Andrew O'Connor (writer)

Andrew O'Connor
Andrew O'Connor
Born	1978; Warragul, Victoria
Occupation	Novelist
Language	English
Nationality	Australian
Years active	2005-
Notable works	Tuvalu
Notable awards	2005 The Australian/Vogel Literary Award

Andrew O'Connor (born 1978) is an Australian novelist.^[1]

Life

Born in Warragul, Victoria, he studied arts at the University of Melbourne before travelling and working in central and northern Australia. Following this, he lived and worked in Tokyo and Nagano, Japan. He presently lives in Warragul, Australia.

2005 — The Australian/Vogel Literary Award for Tuvalu
2007 — Commonwealth Writers' Prize (South East Asia and South Pacific Region, Best First Book) for Tuvalu
2008 — Longlisted in the International Dublin Literary Award for Tuvalu

^ Delaney, Brigid (21 September 2005), "Loneliness of the long-distance writer pays off", The Sydney Morning Herald
^ Pierce, Peter (23 September 2006), "Gaining in translation", The Age
^ Stubbings, Diane (19 August 2006), "All-absorbing look at search for an elusive dream", The Canberra Times
^ Ley, James (19 August 2006), "The island in the mind", The Sydney Morning Herald
^ Tucker, Genevieve (6 September 2006), "Fraught between two worlds", The Australian

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