Graeme Simsion

Graeme C. Simsion is a New Zealand-born Australian author, screenwriter, playwright, and data modeller, best known for his first novel The Rosie Project.

Early life and education Simsion was born in New Zealand and moved to Australia with his family when he was 12 years old.

Prior to becoming an author, Simsion was an information systems consultant, co-authoring the book Data Modelling Essentials, and worked in wine distribution.

Literary career

Rosie novels In 2012 Simsion won the Victorian Premier's Unpublished Manuscript Award for his book The Rosie Project. By March 2016 it had sold more than three and a half million copies in over 40 countries around the world.

A sequel titled The Rosie Effect, was published on 24 September 2014.

Other novels Simsion's third novel, The Best of Adam Sharp was published by Text Publishing in 2016. Its movie rights were optioned to Toni Collette’s company Vocab Films.

Simsion's fourth novel Two Steps Forward, a collaboration with his wife Anne Buist, was published on 2 October 2017. Its sequel, titled Two Steps Onward, was published in June 2021.

Personal life Simsion is married to psychiatrist Anne Buist and has two children.

In 2006 he obtained a PhD in data modelling from the University of Melbourne. Australian Book Industry's General Fiction Book of the Year, winner, 2014 Nielsen BookData Booksellers Choice Award, shortlisted, 2014

The Rosie Effect

Indie Book Awards, shortlisted, 2015 Nielsen BookData Booksellers Choice Award, shortlisted, 2015 The Age Short Story Award (2012) – second prize - Three Encounters with the Physical Stringybark Seven Deadly Sins Award (2012) - second prize - Eulogy for a Sinner

Publications Novels Two Steps Onward, with Anne Buist, Text Publishing, Melbourne, 2021 The Rosie Result, Text Publishing, Melbourne, 2019 Two Steps Forward, with Anne Buist, Text Publishing, Melbourne, 2017 The Best of Adam Sharp, Text Publishing, Melbourne, 2016 The Rosie Effect, Text Publishing, Melbourne, 2014 The Rosie Project, Text Publishing, Melbourne, 2012

Short stories Intervention on the Number 3 Tram, Review of Australian Fiction, 2017. Like It Was Yesterday, Review of Australian Fiction, 2015. The Life and Times of Greasy Joe, The Big Issue, 2015. A Visit to the Other Side, Conde Nast Traveller, 2013. Three Encounters with the Physical, The Age Short Story Award, 2013. Cutting, Behind the Wattles, 2012. Eulogy for a Sinner, Seven Deadly Sins, 2012. A Confession in Three Parts, The Road Home, 2012. Savoir Faire, The Road Home, 2012. GSOH, Tainted Innocence, 2012. The Klara Project Phase 1, The Envelope Please, 2007.

Technical Simsion, Milton and Shanks: "Data Modeling: Description or Design?" Information and Management, May 2012. "Data Modeling: Theory and Practice" by Graeme Simsion, 2007, Technics Publications, "Data Modeling Essentials" by Graeme Simsion & Graham Witt, 2004 3rd ed, Morgan Kaufmann, San Francisco Moody, D and Simsion, G: "Justifying Investment in Information Resource Management", Australian Journal of Information Systems, September 1995. "A Structured Approach to Data Modeling", Australian Computer Journal, August,1989. Simsion, G.C and Symington, J.A: "A Comparison of Network and Relational Database Architectures in a Commercial Environment", Australian Computer Journal, November 1981.

Short films and plays Thought Tracker, Producer, Premiere: Westside Shorts, 2013 Decisions, Writer-Producer, Premiere: Westside Shorts, 2012 The Prince, Writer-Producer, Premiere: Westside Shorts, 2012 The Perfect Gift, Writer-Producer, (Director: Carley Sheffield), Premiere: Toronto Urban Film Festival, 2012 Reason for Living, Producer-Director, Premiere: Bondi Film Festival, 2012 Push Up, Writer-Producer, (Director: Jason Christou), Premiere: Flickerfest Film Festival, Sydney, 2010 The Last Bottle, Writer-Producer, (Directors Michael Carsen and Beth Child), Premiere: Zero Film Festival (New York), 2010, ABC Television, 2010 Transformation, Writer-Producer, (Director: Rebecca Peniston-Bird), Premiere: St Kilda Film Festival, 2009, ABC Television, 2010 Red Porsche, Writer-Producer, (Director: Chris Wurm), Premiere: Westside Shorts, 2009 Turning Back the Clocks, Writer-Producer, (Director: Michael Carsen), Premiere: Janison Short and Sharp Film Festival, 2009 Prisoner's Dilemma, Writer, Premiere: Short and Sweet Festival, Melbourne, 2008 Hot Water, Writer, Premiere: Defector Theatre, Melbourne, 2008 Key Change, Writer-Producer, (Director: David Grant), Premiere: Katoomba Film Festival, 2008