Coral Petkovich

Coral Petkovich
Born
Perth, Western Australia
Alma materUniversity of Western Australia
Occupations
  • Writer
  • translator
Notable workSeven Terrors (English translation)
AwardsScience Fiction & Fantasy Translation Awards (2013 shortlist)

Coral Petkovich is an Australian writer of biographies and a translator of both Bosnian and Croatian to English.

Her 2012 translation of Selvedin Avdić's 2010 book Seven Terrors was shortlisted for the Science Fiction & Fantasy Translation Awards in 2013.

Early life and education

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Petkovich was born in Perth to mother May Watson.

She studied at the University of Western Australia.[1]

Career

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Petkovich has written two biographies, her first being Ivan, From the Adriatic to Pacific published in 2009 by Glass House books is a memoir of Croatian man Ivan Antulich who grew up during World War I.[2] Her second book, May's Story, published in 2016, is a biography of her mother's life.

She has also translated two novels from Bosnian and Croatian into English: Seven Terrors by Selvedin Avdić[3] and Hair Everywhere by Tea Tulić.[4][5]

Her translation of Seven Terrors was shortlisted for the Science Fiction & Fantasy Translation Awards in 2013[6] and longlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award in 2013.[7]

Personal life

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Petkovich lives in Perth, Western Australia.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Translators & Partners". Istros Books. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  2. ^ Bond, Sue (31 October 2020). "A review of Ivan: from Adriatic to Pacific by Coral Petkovich". Compulsive Reader. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  3. ^ Lezard, Nicholas (5 February 2014). "Seven Terrors by Selvedin Avdić – review". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Hair Everywhere (review)". World Literature Today. 92 (2): 76–77. March 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  5. ^ Barbarić, Tina (9 October 2018). "Tea Tulić i Daša Drndić u finalu prestižne britanske nagrade za stranu književnost". tportal.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  6. ^ "2013 Science Fiction & Fantasy Translation Awards". Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  7. ^ Aw, Tash (14 November 2013). "Impac longlist goes further than other prizes". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  8. ^ Coral Petkovich, bio, Twitter
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