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Thea Astley was an Australian novelist and short story writer. She was a prolific writer who was published for over 40 years from 1958. At the time of her death, she had won more Miles Franklin Awards, Australia's major literary award, than any other writer. As well as being a writer, she taught at all levels of education - primary, secondary and tertiary.
Genres: Inspirational
Novels
Girl with a Monkey (1958)
Descant for Gossips (1960)
The Well Dressed Explorer (1962)
The Slow Natives (1965)
A Boat Load of Homefolk (1968)
The Acolyte (1972)
A Kindness Cup (1974)
An Item from the Late News (1983)
Beachmasters (1985)
Reaching Tin River (1990)
Vanishing Points (1992)
Coda (1994)
The Multiple Effects of Rainshadow (1996)
Drylands (1999)
Descant for Gossips (1960)
The Well Dressed Explorer (1962)
The Slow Natives (1965)
A Boat Load of Homefolk (1968)
The Acolyte (1972)
A Kindness Cup (1974)
An Item from the Late News (1983)
Beachmasters (1985)
Reaching Tin River (1990)
Vanishing Points (1992)
Coda (1994)
The Multiple Effects of Rainshadow (1996)
Drylands (1999)
Collections
Anthologies edited
Omnibus editions show
Award nominations
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Thea Astley recommends
Baptism of Fire (1996)
Christine Harris
"A delightful book: delicately ironic, questioning, beautifully researched. I couldn't put it down."
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