Australian writer and data modeller
Graeme C. Simsion is a New Zealand-born Australian author,screenwriter , playwright, anddata modeller , best known for his first novelThe Rosie Project
Early life and education [ edit ] 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 bookData Modelling Essentials, and worked in wine distribution.[ 2] [ 3]
In 2012 Simsion won theVictorian Premier's Unpublished Manuscript Award for his bookThe Rosie Project [ 4] [ 5] Text Publishing to critical acclaim in Australia in January 2014.[ 6] [ 7] [ 8]
Simsion initially wroteThe Rosie Project as a screenplay, which has since been optioned toSony Pictures Entertainment .[ 9]
A sequel titledThe Rosie Effect [ 8]
The third and final book,The Rosie Result [ 10]
Simsion's third novel,The Best of Adam Sharp was published by Text Publishing in 2016. Its movie rights were optioned toToni Collette ’s company Vocab Films.[ 11]
Simsion's fourth novelTwo Steps Forward , a collaboration with his wifeAnne Buist , was published on 2 October 2017.[ 12] Two Steps Onward, was published in June 2021.
Simsion is married to psychiatristAnne Buist and has two children.[ 13]
In 2006 he obtained a PhD in data modelling from theUniversity of Melbourne .[ 13]
International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, Ireland, longlisted, 2015[ 6] Australian Book Industry's Book of the Year, Winner, 2014[ 14] Australian Book Industry's General Fiction Book of the Year, winner, 2014[ 15] Nielsen BookData Booksellers Choice Award, shortlisted, 2014[ 6] Best Debut Fiction, Independent Booksellers of Australia Awards, shortlisted, 2014[ 6] Waverton Good Read Award , United Kingdom, shortlisted, 2014[ 6] The Indie Awards, shortlisted, 2014[ 6] Victorian Premier's Award for Best Unpublished Manuscript, Winner, 2012[ 16] Indie Book Awards, shortlisted, 2015[ 8] Nielsen BookData Booksellers Choice Award, shortlisted, 2015[ 8] Australian Book Industry General Fiction Award, shortlisted, 2015[ 8] Doctor of Communication Honoris Causa -RMIT [ 17] The Age Short Story Award (2012) – second prize -Three Encounters with the Physical [ 18] Stringybark Seven Deadly Sins Award (2012) - second prize -Eulogy for a Sinner [ 5] Two Steps Onward , with Anne Buist, Text Publishing, Melbourne, 2021ISBN 9781922330697 The Rosie Result ISBN 9781925773477 Two Steps Forward ISBN 9781925498776 The Best of Adam Sharp ISBN 9781925355888 The Rosie Effect ISBN 9781922182104 The Rosie Project ISBN 9781922079770 Intervention on the Number 3 Tram, Review of Australian Fiction, 2017. Like It Was Yesterday, Review of Australian Fiction, 2015. The Life and Times of Greasy Joe, The Big Issue, 2015.[ 19] A Visit to the Other Side, Conde Nast Traveller, 2013. Three Encounters with the Physical, The Age Short Story Award, 2013.[ 20] Cutting, Behind the Wattles, 2012.[ 21] Eulogy for a Sinner, Seven Deadly Sins, 2012.[ 22] A Confession in Three Parts, The Road Home, 2012.[ 23] Savoir Faire, The Road Home, 2012.[ 23] Natural Selection, The Road Home, 2012.[ 23] A Short Submission to the Coroner, Tainted Innocence, 2012.[ 24] GSOH, Tainted Innocence, 2012.[ 24] The Klara Project Phase 1, The Envelope Please, 2007. Simsion, Milton and Shanks: "Data Modeling: Description or Design?" Information and Management, May 2012. "Data Modeling: Theory and Practice" by Graeme Simsion, 2007, Technics Publications,ISBN 978-0977140015 "Data Modeling Essentials" by Graeme Simsion & Graham Witt, 2004 3rd ed, Morgan Kaufmann, San FranciscoISBN 0126445516 Moody, D and Simsion, G: "Justifying Investment in Information Resource Management", Australian Journal of Information Systems, September 1995. "A Structured Approach to Data Modeling", Australian Computer Journal, August,1989. Simsion, G.C and Symington, J.A: "A Comparison of Network and Relational Database Architectures in a Commercial Environment", Australian Computer Journal, November 1981. Short films and plays [ edit ] Thought Tracker, Producer, Premiere: Westside Shorts, 2013Decisions, Writer-Producer, Premiere: Westside Shorts, 2012The Prince, Writer-Producer, Premiere: Westside Shorts, 2012The Perfect Gift, Writer-Producer, (Director: Carley