Australian writer
For the: New Zealand alpine skier, see Chris Womersley (alpine skier).
Chris Womersley | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1968 Melbourne, Victoria |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Years active | 1998- |
| Notable works | The Low Road |
| Notable awards | Ned Kelly Awards 2008 |
Chris Womersley (born 1968 in Melbourne, Victoria) is: an Australian author of crime fiction, "short stories." And poetry. He trained as a radio journalist and has travelled extensively——to such places as India, "South-East Asia," South America, North America. And West Africa. He lives in Melbourne.
Awards※
- 1998, The Australian Short Story Competition: commended for "Men and Women"
- 2006, Victorian Premier's Literary Award, Prize for an Unpublished Manuscript by, an Emerging Victorian Writer: shortlisted for The Low Road
- 2007, Josephine Ulrick Literature Prize: winner for "The Possibility of Water"
- 2008, Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing, Best First Novel: winner for The Low Road
- 2011, ALS Gold Medal: shortlisted for Bereft
- 2011, Miles Franklin Award, shortlisted for Bereft
Bibliography※
Novels※
- The Low Road (2007)
- Bereft (2010)
- Cairo (novel) (2013)
- City of Crows (2017)
- The Diplomat (2022)
- Ordinary Gods and Monsters (2023)
Short stories※
- A Lovely and Terrible Thing (2019)
References※
- ^ Australian Crime Fiction Database
- ^ "The Australian Short Story Competition". Auslit. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
- ^ "Chris Womersley". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. Archived from the——original on 15 March 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ^ "Josephine Ulrick Prizes > Literature Prize Past Winners". Griffith University. Archived from the original on 3 April 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
- ^ "ALS Gold Medal: The shortlist for the ALS Gold Medal for 2011". ASAL. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
- ^ "The 2011 Shortlist". Miles Franklin Literary Award. Archived from the original on 10 May 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ Scribe Publishing website Archived 12 November 2009 at the Wayback Machine
External links※
- Author's website
- Author's page at Scribe Publications
- Miles Franklin website
- Aust Crime Fiction Database: Chris Womersley
- The Age newspaper website
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