 Anne Bartlett is a South Australian writer.
She is best known for her novel Knitting; a novel, published in 2005 by Houghton Mifflin USA and Penguin Australia, and in 2006 by Penguin UK, and written as the creative component of a creative writing PhD at the University of Adelaide.   Knitting was longlisted for the Miles Franklin Award in 2006, and  the Bolinda audio book was shorlisted for an 
Audie Award in 2007.

It is also available as a Bolinda audio book. Anne's teaching and writing  was interrupted for many years by severe cardiomyopathy which eventually necessitated a heart trasnplant - a gift for which she is very grateful. In early 2024 she completed a new novel, The Tiger Game, set in the fictitious Murray Mallee town of Harveston. For more information, see the blog page. 
Anne spent her childhood in the Murray Mallee and then the Adelaide Hills. After several decades in the hills,  she and her husband Russell have moved back to  inner city Adelaide. where they began life together..  They have four adult children. 

"A moving story about true love and haunting grief." –Adriana  Trigiani, author of Big Stone Gap
"A love of the handicraft in question is not a prerequisite for appreciating [Knitting] . . . The finished product has a subtle beauty." –The Washington Post
"Compelling . . . There is a lot in this book for anyone who ponders the big questions of life: the nature of friendship, the need for meaningful work, the comfort of sharing grief." –Bookpage 
"A quiet, literary book exploring grace, loss, suffering, community, and forgiveness." –Christianity Today

"What could be better than a good story about knitting? Anne Bartlett's Knitting fits the bill." –Creative Knitting
"Well-crafted . . . thoughtful and genuine." –Australian Book Review
"A beautiful novel that is, at its heart, about forgiveness." –Book Sense Notables
"The believable, well-constructed dialogue captures the tension and tenderness of friendship. And the words the characters don't share with each other electrify the scenes." –Sydney Morning Herald
"A sweetly winning tale." –Kirkus Reviews 
"An enthralling story about the healing power of friendship." –Library Journal
"I loved Knitting. It's simply magnificent. The relationships are beautifully, delicately offered and the story is as reaffirming as anything I've read in years." –Terry Kay, author of To Dance with the White Dog
"Reading Knitting is an experience as sensual and mystical as plunging your hands into skeins of wool and color . . . A joyful narrative of creating and connecting." –Sena Jeter Naslund, author of Ahab's Wife
"A wonderful tale . . . both beautiful and deeply satisfying." –Connie  May Fowler, author of Before Women Had Wings
"In the tradition of Anita Brookner and Barbara Pym, Anne Bartlett has written a sly, stirring look at women's lives." –Meg Wolitzer, author of The Wife.