Sarah Krasnostein

Sarah Krasnostein is an American-Australian non-fiction writer and legal academic.

Sarah Krasnostein
BornUnited States of America
OccupationWriter, legal academic
EducationUniversity of Melbourne
Alma materMonash University
Notable worksThe Trauma Cleaner
Notable awardsVictorian Premier's Prize for Literature
SpouseCharlie Pickering
Website
sarahkrasnostein.com

Krasnostein completed a BA/LLB (honours) degree from the University of Melbourne in 2005.[1] She worked as a lawyer in the Victorian Department of Justice from 2007 to 2011.[1]

She graduated with a PhD from Monash University in 2016. Her thesis, "Pursuing Consistency: The Effect of Different Reforms on Unjustified Disparity in Individualised Sentencing Frameworks", won her the Mollie Holman Doctoral Medal for Law.[2]

Writing

Krasnostein first book, The Trauma Cleaner, was published in 2017.[3] She spent four years researching the book, which is a memoir of Sandra Pankhurst's life and work as a trauma cleaner.[4] It won both the Victorian Prize for Literature and the Prize for Non-Fiction at the 2018 Victorian Premier's Literary Awards.[5]

In her second book, The Believer, Krasnostein tells the stories of six people from vastly different backgrounds. It has been shortlisted for the 2021 Nib Literary Award.[6]

Works

Books
  • The Trauma Cleaner: One Woman's Extraordinary Life in Death, Decay & Disaster, Text Publishing, 2017 ISBN 9781925410761
  • The Believer: Encounters with Love, Death & Faith, Text Publishing, 2021 ISBN 9781922330208

Essay
  • "Not Waving, Drowning: Mental Illness and Vulnerability in Australia", Quarterly Essay No. 85, 2022[7]

Personal

Krasnostein is married to Australian comedian, Charlie Pickering.[8]

References
  1. Krasnostein, Sarah; Freiberg, Arie (2 October 2014). "Sentencing Guideline Schemes Across the United States and Beyond". Oxford Handbooks Online. doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199935383.001.0001/oxfordhb-9780199935383-e-001. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  2. "Spotlight on HDR graduates". Faculty of Law. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  3. Kisler, Moraig (17 December 2017). "The Trauma Cleaner by Sarah Krasnostein – Sisters in Crime Australia". Sisters in Crime. Retrieved 29 September 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. Harmon, Steph (1 February 2018). "Sarah Krasnostein wins $125,000 at Australia's richest literary prize". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 September 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. Harmon, Steph (1 February 2018). "Sarah Krasnostein wins $125,000 at Australia's richest literary prize". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  6. "Nib Literary Award 2021 shortlist announced". Books+Publishing. 27 September 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. Krasnostein, Sarah (18 March 2022). "Not Waving, Drowning". Quarterly Essay. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  8. Baum, Caroline (21 March 2018). "Heart of dirtness: Literary odyssey into the psyche of a hoarder". Plus61JMedia. Retrieved 25 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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