Hi there! My name’s Tracy Sorensen. I’m a novelist, freelance journalist, and video maker based in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. I was the Judy Harris Writer in Residence at the Charles Perkins Centre at the University of Sydney from December 2019 to December 2020.
The Vitals: My second novel, The Vitals, will be published by Picador/Pan Macmillan in August, 2023. It is a cancer memoir from the point of view of the affected abdominal organs. Is it a novel? A memoir? A work of “speculative non-fiction”? Hmm, maybe all of the above.
The Lucky Galah: My first novel, The Lucky Galah, was longlisted for the 2019 Miles Franklin Award. It was shortlisted for the Readings Prize for new Australian fiction and the new writing category in the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards and the Russell Humour Awards. It was also longlisted in the Indie Booksellers awards.
Represented by: I’m represented by the wonderful Jacinta di Mase.
PhD: I’m now working on a PhD in craft & climate change communication in the Faculty of Arts and Education at Charles Sturt University, Bathurst. My supervisors are Dr Lachlan Brown and Dr Margaret Woodward.
Environmental action: I’m an active member of Bathurst Community Climate Action Network and the craftivist group, the River Yarners.
OMG. WTF.
Saving myself: My life since 2010 has been rather dominated by the fact that I am a carrier of the BRCA1 gene mutation. This is something I have in common with the actress Angelina Jolie. (Other than that, not much in common.)
Other writings: I’m also using this site to store journalism and other writing originally published elsewhere and to keep lists that I update from time to time, like favourite childhood books and an inventory of words used incorrectly by students (don’t worry, I’m not naming anyone) .
Video & documentary: This part of my life is currently on the back burner. My feature-length documentary, Songs for Kate, is available from Ronin Films. Over the years I’ve also made many client-based videos, but I’m not currently taking on any new projects.
Social media
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tracy-sorensen-517b3815
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Squawkingalah
Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/squawkingalah/
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/tracy_sorensen
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/squawkingalah/
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com.au/squawkingalah/
Mastodon: Mastodon