Robert Drewe

Robert Drewe was born in Melbourne and grew up in Perth. His novels and short stories have been widely translated, won many national and international prizes and been adapted for film, television, radio and the theatre. His memoir The Shark Net, was adapted as an ABC and BBC television miniseries. His 1996 novel The Drowner was short listed for all five Australian Premier’s Awards.

Awards

Winner, Vision Australia Library Awards, Braille Book of the Year, 2001
Winner, Western Australian Premier’s Book Award, 2000

Books available from Fremantle Press

• Perth 2005