Charlotte Wood

Charlotte Wood (born 1965) is an Australian novelist. The Australian newspaper described Wood as "one of our [Australia's] most original and provocative writers".

Early life and education Wood was born in Cooma, New South Wales. Animal People was shortlisted for the NSW Premier's Literary Awards in 2013 and longlisted for the 2012 Miles Franklin Award. She has a background in journalism and has also taught writing at a variety of levels.

In 2014, she was appointed Chair of Arts Practice, Literature, at the Australia Council for the Arts, a three-year appointment.

She currently lives in Sydney.

In May 2016, it was announced that Wood won the Writer in Residence Fellowship at the University of Sydney's Charles Perkins Centre. As an Honorary Associate, Wood has been working with health specialists to offer literary views on the complex topic of ageing.

In 2024, her novel Stone Yard Devotional was shortlisted for the Booker Prize.

Awards and honours

1999 – Jim Hamilton Prize, winner, Pieces of a Girl 2000 – Dobbie Award, shortlisted, Pieces of a Girl 2005 – Miles Franklin Award, shortlisted, The Submerged Cathedral 2005 – Commonwealth Writers' Prize, Asia Pacific region, shortlisted, The Submerged Cathedral 2007 – Australian Book Industry Awards, literary fiction, shortlisted, The Children 2012 – Miles Franklin Award, longlisted, Animal People 2012 – Kibble Prize, shortlisted, Animal People 2013 – Christina Stead Prize for Fiction, shortlisted, Animal People 2013 – People's Choice Award, NSW Premier's Literary Awards, winner, Animal People 2016 – Writer in Residence Fellowship at the University of Sydney's Charles Perkins Centre 2019 – Member of the Order of Australia, 2019 Queen's Birthday Honours in recognition of her "significant service to literature" 2019 – The Australian Financial Review, 100 Women of Influence award for Arts, Culture and Sport 2020 – Stella Prize, shortlisted, The Weekend 2020 – Miles Franklin Award, longlisted, The Weekend 2020 – ALS Gold Medal, shortlisted, The Weekend 2021 – Christina Stead Prize for Fiction, shortlisted for The Weekend 2024 – Victorian Premier's Prize for Fiction, shortlisted for Stone Yard Devotional 2024 – Miles Franklin Award, longlisted, Stone Yard Devotional 2024 – Booker Prize, shortlisted, Stone Yard Devotional 2024 – Prime Minister's Literary Award for Fiction, shortlisted for Stone Yard Devotional 2024 – Barbara Jefferis Award, shortlisted for Stone Yard Devotional 2025 - International Dublin Literary Award, longlisted for Stone Yard Devotional