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Steven Conte

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Steven Conte
Born1966 (age 58–59)
Sydney, New South Wales
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAustralian
Years active1992-present
Notable worksThe Zookeeper's War, "The Tolstoy Estate"
Notable awardsPrime Minister's Literary Award
Website
www.stevenconte.com

Steven Conte (born 1966) is an Australian novelist who won the inaugural Prime Minister's Literary Award for Fiction in 2008 for his novel The Zookeeper's War. His fiction has been published in Australia, New Zealand, the UK and Ireland, as well as in translation in Spain, Italy, Germany and the Netherlands.[1]

Early life

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Steven Conte was born in Sydney and raised in the town of Guyra in New South Wales. He was educated at The Armidale School (TAS) in Armidale, New South Wales, and at the University of Canberra. In 1993 he completed a Masters degree in Australian Literature as a civilian at the Australian Defence Force Academy (University of NSW, Canberra). He also holds a PhD in Creative Writing from the University of Melbourne.

Personal life

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Conte lives in the town of Koroit in south-west Victoria. He is the parent of a son with non-verbal autism.

Bibliography

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Novels

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Awards

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References

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  1. ^ "Austlit — Steven Conte". Austlit. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
  2. ^ Flood, Alison (16 September 2008). "Australian prime minister picks debut novel for richest prize". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 20 November 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
  3. ^ "Australians comprise majority of Walter Scott Prize shortlist". Books+Publishing. 24 March 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
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