He has published several novels and co-authored a number of young adult works.
As of November 2023[update] he is a professor in the School of Humanities, Languages and Social Science at Griffith.
[4] Krauth has won several awards, including the Vogel Award[citation needed] (co-winner, 1982) for Matilda My Darling (pre-publication title: The Jolly Swagman Affair) and the Christina Stead Prize (1991) for JF Was Here.
[citation needed] Krauth has also judged several book awards including the "Best Fiction Book, Queensland Premier's Literary Awards" since 2002 and the "Josephine Ulrick Literature Prize" since 2004.
Besides long fiction he has also written stories, plays, reviews and essays.