Graeme Simsion Explained

Graeme C. Simsion
Birth Place:New Zealand
Occupation:Author, Data Modeller
Education:University of Melbourne
Deakin University
Monash University
Notableworks:The Rosie Project
Spouse:Anne Buist
Children:2
Awards:2012 Victorian Premier's Unpublished Manuscript Award;2014 Australian Book Industry's Book of the Year

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In 2012 Simsion won the Victorian Premier's Unpublished Manuscript Award for his book The Rosie Project.[4] The novel was published by Text Publishing to critical acclaim in Australia in January 2014.[5] By March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

Simsion initially wrote The Rosie Project as a screenplay, which has since been optioned to Sony Pictures Entertainment.[7]

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

The third and final book, The Rosie Result, was published in February 2019.[8]

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.[9]

Simsion's fourth novel Two Steps Forward, a collaboration with his wife Anne Buist, was published on 2 October 2017.[10] Its sequel, titled Two Steps Onward, was published in June 2021.

Personal life

Simsion is married to psychiatrist Anne Buist and has two children.[11]

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

Awards

The Rosie Project

The Rosie Effect

Other awards

Publications

Novels

Short stories

Technical

Short films and plays

External links

Notes and References

  1. Steger, Jason. "A First Date with Destiny", The Age 26 January 2012
  2. Book: Data Modeling Essentials. Simsion. Graeme. Witt. Graham. 2004. Morgan Kaufmann Publishers Inc.. 9780126445510. 3rd. San Francisco, CA, USA.
  3. Web site: Pinot Now About Us. https://web.archive.org/web/20130203072845/http://www.pinotnow.com.au/_Information/Who-are-we.asp. dead. 3 February 2013. 2 November 2019.
  4. Web site: Victorian Premier's Literary Award for an Unpublished Manuscript: winner announced . The Wheeler Centre. 4 June 2012. 18 March 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141012202342/http://wheelercentre.com/dailies/post/86483ae121d0/. 12 October 2014. dead.
  5. Book: The Rosie Project. www.textpublishing.com.au. 9781922147844 . 2015-11-30 . Simsion . Graeme . 29 March 2016 .
  6. Book: The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion—You Don't Find Love, Love Finds You. 29 March 2016. 9781922147844 . 2 November 2019. www.textpublishing.com.au . Simsion . Graeme .
  7. Web site: Rosy film future for Rosie Project. The Sydney Morning Herald. 27 April 2013 . 2015-11-27.
  8. Book: The Rosie Result, book by Graeme Simsion. 2019-02-05. 9781925773477. Simsion. Graeme.
  9. Web site: Toni Collette Options Graeme Simsion Novel 'The Best of Adam Sharp' For Her Vocab Films. Anita. Busch. 23 May 2017. 2 November 2019.
  10. Book: Two Steps Forward, book by Graeme Simsion and Anne Buist. 1 October 2018. 9781925773118 . 2 November 2019. www.textpublishing.com.au . Simsion . Graeme . Buist . Anne .
  11. Tippet. Gary. 4 May 2015. Author, author. 3010 – Melbourne University Magazine. 2017-01-14.
  12. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-05-29/author-of-the-rosie-project-awarded-book-of-the/5486064 Author of 'The Rosie Project' awarded Book of the Year prize
  13. http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/books-magazines/graeme-simsions-the-rosie-project-named-australian-book-of-the-year/story-fn9412vp-1226929365110 Graeme Simsion’s The Rosie Project named Australian Book of the Year
  14. Web site: The Prize for an Unpublished Manuscript. The Wheeler Centre. 2015-11-30. 8 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151208061803/http://www.wheelercentre.com/projects/victorian-premier-s-literary-awards-2012/the-prize-for-an-unpublished-manuscript. dead.
  15. Book: The Rosie Effect. www.textpublishing.com.au. 9781925240443 . 2015-11-30 . Simsion . Graeme . 29 March 2016 .
  16. Web site: It's Graduation time!. RMIT University. 17 January 2015. 30 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141230114508/http://www.rmit.edu.au/news/all-news/2014/december/its-graduation-time/. dead.
  17. Simsion, Graeme "Three Encounters with the Physical" The Age 12 January 2013
  18. http://www.stringybarkstories.net/The_Stringybark_Short_Story_Award/Author_profiles_-_Simsion.html "Stringybark Stories Author profile"
  19. The life and times of Greasy Joe: Drinking, driving and the possibility of sex. Big Issue Australia. 491 . 28–31 . 2015-11-27 . Simsion . Graeme .
  20. Web site: Three encounters with the physical. The Sydney Morning Herald. 11 January 2013 . 2015-11-27.
  21. Web site: Stringybark Flash Fiction and Micro Fiction Award 2012. www.stringybarkstories.net. 2015-11-27. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304074735/http://www.stringybarkstories.net/The_Stringybark_Short_Story_Award/Stringybark_Flash_Fiction_Award_2012.html. 4 March 2016. dmy-all.
  22. Web site: Stringybark Seven Deadly Sins Fiction Award 2012. www.stringybarkstories.net. 2015-11-27. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304071754/http://www.stringybarkstories.net/The_Stringybark_Short_Story_Award/Stringybark_Seven_Deadly_Sins_Short_Fiction_Award_2012.html. 4 March 2016. dmy-all.
  23. Web site: Stringybark Short Story Award 2011. www.stringybarkstories.net. 2015-11-27. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304070751/http://www.stringybarkstories.net/The_Stringybark_Short_Story_Award/Stringybark_Short_Story_Award_2011.html. 4 March 2016. dmy-all.
  24. Web site: Twisted Stringybark Short Story Award 2012. www.stringybarkstories.net. 2015-11-27. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160405024837/http://www.stringybarkstories.net/The_Stringybark_Short_Story_Award/Twisted_Stringybark_Short_Story_Award_2012.html. 5 April 2016. dmy-all.