Cate Kennedy writes fiction, nonfiction and poetry and is the recipient of several prizes for her work, including the Queensland Literary Award for her short story collection Like a House on Fire, the NSW Premier’s ‘People’s Choice’ award for her novel The World Beneath and the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for her poetry collection The Taste of River Water. Her short fiction collections are currently studied on the VCE syllabus, and she was shortlisted for the inaugural Stella Prize.
