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Graeme C. Simsion is a New Zealand-born Australian author, screenwriter, playwright, and data modeller, best known for his first novel The Rosie Project .

Early life and education

Simsion was born in New Zealand and moved to Australia with his family when he was 12 years old.[1]

Prior to becoming an author, Simsion was an information systems consultant, co-authoring the book Data Modelling Essentials, and worked in wine distribution.[2][3]

Literary career

Rosie novels

In 2012 Simsion won the Victorian Premier's Unpublished Manuscript Award for his book The Rosie Project.[4][5] The novel was published by Text Publishing to critical acclaim in Australia in January 2014.[6] By March 2016 it had sold more than three and a half million copies in over 40 countries around the world.[7][8]

Simsion initially wrote The Rosie Project as a screenplay, which has since been optioned to Sony Pictures Entertainment.[9]

A sequel titled The Rosie Effect, was published on 24 September 2014.[8]

The third and final book, The Rosie Result, was published in February 2019.[10]

Other novels

Simsion's third novel, The Best of Adam Sharp was published by Text Publishing in 2016. Its movie rights were optioned to Toni Collette’s company Vocab Films.[11]

Simsion's fourth novel Two Steps Forward, a collaboration with his wife Anne Buist, was published on 2 October 2017.[12] Its sequel, titled Two Steps Onward, was published in June 2021.

Personal life

Simsion is married to psychiatrist Anne Buist and has two children.[13]

In 2006 he obtained a PhD in data modelling from the University of Melbourne.[13]

Awards

The Rosie Project

  • International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, Ireland, longlisted, 2015[6]
  • Australian Book Industry's Book of the Year, Winner, 2014[14]
  • Australian Book Industry's General Fiction Book of the Year, winner, 2014[15]
  • Nielsen BookData Booksellers Choice Award, shortlisted, 2014[6]
  • Best Debut Fiction, Independent Booksellers of Australia Awards, shortlisted, 2014[6]
  • Waverton Good Read Award, United Kingdom, shortlisted, 2014[6]
  • The Indie Awards, shortlisted, 2014[6]
  • Victorian Premier's Award for Best Unpublished Manuscript, Winner, 2012[16]

The Rosie Effect

  • Indie Book Awards, shortlisted, 2015[8]
  • Nielsen BookData Booksellers Choice Award, shortlisted, 2015[8]
  • Australian Book Industry General Fiction Award, shortlisted, 2015[8]

Other awards

  • Doctor of Communication Honoris Causa - RMIT[17]
  • The Age Short Story Award (2012) – second prize - Three Encounters with the Physical[18]
  • Stringybark Seven Deadly Sins Award (2012) - second prize - Eulogy for a Sinner[5]

Publications

Novels

Short stories

  • Intervention on the Number 3 Tram, Review of Australian Fiction, 2017.
  • Like It Was Yesterday, Review of Australian Fiction, 2015.
  • The Life and Times of Greasy Joe, The Big Issue, 2015.[19]
  • A Visit to the Other Side, Conde Nast Traveller, 2013.
  • Three Encounters with the Physical, The Age Short Story Award, 2013.[20]
  • Cutting, Behind the Wattles, 2012.[21]
  • Eulogy for a Sinner, Seven Deadly Sins, 2012.[22]
  • A Confession in Three Parts, The Road Home, 2012.[23]
  • Savoir Faire, The Road Home, 2012.[23]
  • Natural Selection, The Road Home, 2012.[23]
  • A Short Submission to the Coroner, Tainted Innocence, 2012.[24]
  • GSOH, Tainted Innocence, 2012.[24]
  • The Klara Project Phase 1, The Envelope Please, 2007.

Technical

  • Simsion, Milton and Shanks: "Data Modeling: Description or Design?" Information and Management, May 2012.
  • "Data Modeling: Theory and Practice" by Graeme Simsion, 2007, Technics Publications, ISBN 978-0977140015
  • "Data Modeling Essentials" by Graeme Simsion & Graham Witt, 2004 3rd ed, Morgan Kaufmann, San Francisco ISBN 0126445516
  • Moody, D and Simsion, G: "Justifying Investment in Information Resource Management", Australian Journal of Information Systems, September 1995.
  • "A Structured Approach to Data Modeling", Australian Computer Journal, August,1989.
  • Simsion, G.C and Symington, J.A: "A Comparison of Network and Relational Database Architectures in a Commercial Environment", Australian Computer Journal, November 1981.

