Hannah Kent made waves in Australia's literary scene in 2013 with her first novel, Burial Rites. The novel was translated into 28 languages and was shortlisted for the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction (formerly the Orange Prize) and the Guardian First Book Award. It won the ABIA Literary Fiction Book of the Year, the Indie Awards Debut Fiction Book of the Year and the Victorian Premier's People's Choice Award, and was shortlisted a host of awards, including the Stella Prize and the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. 

Her second novel, The Good People (2016), received similar acclaim. The Good Peoplewas shortlisted for the University of Queensland Fiction Book Award, the Readings Prize for New Australian Fiction, the Walter Scott Award for Historical Fiction (UK), the Indie Book Award for Literary Fiction and the ABIA Literary Fiction Book of the Year Award.

Hannah is also the co-founder and publishing director of Australian literary publication Kill Your Darlings, which was established in 2010.

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