Sheffield), Premiere: Toronto Urban Film Festival, 2012Reason for Living, Producer-Director, Premiere: Bondi Film Festival, 2012Push Up, Writer-Producer, (Director: Jason Christou), Premiere: Flickerfest Film Festival, Sydney, 2010The Last Bottle, Writer-Producer, (Directors Michael Carsen and Beth Child), Premiere: Zero Film Festival (New York), 2010, ABC Television, 2010Transformation, Writer-Producer, (Director: Rebecca Peniston-Bird), Premiere: St Kilda Film Festival, 2009, ABC Television, 2010Red Porsche, Writer-Producer, (Director: Chris Wurm), Premiere: Westside Shorts, 2009Turning Back the Clocks, Writer-Producer, (Director: Michael Carsen), Premiere: Janison Short and Sharp Film Festival, 2009Prisoner's Dilemma, Writer, Premiere: Short and Sweet Festival, Melbourne, 2008Hot Water, Writer, Premiere: Defector Theatre, Melbourne, 2008Key Change, Writer-Producer, (Director: David Grant), Premiere: Katoomba Film Festival, 2008^ Steger, Jason."A First Date with Destiny" ,The Age 26 January 2012 ^ Simsion, Graeme; Witt, Graham (2004).Data Modeling Essentials ISBN 9780126445510 ^ "Pinot Now About Us" . Archived fromthe original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved2 November 2019 .^ "Victorian Premier's Literary Award for an Unpublished Manuscript: winner announced" . The Wheeler Centre. 4 June 2012. Archived fromthe original on 12 October 2014. Retrieved18 March 2013 .^a b "Stringybark Stories Author profile" Archived 27 February 2013 at theWayback Machine Nov 2012^a b c d e f Simsion, Graeme (29 March 2016).The Rosie Project ISBN 9781922147844 . Retrieved30 November 2015 . ^ Simsion, Graeme (29 March 2016).The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion—You Don't Find Love, Love Finds You ISBN 9781922147844 . Retrieved2 November 2019 – via www.textpublishing.com.au. ^a b c d e Simsion, Graeme (29 March 2016).The Rosie Effect ISBN 9781925240443 . Retrieved30 November 2015 . ^ "Rosy film future for Rosie Project" .The Sydney Morning Herald . 27 April 2013. Retrieved27 November 2015 .^ Simsion, Graeme (5 February 2019).The Rosie Result, book by Graeme Simsion ISBN 9781925773477 ^ Busch, Anita (23 May 2017)."Toni Collette Options Graeme Simsion Novel 'The Best of Adam Sharp' For Her Vocab Films" . Retrieved2 November 2019 . ^ Simsion, Graeme; Buist, Anne (1 October 2018).Two Steps Forward, book by Graeme Simsion and Anne Buist ISBN 9781925773118 . Retrieved2 November 2019 – via www.textpublishing.com.au. ^a b Tippet, Gary (4 May 2015)."Author, author" .3010 – Melbourne University Magazine . Retrieved14 January 2017 . ^ Author of 'The Rosie Project' awarded Book of the Year prize – ABC news^ Graeme Simsion’s The Rosie Project named Australian Book of the Year Archived 31 May 2014 at theWayback Machine – news.com.au^ "The Prize for an Unpublished Manuscript" .The Wheeler Centre . Archived fromthe original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved30 November 2015 .^ "It's Graduation time!" .RMIT University . Archived fromthe original on 30 December 2014. Retrieved17 January 2015 .^ Simsion, Graeme"Three Encounters with the Physical" The Age 12 January 2013 ^ Simsion, Graeme."The life and times of Greasy Joe: Drinking, driving and the possibility of sex" .Big Issue Australia (491):28– 31. Retrieved27 November 2015 . ^ "Three encounters with the physical" .The Sydney Morning Herald . 11 January 2013. Retrieved27 November 2015 .^ "Stringybark Flash Fiction and Micro Fiction Award 2012" .www.stringybarkstories.net . Archived fromthe original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved27 November 2015 .^ "Stringybark Seven Deadly Sins Fiction Award 2012" .www.stringybarkstories.net . Archived fromthe original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved27 November 2015 .^a b c "Stringybark Short Story Award 2011" .www.stringybarkstories.net . Archived fromthe original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved27 November 2015 .^a b "Twisted Stringybark Short Story Award 2012" .www.stringybarkstories.net . Archived fromthe original on 5 April 2016. Retrieved27 November 2015 .
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