Kathryn Heyman Kathryn Heyman i(A27484 works by)
Born: Established: 1965 ;
Gender: Female
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1 Side Eye Kathryn Heyman , 2022 single work short story
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 9-15 April 2022;
1 There Is a Green Hill : The Solace of Community Kathryn Heyman , 2021 single work autobiography
— Appears in: Griffith Review , April no. 72 2021; (p. 217-227)
1 6 y separately published work icon Fury Kathryn Heyman , Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2021 21254923 2021 single work autobiography

'A raw, painfully honest, heartbreaking account of a young woman raising herself out of abuse and poverty to become her own hero.

'A roadmap of recovery and transformation, this is the story of becoming heroic in a culture which doesn't see heroism in the shape of a girl.

'At the age of twenty, after a traumatic sexual assault trial, Kathryn Heyman ran away from her life and became a deckhand on a fishing trawler in the Timor Sea.

'Coming from a family of poverty and violence, she had no real role models, no example of how to create or live a decent life, how to have hope or expectations. But she was a reader. She understood story, and the power of words to name the world. This was to become her salvation.

'After one wild season on board the Ocean Thief, the only girl among tough working men, facing storms, treachery and harder physical labour than she had ever known, Heyman was transformed. Finally, she could name the abuses she thought had broken her, could see 'all that she had been blind to, simply to survive'. More than that, after a period of enforced separation from the world, she was able to return to it newly formed, determined to remake the role she'd been born into.

'A reflection on the wider stories of class, and of growing up female with all its risks and rewards, Fury is a memoir of courage and determination, of fighting back and finding joy.'

Source : publisher's blurb

1 6 y separately published work icon Storm and Grace Kathryn Heyman , Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2017 9508214 2017 single work novel thriller

'World-famous free-diver Storm Hisray hits Grace Cain like a bolt from the blue. Instantly smitten, she abandons her life in the city to follow him to his idyllic Pacific island. There he teaches Grace the ways of the deep, and she learns to sink to unimaginable depths on one single breath. As their world narrows to the two of them, she learns, too, the dazzling pleasures of her body - but Storm hides as many secrets as the sea.

'Storm begins training Grace to be his new star, and life is blissful until a female diver is featured on the cover of Sports Weekly as 'The Mermaid of the Deep'. Storm starts pushing Grace further and further beyond her limits - both in and out of the water. As her resistance grows, Storm's temper takes a frightening turn and Grace fears she is in deeper - and more dangerous - water than she has ever imagined possible. With a secret of her own, Grace's fears grow to haunt her, even as she prepares for one last, desperate descent. Deeper than anyone has ever been before, this will be the death-defying moment which will make both of their careers. But is death ready to be defied?

'And now, a year after Grace's record, surrounded by the world's media, Storm prepares for the most important dive of his life. Narrated by a chorus of mesmerising sirens, Storm and Grace explores the dazzling thrill of the deep, and its dangers.' (Publication summary)

1 The Magic of Mentoring Kathryn Heyman , 2015 single work column
— Appears in: LEAP+ Magazine of Asia Pacific Writers & Translators 2015;
'Writer Kathryn Heyman...also the fiction program director for the Faber Academy in Australia, writes of the pleasure involved in mentoring a writer on to his or her own excellence...'
1 Lucky Kathryn Heyman , 2013 single work short story
— Appears in: A Country Too Far : Writings on Asylum Seekers 2013; (p. 176-187)
1 A Tale of Two Fathers Kathryn Heyman , 2013 single work autobiography
— Appears in: My Mother, My Father : On Losing a Parent 2013; (p. 115-132)
2 9 Floodline Kathryn Heyman , Sydney : Allen and Unwin , 2013 6547930 2013 single work novel

'What remains after everything is washed away? Funny, moving and utterly compelling, Floodline tells of the unexpected salvation that can be found on the edge of disaster.

'When the city of Horneville is destroyed by a flood on the eve of a huge gay mardis gras, Mikey Brown - the feisty, sexy and dynamic host of a Christian shopping channel - knows exactly what she needs to do. Taking her sons with her, she sets out on a grand mercy mission. The journey is more than a flood clean-up for Mikey - she wants to save the city and teach the godless inhabitants a lesson. Her husband was lost to her after attempting to 'mission' to this same festival and this is her chance to lay the past to rest. Mustard - an enthusiastic, ebullient, 8 year old - doesn't believe his father is dead. In fact, he is determined to find him and knows that Horneville is the place to start looking. If anyone can bring him back, Mustard can.

'Down in the city, the floodwater surrounding the Horneville City Hospital is steadily rising, turning what has been a place of refuge into a disaster zone. Deep in the hospital chaos, Nurse Gina Donaldson is forced to make a life and death decision with shattering repercussions.

'The arrival of Mikey's little troupe helps Gina find hope in the most unlikely places. Both Mikey and Gina must stare down their pasts in order to find salvation, but will they have the courage?

'This extraordinary novel is a brilliant feat of imagination and characterization from an acclaimed writer at the height of her great powers. It is surprising, revelatory and original in every way.' (Publisher's blurb)

1 1 y separately published work icon Writing a Novel : Anthology James Bradley (editor), Kathryn Heyman (editor), Sydney : 2011 Z1827651 2011 anthology extract novel
1 Writing Class : Harness the Power of Desire Kathryn Heyman , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 29-30 January 2011; (p. 33)
Kathryn Heyman suggests that stalled writers need clarify their central character's desires. Writers then need to identify the obstacles that stand in the way of achieving those desires and the 'Helper' who will assist in overcoming the obstacles.
1 Mud Cake and Whisky Kathryn Heyman , 2010 single work column travel
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 20-21 March 2010; (p. 12-13) The Age , 20 March 2010; (p. 12-13)
1 The Fiction Wars Kathryn Heyman , 2009 single work column
— Appears in: Newswrite : The NSW Writers' Centre Magazine , August/September no. 186 2009; (p. 4-5)
1 A Coast to Toast Kathryn Heyman , 2008 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 22-23 November 2008; (p. 18)
1 I Hope They Don't Fall in Love With You Kathryn Heyman , 2008 single work short story
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 68 no. 2 2008; (p. 130-135)
1 Long Time No See Kathryn Heyman , 2008 single work essay
— Appears in: Good Weekend , 12 April 2008; (p. 52-53, 55)
'Whatever became of that friend from kindy, that dreamy high-school crush? In the internet age, curisity about old pals is suddenly easy to satisfy. Kathryn Heyman goes looking for some blasts from the past.' (Editor's abstract)
1 Take the Slow Road to Hobart Kathryn Heyman , 2008 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 21-22 March 2008; (p. 6-7) The Sydney Morning Herald , 21-23 March 2008; (p. 6-7)
1 HIgh and Dry Kathryn Heyman , 2007 single work prose travel
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 1-2 September 2007; (p. 21)
1 There's a Kind of Hush Kathryn Heyman , 2007 single work column
— Appears in: Good Weekend , 21 July 2007; (p. 30)
1 Grand Theft Author Kathryn Heyman , 2007 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 21-22 July 2007; (p. 10-11)
Kathryn Heyman discusses novelists' appropriation of 'real' characters for their fiction writing.
1 Taking in the Shifting Scene within a Shifting Scene Kathryn Heyman , 2007 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 24-25 March 2007; (p. 40)
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