Carmen Callil

Dame
Carmen Callil
DBE FRSL
Born
Carmen Thérèse Callil

(1938-07-15)15 July 1938
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died17 October 2022(2022-10-17) (aged 84)
London, England
NationalityAustralian citizenship
Education
Alma materUniversity of Melbourne
Occupations
  • Publisher
  • writer
  • critic
Known forFounder of Virago Press
Notable workBad Faith: A Forgotten History of Family & Fatherland (2006)
AwardsBenson Medal

Dame Carmen Thérèse Callil, DBE, FRSL (15 July 1938 – 17 October 2022) was an Australian publisher, writer and critic who spent most of her career in the United Kingdom. She founded Virago Press in 1973 and received the Benson Medal from the Royal Society of Literature in 2017. She has been described by Gail Rebuck as "the most extraordinary publisher of her generation".[1]

  1. ^ Rebuck, Gail (18 October 2022). "Obituary: Carmen Callil". The Bookseller. Retrieved 16 November 2022.