About Fiona

Fiona Robertson is a writer and doctor living and working in Magandjin/Brisbane, Australia. Her short story collection If You’re Happy (University of Queensland Press, 2022) won the Glendower Award in the 2020 Queensland Literary Awards and was shortlisted for the Steele Rudd Award in the 2022 Queensland Literary Awards and for the 2018 Richell Prize.

Fiona’s short fiction has been published in literary magazines and anthologies in Australia and the UK, and has been shortlisted and longlisted for international competitions.

Fiona is currently revising a novel, working title An Innocent Affair, which was Highly Commended by the 2025 Varuna Residential Fellowship assessors.

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Cover of the book "If You're Happy" by Fiona Robertson, with a yellow background, black text, and a semi-circular graphic depicting a forest scene with lightning.

Reviews

‘Robertson evokes disparate characters, their yearning hearts always on the cusp of something they can’t quite name. Mapping a terrain of loneliness, compromise, ageing and tension, these short sharp pieces set across wide-ranging locales create pockets of surprise and solace in unexpected places.’

Cate Kennedy

‘Robertson easily takes her place among these literary heavy hitters ... [If You're Happy] showcases the dexterity of its writer within a form that can contain as many genres and styles as any literary canon.’