Meg Mason Explained

Meg Mason
Notable Works:	Sorrow and Bliss
Citizenship:	Australian

Meg Mason is an Australian author and journalist. Her 2020 novel Sorrow and Bliss won the British Book Awards 2022 Fiction Book of the Year.

Career

Mason lived in the United Kingdom for five years during which time she wrote for the Financial Times and The Times before moving to Sydney and starting a career as a freelance journalist.^[1] She has written for a number of magazines including Vogue, Elle and GQ.

She published her first book Say It Again in a Nice Voice in 2012 and her first novel You Be Mother in 2017. Sorrow and Bliss is Mason's third book and the first to be released in the UK. It won the British Book Awards 2022 Fiction Book of the Year.^[2] Her novel was also shortlisted for the Australian Book Industry Awards' Literary fiction book of the year in 2021 and the Women's Prize for Fiction in 2022.^{[3] [4]} Film and television rights for Sorrow and Bliss were sold to New Regency.^[5]

Personal life

Mason lives in Sydney with her husband and two daughters.^[6]

Bibliography

• Book: Mason, Meg . Say It Again in a Nice Voice . 2012 . en.
• Book: Mason, Meg . You Be Mother . 2017 . en.
• Book: Mason, Meg . Sorrow and Bliss . 2020 . en.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mesure . Susie . 2021-06-11 . Meg Mason on Sorrow and Bliss: 'I was surprised anyone found it funny. It's about suicide' . 2024-04-12 . inews.co.uk . en.
2. Web site: Anderson . Porter . 2022-05-24 . The 'Nibbies': The British Book Awards Name Their 2022 Winners . 2024-04-12 . Publishing Perspectives . en-US.
3. Web site: W . Sally . 2021-04-11 . ABIA 2021 Shortlist . 2024-04-12 . ABIA . en-AU.
4. News: 28 April 2022 . ‘Sorrow and Bliss’ shortlisted for 2022 Women’s Prize . Books + Publishing.
5. Web site: 10 February 2021 . ‘Sorrow and Bliss’ to be adapted for screen . 2024-04-12 . Books+Publishing . en-AU.
6. News: Clark . Alex . 2021-06-11 . Meg Mason: ‘Sorrow and Bliss was a post-hope project. I was convinced that no one would ever see it’ . 2024-04-12 . The Guardian . en-GB . 0261-3077.