Kirsten Reed

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Kirsten Reed was born in 1973 in Seattle. She grew up in New Zealand, Germany and various parts of the US before moving to Australia as an adult. She now lives in Brisbane, and works as a freelance artist and writer. The Ice Age is her first novel.

The shortlist for regional winners has been unveiled in the race to win the influential 2010 Commonwealth Writers' Prize.

Dog sketches

Posted by Kirsten Reed on Tuesday 13th April 2010

 

Bizzare treasures

Posted by Kirsten Reed on Wednesday 14th April 2010

The armadillo, candle, and La Muerte card were bought in a New Orleans voodoo shop. I dragged them all over the US, and continue to lug them around Australia, allotting them prime position in every house I live in.

Adelaide Road

Posted by Kirsten Reed on Wednesday 14th April 2010

Snapshots of Kirsten's Australian surroundings

Sketches and doodles

Posted by Kirsten Reed on Thursday 15th April 2010

Here are some of my sketches and paintings.

Bottlecap paintings

Posted by Kirsten Reed on Wednesday 14th April 2010

 

The Roadtrip

Posted by Kirsten Reed on Thursday 15th April 2010

 

 

Roadtrip playlists

Posted by Kirsten Reed on Thursday 15th April 2010

Listen to the music Gunther listens to on his road trip.

What people are saying about The Ice Age

Posted by SamHumphreys on Thursday 10th June 2010

Read the reviews that have been coming in for The Ice Age

 

Kirsten on The Drawbridge

Posted by James Long on Thursday 10th June 2010

The Drawbridge magazine has featured an extract of The Ice Age.