Steve Toltz is an Australian novelist. His debut novel, A Fraction of the Whole, was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and the Guardian First Book Award. His second novel, Quicksand, won the 2017 Russell Prize for Humour Writing. His third novel, Here Goes Nothing, published in 2022, was shortlisted for the Nib Literary Award and the Aurealis Awards. His latest novel is A Rising of the Lights.
