12-29. Books+Publishing. en-AU.
8. Web site: 2020-11-16. Prime Minister's Literary Awards 2020 shortlists announced. 2020-12-29. Books+Publishing. en-AU.
9. Web site: 2024-11-14 . Saleh and Treloar joint winers of 2024 Barbara Jefferis Award . 2024-11-14 . Books+Publishing.