Nigel Krauth (born 1949) is an Australian novelist and academic. In 2023 he was appointed a professor at

Griffith University Griffith University is a public university, public research university in South East Queensland on the Eastern states of Australia, east coast of Australia. The university was founded in 1971, but was not officially opened until 1975. Griffith ...

. He has published several novels and co-authored a number of young adult works.

Early life and education

Krauth was born in

Cremorne, New South Wales Cremorne is a suburb on the Lower North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, located 6 kilometres north-east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of North Sydney Council. Cremorne Junction is a localit ...

in 1949. He studied at the University of Newcastle, NSW. He did a research master's at the

Australian National University The Australian National University (ANU) is a public university, public research university and member of the Group of Eight (Australian universities), Group of Eight, located in Canberra, the capital of Australia. Its main campus in Acton, A ...

in 1972 and received his PhD from the

University of Queensland The University of Queensland is a Public university, public research university located primarily in Brisbane, the capital city of the Australian state of Queensland. Founded in 1909 by the Queensland parliament, UQ is one of the six sandstone ...

in 1983.

Academic career

He taught at the

University of Papua New Guinea The University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG) is a university located in Port Moresby, capital of Papua New Guinea. It was established by ordinance of the Australian administration in 1965. This followed the Currie Commission which had enquired ...

, Mitchell CAE (now

Charles Sturt University Charles Sturt University is an Australian multi-campus public university located in New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory and Victoria, Australia, Victoria. Established in 1989, it was named in honour of Captain (British Army and Royal ...

), and

Southern Cross University Southern Cross University (SCU) is an Australian public university, with campuses at Lismore and Coffs Harbour in northern New South Wales, and at Coolangatta, the most southern suburb of the Gold Coast in Queensland. In 2019, it was ranke ...

,University of Queensland Press
before his appointment at the Gold Coast CAE (now

). he is a professor in the School of Humanities, Languages and Social Science at Griffith.

Writing career

Krauth has edited several books and edits a scholarly journal, ''TEXT: Journal of Writing and Writing Courses'' which he co-founded with Tess Brady.

Recognition and awards

Krauth has won several awards, including the Vogel Award (co-winner, 1982) for ''Matilda My Darling'' (pre-publication title: ''The Jolly Swagman Affair'') and the Christina Stead Prize (1991) for ''JF Was Here''. Krauth has also judged several book awards including the "Best Fiction Book, Queensland Premier's Literary Awards" since 2002 and the "Josephine Ulrick Literature Prize" since 2004. Besides long fiction he has also written stories, plays, reviews and essays. Brisbane's Albert Street Literary Trail features a plaque recording his novel, ''Matilda, My Darling'' (corner of Albert and Elizabeth Streets).

Novels

*''Matilda, My Darling'', Allen & Unwin, 1983, *''The Bathing-Machine Called the Twentieth Century'', Allen & Unwin, 1988, *'' JF Was Here'', Allen & Unwin, 1992, *''Freedom Highway'', Allen & Unwin, 1999,

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Krauth, Nigel 1949 births Living people 20th-century Australian novelists Australian male novelists Australian non-fiction writers Academic staff of Southern Cross University Academic staff of the University of Papua New Guinea 20th-century Australian male writers Australian male non-fiction writers