7/6/2023 0 Comments Mr wigg book![]() She grew up in central west NSW, and has lived in Canberra, Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast hinterland. Inga has PhDs in creative writing and English literature, with her most recent thesis exploring the history of Australian nature writing. Her short stories and essays have been published in Wonderground, Chicago Quarterly Review, Openbook, Review of Australian Fiction, Griffith Review, Clues, Writing Queensland, and The Dictionary of Literary Biography. Inga was also the winner of the (final) Eric Rolls nature writing prize for her essay “ Triangulation.” The Book of Australian Trees (Lothian 2021) illustrated by Alicia Rogerson is Inga’s first book for children. Understory: a life with trees (Hachette 2017), Inga’s first book-length work of nature writing, was shortlisted for the Adelaide Writers Week prize for nonfiction. And Where the Trees Were (Hachette 2016) was longlisted for the Miles Franklin Award, an ABIA Award, The Green Carnation Prize, and shortlisted for an Indie award. ![]() Nest (Hachette 2014) was longlisted for the Miles Franklin, the Stella Prize, and shortlisted for the ALS Gold Medal. The Last Woman in the World (Hachette 2021), was shortlisted for the Margaret and Colin Roderick literary Award and the Fiction Indie Book Award. Her first novel, Mr Wigg (Hachette 2013), was shortlisted for the Debut Fiction Indie Award. Her latest book is Willowman (Hachette Australia). ![]() Inga Simpson is an Australian novelist and nature writer. ![]()
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