Shirley Barrett

Shirley Barrett is best known for her work as a screenwriter and director. Shirley's first film, Love Serenade, won the Caméra d'Or (Best First Feature) at Cannes Film Festival in 1996. In 2010, the script for her film South Solitary won the Queensland Premier's Prize and the West Australian Premier's Prize. Her latest novel, The Bus On Thursday, is available from Farrar, Straus and Giroux. She lives in Sydney, Australia.

Don’t Write a Book About Cancer, and Other Advice

Shirley Barrett on Receiving a Cancer Diagnosis After Writing About It

September 17, 2018 By Shirley Barrett

How to Be a Whaler’s Wife in 1908: Boil Everything, Wash the Clothes in Gin

Shirley Barrett Goes Deep into the Domestic Research

March 23, 2016 By Shirley Barrett

Shirley Barrett

Don’t Write a Book About Cancer, and Other Advice

Shirley Barrett on Receiving a Cancer Diagnosis After Writing About It

How to Be a Whaler’s Wife in 1908: Boil Everything, Wash the Clothes in Gin

Shirley Barrett Goes Deep into the Domestic Research

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