Charlotte Wood is the author of seven novels and three books of non-fiction. Her last novel Stone Yard Devotional was shortlisted for the 2024 Booker Prize. It was described by the UK Guardian as ‘a quiet novel of immense power’, as ‘extraordinary’ by The Washington Post and ‘an exquisite, wrenching novel’ by The New York Times.

It has been praised by authors Anne Enright, Sigrid Nunez, Tim Winton, Karen Joy Fowler, Hannah Kent and Paula Hawkins among others.  Her previous books include The Luminous Solution, essays on the creative process; The Writer’s Room, a collection of interviews with Australian and New Zealand Writers; the international bestseller, The Weekend; and The Natural Way of Things, which won a number of prizes including The Stella Prize and the Prime Minister’s Literary Award.

She has taught and mentored emerging writers for over 25 years, most recently with Emily Perkins in the sellout 2025 online masterclass series, Elements of Fiction.