Edwina Preston

Edwina Preston is a Melbourne-based writer and musician. She is the author of Not Just a Suburban Boy, a biography of Australian artist Howard Arkley, published by Duffy & Snellgrove in 2002. Her other works include The Inheritance of Ivorie Hammer, published by University of Queensland Press in 2012, and Bad Art Mother, released by Wakefield Press in 2022. Bad Art Mother was shortlisted for the 2023 Stella Prize and the NSW Premier's Literary Awards. Her writing and reviews have appeared in The Age, The Australian, The Sydney Morning Herald, Heat, Island, Griffith Review, and The Conversation. Preston also performs with her partner, musician Harry Howard, in Melbourne bands ATOM, Harry Howard and the NDE, and Duet.

Supported by MUD Literary Club.

Edwina Preston adalah seorang penulis dan musisi yang menetap di Melbourne. Ia adalah penulis Not Just a Suburban Boy, sebuah biografi tentang seniman Australia Howard Arkley, yang diterbitkan oleh Duffy & Snellgrove pada tahun 2002. Karya-karya lainnya di antaranya The Inheritance of Ivorie Hammer yang diterbitkan oleh University of Queensland Press pada tahun 2012, dan Bad Art Mother yang dirilis oleh Wakefield Press pada tahun 2022. Bad Art Mother masuk dalam daftar pendek Stella Prize 2023 dan NSW Premier's Literary Awards. Tulisan dan ulasannya juga telah muncul di The Age, The Australian, The Sydney Morning Herald, Heat, Island, Griffith Review, dan The Conversation. Preston juga tampil bersama pasangannya, musisi Harry Howard, di band-band Melbourne seperti ATOM, Harry Howard and the NDE, dan Duet.

Didukung oleh MUD Literary Club.