Graeme C. Simsion
Simsion in 2012
Simsion in 2012
BornNew Zealand
OccupationAuthor, Data Modeller
EducationUniversity of Melbourne
Deakin University
Monash University
Notable worksThe Rosie Project
Notable awards2012 Victorian Premier's Unpublished Manuscript Award; 2014 Australian Book Industry's Book of the Year
SpouseAnne Buist
Children2
Website
graemesimsion.com

Graeme C. Simsion is a New Zealand-born Australian author, screenwriter, playwright, and data modeller, best known for his first novel The Rosie Project .

Early life and education

Simsion was born in New Zealand and moved to Australia with his family when he was 12 years old.[1]

Prior to becoming an author, Simsion was an information systems consultant, co-authoring the book Data Modelling Essentials, and worked in wine distribution.[2][3]

Literary career

Rosie novels

In 2012 Simsion won the Victorian Premier's Unpublished Manuscript Award for his book The Rosie Project.[4][5] The novel was published by Text Publishing to critical acclaim in Australia in January 2014.[6] By March 2016 it had sold more than three and a half million copies in over 40 countries around the world.[7][8]

Simsion initially wrote The Rosie Project as a screenplay, which has since been optioned to Sony Pictures Entertainment.[9]

A sequel titled The Rosie Effect, was published on 24 September 2014.[8]

The third and final book, The Rosie Result, was published in February 2019.[10]

Other novels

Simsion's third novel, The Best of Adam Sharp was published by Text Publishing in 2016. Its movie rights were optioned to Toni Collette’s company Vocab Films.[11]

Simsion's fourth novel Two Steps Forward, a collaboration with his wife Anne Buist, was published on 2 October 2017.[12] Its sequel, titled Two Steps Onward, was published in June 2021.

Personal life

Simsion is married to psychiatrist Anne Buist and has two children.[13]

In 2006 he obtained a PhD in data modelling from the University of Melbourne.[13]

Awards

The Rosie Project

The Rosie Effect

Other awards

Publications

Novels

Short stories

Technical

Short films and plays

References

  1. ^ Steger, Jason. "A First Date with Destiny", The Age 26 January 2012
  2. ^ Simsion, Graeme; Witt, Graham (2004). Data Modeling Essentials (3rd ed.). San Francisco, CA, USA: Morgan Kaufmann Publishers Inc. ISBN 9780126445510.
  3. ^ "Pinot Now About Us". Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Victorian Premier's Literary Award for an Unpublished Manuscript: winner announced". The Wheeler Centre. 4 June 2012. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  5. ^ a b "Stringybark Stories Author profile" Archived 27 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine Nov 2012
  6. ^ a b c d e f Simsion, Graeme (29 March 2016). The Rosie Project. www.textpublishing.com.au. ISBN 9781922147844. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  7. ^ Simsion, Graeme (29 March 2016). The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion—You Don't Find Love, Love Finds You. ISBN 9781922147844. Retrieved 2 November 2019 – via www.textpublishing.com.au.
  8. ^ a b c d e Simsion, Graeme (29 March 2016). The Rosie Effect. www.textpublishing.com.au. ISBN 9781925240443. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  9. ^ "Rosy film future for Rosie Project". The Sydney Morning Herald. 27 April 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  10. ^ Simsion, Graeme (5 February 2019). The Rosie Result, book by Graeme Simsion. ISBN 9781925773477.
  11. ^ Busch, Anita (23 May 2017). "Toni Collette Options Graeme Simsion Novel 'The Best of Adam Sharp' For Her Vocab Films". Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  12. ^ Simsion, Graeme; Buist, Anne (1 October 2018). Two Steps Forward, book by Graeme Simsion and Anne Buist. ISBN 9781925773118. Retrieved 2 November 2019 – via www.textpublishing.com.au.
  13. ^ a b Tippet, Gary (4 May 2015). "Author, author". 3010 – Melbourne University Magazine. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  14. ^ Author of 'The Rosie Project' awarded Book of the Year prize – ABC news
  15. ^ Graeme Simsion’s The Rosie Project named Australian Book of the Year Archived 31 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine – news.com.au
  16. ^ "The Prize for an Unpublished Manuscript". The Wheeler Centre. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  17. ^ "It's Graduation time!". RMIT University. Archived from the original on 30 December 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  18. ^ Simsion, Graeme "Three Encounters with the Physical" The Age 12 January 2013
  19. ^ Simsion, Graeme. "The life and times of Greasy Joe: Drinking, driving and the possibility of sex". Big Issue Australia (491): 28–31. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  20. ^ "Three encounters with the physical". The Sydney Morning Herald. 11 January 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  21. ^ "Stringybark Flash Fiction and Micro Fiction Award 2012". www.stringybarkstories.net. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  22. ^ "Stringybark Seven Deadly Sins Fiction Award 2012". www.stringybarkstories.net. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  23. ^ a b c "Stringybark Short Story Award 2011". www.stringybarkstories.net. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  24. ^ a b "Twisted Stringybark Short Story Award 2012". www.stringybarkstories.net. Archived from the original on 5 April 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2015.

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