Heather Rose

"Art will wake you up. Art will break your heart. There will be glorious days. If you want eternity, you must be fearless."

Heather Rose is the Australian author of eight novels. Her seventh novel The Museum of Modern Love won the 2017 Stella Prize. It also won the 2017 Christina Stead Prize and the 2017 Margaret Scott Prize. It has been published internationally and translated into numerous languages. Both The Museum of Modern Love and The Butterfly Man were longlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award. The Butterfly Man won the Davitt Award in 2006, and in 2007 The River Wife won the international Varuna Eleanor Dark Fellowship.

Heather writes with Danielle Wood under the pen-name Angelica Banks and their Tuesday McGillycuddy children's series has twice been shortlisted for the Aurealis Awards for best children's fantasy. Angelica Banks is also published internationally. Heather lives by the sea in Tasmania.

What genres does Heather Rose write?

She writes literary and contemporary fiction for adults, frequently engaging with art, relationships and place. She also co‑writes children's fantasy under the pen name Angelica Banks.

Which book is a good place to start with her work?

The Museum of Modern Love is a widely recommended starting point: it is award winning and has been published internationally. Other accessible standalones include The River Wife and Bruny.

Are her novels part of a series or standalone books?

Heather Rose's adult novels are generally standalone. She co‑authors the Tuesday McGillycuddy children's series as Angelica Banks, which is a proper series and best read in publication order.

What notable awards and recognition has she received?

The Museum of Modern Love won the 2017 Stella Prize, the 2017 Christina Stead Prize and the 2017 Margaret Scott Prize. The Butterfly Man won a Davitt Award in 2006, The River Wife received the Varuna Eleanor Dark Fellowship in 2007, and both The Museum of Modern Love and The Butterfly Man were longlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award. Her Angelica Banks children's series has been shortlisted twice for Aurealis Awards.

Are Heather Rose's books available internationally or translated?

Yes. The Museum of Modern Love has been published internationally and translated into multiple languages, and the Angelica Banks books are also published internationally.