Robbie Arnott

Robbie Arnott is a Tasmanian writer who was born in Launceston in 1989. Flames, his highly acclaimed first novel, was published in 2018, and was shortlisted for the Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Fiction and the Guardian Booker Prize, and longlisted for the Miles Franklin Literary Award. His latest novel is The Rain Heron. He lives in Hobart.

Articles by Robbie Arnott

Warmer Waters by Robbie Arnott

At least it’s good for the planet, we say to each other. At least there’s a silver lining. With fewer planes in the air, fewer cars on the roads, fewer cruise ships smouldering over the ocean, there has to be a positive effect on the environment. It makes so much intuitive sense:

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