Coral Petkovich
Coral Petkovich | |
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| Born | Perth, Western Australia |
| Alma mater | University of Western Australia |
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| Notable work | Seven Terrors (English translation) |
| Awards | Science Fiction & Fantasy Translation Awards (2013 shortlist) |
Coral Petkovich is an Australian writer of biographies and a translator of both Bosnian and Croatian to English.
Her 2012 translation of Selvedin Avdić's 2010 book Seven Terrors was shortlisted for the Science Fiction & Fantasy Translation Awards in 2013.
Early life and education[edit]
Petkovich was born in Perth to mother May Watson.
She studied at the University of Western Australia.[1]
Career[edit]
Petkovich has written two biographies, her first being Ivan, From the Adriatic to Pacific published in 2009 by Glass House books is a memoir of Croatian man Ivan Antulich who grew up during World War I.[2] Her second book, May's Story, published in 2016, is a biography of her mother's life.
She has also translated two novels from Bosnian and Croatian into English: Seven Terrors by Selvedin Avdić[3] and Hair Everywhere by Tea Tulić.[4][5]
Her translation of Seven Terrors was shortlisted for the Science Fiction & Fantasy Translation Awards in 2013[6] and longlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award in 2013.[7]
Personal life[edit]
Petkovich lives in Perth, Western Australia.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ "Translators & Partners". Istros Books. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ^ Bond, Sue (31 October 2020). "A review of Ivan: from Adriatic to Pacific by Coral Petkovich". Compulsive Reader. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ^ Lezard, Nicholas (5 February 2014). "Seven Terrors by Selvedin Avdić – review". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ^ "Hair Everywhere (review)". World Literature Today. 92 (2): 76–77. March 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ^ Barbarić, Tina (9 October 2018). "Tea Tulić i Daša Drndić u finalu prestižne britanske nagrade za stranu književnost". tportal.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ^ "2013 Science Fiction & Fantasy Translation Awards". Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ^ Aw, Tash (14 November 2013). "Impac longlist goes further than other prizes". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ^ Coral Petkovich, bio, Twitter
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