Courtney Collins

Courtney Collins is an author, screenwriter and producer. Her first novel, The Burial (Allen & Unwin 2012), was published in ten countries and shortlisted for numerous prizes, including the Nita B Kibble Literary Award, NSW Premier's Literary Award for New Writing and the Stella Prize. The Burial is currently being adapted as a feature film. Courtney holds a Master of Creative Writing and is completing a PhD titled 'Working Against Whiteness in Creative Literary Production'. She lived in the remote Northern Territory for eight years before relocating to the Mid North Coast. In 2019, she travelled to the Himalayan region of Himachal Pradesh, India, to research BIRD. She presents and co-produces @areyoustillworkingpodcast