Coral Petkovich

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

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)

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

Petkovich was born in Perth to mother May Watson.

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

Career

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

Petkovich lives in Perth, Western Australia.[8]

References
  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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