Cate Kennedy

Cate Kennedy (born 1963) is an Australian author based in Victoria.

Life and career Kennedy was born in 1963 in England at Louth, Lincolnshire. She was educated at the University of Canberra and the Australian National University. She has taught at several colleges, including The University of Melbourne. Shortlisted for Like a House on Fire 2011: Victorian Premier's Literary Award C.J. Dennis Prize for Poetry Winner for The Taste of River Water 2004: IP Picks. Winner for Joyflight 2004: Ginninderra Press Short Story Competition. Winner 2002: The Vincent Buckley Poetry Prize for Signs of Other Fires 2001 Victorian Premier's Literary Award. Highly Commended for Signs of Other Fires 2000 & 2001: The Age Short Story Award 1997: ANUTECH Literary Prize. Short Story Winner for White Flight 1996 & 1997: HQ/HarperCollins Short Story Competition. Shortlisted 1994 & 1995: Scarlett Stiletto. Winner

Other awards: The Herald/Sun Short Story Award

The 2007 Sisters in Crime Scarlett Stiletto Awards include a category named for Kennedy: "The Cate Kennedy Award for Best New Talent ($350)"