Nina Kenwood Nina Kenwood i(13576573 works by)
Gender: Female
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BiographyHistory

Nina Kenwood began working in the book industry around 2008. In 2018, she was marketing manager at Readings bookshop in Melbourne. Her first novel won the Text Prize in 2018.

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y separately published work icon Unnecessary Drama Melbourne : Text Publishing , 2022 24807394 2022 single work novel romance

'Fall in love with this feel-good romance about the first messy, chaotic steps into adulthood, from the author of It Sounded Better in My Head

'From the author of the much-loved It Sounded Better It My Head comes a deliciously entertaining new rom-com, set in a run-down student share house in Melbourne.

'Eighteen-year-old Brooke is the kind of friend who not only remembers everyone's birthdays, but also organises the group present, pays for it, and politely chases others for their share. She's the helper, the doer, the guarder-of-drinks, the minder-of-bags, the maker-of-spreadsheets. She's the responsible one who always follows the rules-and she plans to keep it that way during her first year of university.

'Her new share house only has one rule- 'no unnecessary drama'. Which means no fights, tension, or romance between housemates. When one of her housemates turns out to be Jesse, her high-school nemesis, Brooke is nervously confident she can handle it. They'll simply silently endure living together and stay out of each other's way. But it turns out Jesse isn't so easy to ignore...

'Channelling the screwball comedy of New Girl with an enemies-to-lovers twist, Unnecessary Drama is a joyful story about leaving home, dealing with the unexpected complications of life, and somehow finding exactly what you need.' (Publication summary)

2023 shortlisted Queensland Literary Awards Griffith University Young Adult Book Award
2023 longlisted Booksellers Choice Award BookPeople Book of the Year Children's Book of the Year
2023 shortlisted Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) Australian Book of the Year for Older Children
2023 longlisted APA Book Design Awards Best Designed Young Adult Book designed by Imogen Stubbs.
2023 CBCA Book of the Year Awards Notable Book Older Readers
2023 shortlisted Indie Awards Young Adult
y separately published work icon It Sounded Better in My Head Melbourne : Text Publishing , 2019 16746606 2019 single work novel young adult

'When her parents announce their impending separation, Natalie can’t understand why no one is fighting or at least mildly upset. Then Zach and Lucy, her two best friends, hook up, leaving her feeling slightly miffed and decidedly awkward. She’d always imagined she would end up with Zach one day—in the version of her life that played out like a TV show, with just the right amount of banter, pining and meaningful looks. Now everything has changed and nothing is quite making sense.

'Until an unexpected romance comes along and shakes things up even further.

'It Sounded Better in My Head is a tender, funny and joyful novel about longing, confusion, feeling left out and finding out what really matters—from an exciting new voice in Australian YA writing.' (Publication summary)

2021 finalist Russell Prize for Humour Writing
2020 shortlisted Queensland Literary Awards Griffith University Young Adult Book Award
2020 shortlisted Booksellers Choice Award BookPeople Book of the Year Children's Book of the Year
2020 shortlisted New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards Ethel Turner Prize for Young People's Literature
2020 shortlisted Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) The Matt Richell Award for New Writer
2020 shortlisted Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) Australian Book of the Year for Older Children
2020 CBCA Book of the Year Awards Notable Book Older Readers
2020 shortlisted APA Book Design Awards Best Designed Young Adult Book designed by Imogen Stubbs.
2020 shortlisted Indie Awards Young Adult
2018 winner Text Prize for Young Adult and Children’s Writing
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