Debra Oswald Book List

Debra Oswald is a playwright, screenwriter and novelist. She is a two-time winner of the NSW Premier's Literary Award and author of the novels Useful (2015) and The Whole Bright Year (2018). She was creator/head writer of the first five seasons of successful TV series Offspring. Her stage plays have been performed around the world and published by Currency Press. Gary's HouseSweet Road and The Peach Season were all shortlisted for the NSW Premier's Literary Award.


Stand Alone


Non-Crime Novels

Me and Barry Terrific (1987)
The Return of the Baked Bean (1991)
Nathan and the Ice Rockets (1998)
The Redback Leftovers (2000)
The Fifth Quest (2002)
Getting Air (2007)
Blue Noise (2010)
Useful (2015)
The Whole Bright Year (2018)
House on Fire (2020)