Kylie Needham

Kylie Needham is an Australian award-winning screenwriter and author who has won two AWGIE (Australian Writers’ Guild) Awards for her television scriptwriting. Her work has appeared in Meanjin, the Better Read Than Dead Writing Anthology 2019, and the 2014 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art: Dark Heart. Residing in Robertson in the Southern Highlands of NSW, Needham recently published her debut novel, Girl in a Pink Dress, with Penguin Random House in 2023 which won the 2024 MUD Literary Prize. The novel, which unfolds across two time periods, offers a sharp-eyed and compelling exploration of love, art, sacrifice, and ambition, highlighting the often damaging relationship between artist and muse.

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Kylie Needham adalah seorang penulis skenario dan pengarang asal Australia yang telah memenangkan dua Penghargaan AWGIE (Australian Writers’ Guild) untuk penulisan naskah televisinya. Karyanya telah diterbitkan di Meanjin, Better Read Than Dead Writing Anthology 2019, dan 2014 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art: Dark Heart. Bertempat tinggal di Robertson di Southern Highlands New South Wales, Needham baru-baru ini menerbitkan novel debutnya, Girl in a Pink Dress, di tahun 2023 bersama Penguin Random House, yang kemudian memenangkan Penghargaan Sastra MUD 2024. Novel ini, yang berlangsung dalam dua periode waktu, menawarkan eksplorasi yang tajam dan menarik tentang cinta, seni, pengorbanan, dan ambisi, serta menyoroti hubungan yang seringkali destruktif antara seniman dan sumber inspirasinya.

Didukung oleh MUD Literary Club.