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Olsson studied journalism at the University of Queensland and went on to write for The Australian, The Courier-Mail and Sunday Mail, the Sydney Sunday Telegraph and Griffith Review.
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Kristina Olsson
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Kristina Olsson was raised in Brisbane, Australia of Swedish and Australian heritage. Her first novel In One Skin was published by the University of Queensland Press in 2001. This was followed by the biography Kilroy Was Here, which told the story of Debbie Kilroy.
Olsson has also worked as a government advisor, and as a teacher of creative writing and journalism.
She supervises and mentors post-graduate writing students and also works as a manuscript assessor and editors Prizes 2014 - Nita Kibble Literary Award for Boy, Lost: A Family Memoir Shortlisted.
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New South Wales Premier's Literary award; Victorian Premier's Literary Award
The Victorian Premier's Literary Awards were created by the Victorian Government with the aim of raising the profile of contemporary creative writing and Australia's publishing industry.The Victorian Premier's Literary Awards were created by the Victorian Government with the aim of raising the profile of contemporary creative writing and Australia's publishing industry.