Fiona Kelly McGregor
Fiona Kelly McGregor is an Australian multidisciplinary writer, artist, and critic. Her work often explores themes of territory, environmental crisis, and the human relationship with landscape, utilizing found materials and examining the concept of entropy. She is also known for her performance art and has been involved in curating events within Sydney's alternative queer culture. McGregor has published numerous books, including novels, short story collections, essays, and travel memoirs.
Awards
['1992 winner — John Morrison VFAW short story prize — "Dirt"', '1992 shortlisted The Australian/Vogel Literary Award', '1995 winner Steele Rudd Award — Suck My Toes', '1997 named one of the Best Young Australian Novelists by The Sydney Morning Herald', "2003 shortlisted New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards — Christina Stead Prize for Fiction — Chemical Palace", "2010 shortlisted Western Australian Premier's Book Awards — Fiction — Indelible Ink", '2011 shortlisted Indie Awards — Fiction — Indelible Ink', '2011 shortlisted Barbara Jefferis Award — Indelible Ink', '2011 winner The Age Book of the Year Award — Indelible Ink', '2019 Woollahra Digital Literary Award', 'Shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Award — Iris', "Shortlisted for the NSW Premier's Award — Iris", 'Shortlisted for the ALS Gold Medal — Iris', 'Shortlisted for the ARA Historical Novel Prize — Iris', 'Shortlisted for the Voss Literary Prize — Iris', 'Longlisted for the Stella Prize — Iris', "Shortlisted for the Victorian Premier's Literary Awards — Buried not dead"]
Notable Works
['Au Pair (1993)', 'Suck My Toes (1994)', 'Chemical Palace (2002)', 'Strange Museums (2008)', 'Indelible Ink (2010)', 'A Novel Idea (2019)', 'Buried Not Dead (2021)', 'Iris (2022)', 'The Trap (2026)']
