Artists

Peter Goldsworthy was born in South Australia and grew up in various Australian country towns. Since graduating in medicine from the University of Adelaide, he has divided his working time between general practice and writing. He has won major literary awards across a variety of genres: short story, poetry, the novel and opera. His best-selling novels have been translated into several European and Asian languages.

Goldsworthy’s novels, including the highly acclaimed Maestro, have sold over a quarter of a million copies in Australia alone. He has won many awards for his writing, including the Commonwealth Poetry Prize, the Australian Bicentennial Literary Award and, jointly with composer Richard Mills, the 2002 Helpmann Award for Best New Australian Work for the opera Batavia. His latest novel, Three Dog Night, received the prestigious Christina Stead Award in 2003.