Short films and plays

  • Thought Tracker, Producer, Premiere: Westside Shorts, 2013
  • Decisions, Writer-Producer, Premiere: Westside Shorts, 2012
  • The Prince, Writer-Producer, Premiere: Westside Shorts, 2012
  • The Perfect Gift, Writer-Producer, (Director: Carley Sheffield), Premiere: Toronto Urban Film Festival, 2012
  • Reason for Living, Producer-Director, Premiere: Bondi Film Festival, 2012
  • Push Up, Writer-Producer, (Director: Jason Christou), Premiere: Flickerfest Film Festival, Sydney, 2010
  • The Last Bottle, Writer-Producer, (Directors Michael Carsen and Beth Child), Premiere: Zero Film Festival (New York), 2010, ABC Television, 2010
  • Transformation, Writer-Producer, (Director: Rebecca Peniston-Bird), Premiere: St Kilda Film Festival, 2009, ABC Television, 2010
  • Red Porsche, Writer-Producer, (Director: Chris Wurm), Premiere: Westside Shorts, 2009
  • Turning Back the Clocks, Writer-Producer, (Director: Michael Carsen), Premiere: Janison Short and Sharp Film Festival, 2009
  • Prisoner's Dilemma, Writer, Premiere: Short and Sweet Festival, Melbourne, 2008
  • Hot Water, Writer, Premiere: Defector Theatre, Melbourne, 2008
  • Key Change, Writer-Producer, (Director: David Grant), Premiere: Katoomba Film Festival, 2008

References

  1. ^ Steger, Jason. "A First Date with Destiny", The Age 26 January 2012
  2. ^ Simsion, Graeme; Witt, Graham (2004). Data Modeling Essentials (3rd ed.). San Francisco, CA, USA: Morgan Kaufmann Publishers Inc. ISBN 9780126445510.
  3. ^ "Pinot Now About Us". Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Victorian Premier's Literary Award for an Unpublished Manuscript: winner announced". The Wheeler Centre. 4 June 2012. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  5. ^ a b "Stringybark Stories Author profile" Archived 27 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine Nov 2012
  6. ^ a b c d e f Simsion, Graeme (29 March 2016). The Rosie Project. www.textpublishing.com.au. ISBN 9781922147844. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  7. ^ Simsion, Graeme (29 March 2016). The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion—You Don't Find Love, Love Finds You. ISBN 9781922147844. Retrieved 2 November 2019 – via www.textpublishing.com.au.
  8. ^ a b c d e Simsion, Graeme (29 March 2016). The Rosie Effect. www.textpublishing.com.au. ISBN 9781925240443. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  9. ^ "Rosy film future for Rosie Project". The Sydney Morning Herald. 27 April 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  10. ^ Simsion, Graeme (5 February 2019). The Rosie Result, book by Graeme Simsion. ISBN 9781925773477.
  11. ^ Busch, Anita (23 May 2017). "Toni Collette Options Graeme Simsion Novel 'The Best of Adam Sharp' For Her Vocab Films". Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  12. ^ Simsion, Graeme; Buist, Anne (1 October 2018). Two Steps Forward, book by Graeme Simsion and Anne Buist. ISBN 9781925773118. Retrieved 2 November 2019 – via www.textpublishing.com.au.
  13. ^ a b Tippet, Gary (4 May 2015). "Author, author". 3010 – Melbourne University Magazine. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  14. ^ Author of 'The Rosie Project' awarded Book of the Year prize – ABC news
  15. ^ Graeme Simsion’s The Rosie Project named Australian Book of the Year Archived 31 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine – news.com.au
  16. ^ "The Prize for an Unpublished Manuscript". The Wheeler Centre. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  17. ^ "It's Graduation time!". RMIT University. Archived from the original on 30 December 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  18. ^ Simsion, Graeme "Three Encounters with the Physical" The Age 12 January 2013
  19. ^ Simsion, Graeme. "The life and times of Greasy Joe: Drinking, driving and the possibility of sex". Big Issue Australia (491): 28–31. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  20. ^ "Three encounters with the physical". The Sydney Morning Herald. 11 January 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  21. ^ "Stringybark Flash Fiction and Micro Fiction Award 2012". www.stringybarkstories.net. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  22. ^ "Stringybark Seven Deadly Sins Fiction Award 2012". www.stringybarkstories.net. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  23. ^ a b c "Stringybark Short Story Award 2011". www.stringybarkstories.net. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  24. ^ a b "Twisted Stringybark Short Story Award 2012". www.stringybarkstories.net. Archived from the original on 5 April 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2015.

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