Wendy James (author)
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Wendy James | |
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Born | 1966 (age 55–56) Sydney |
Occupation | writer |
Language | English |
Nationality | Australian |
Notable works | Out of the Silence : A Story of Love, Betrayal, Politics and Murder |
Notable awards | Ned Kelly Award |
Years active | 1995- |
Wendy James (born in Sydney,[1] 1966) is an Australian author of crime and literary fiction. James received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Sydney an MA (writing) from University of Technology, Sydney and a PhD from the University of New England, Armidale.[2]
James is the eldest sister of Young Adult author Rebecca James.[3] She currently lives in Newcastle, New South Wales.
Awards[]
- Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing, Best first crime novel, 2006: Out of the Silence : A Story of Love, Betrayal, Politics and Murder
- Dobbie Encouragement Award, 2006: shortlisted for Out of the Silence : A Story of Love, Betrayal, Politics and Murder
Bibliography[]
Novels[]
- Out of the Silence : A Story of Love, Betrayal, Politics and Murder (2005)
- The Steele Diaries (Vintage, 2008; Momentum, 2013)
- ''Where Have You Been?'' (UWAP, 2010)
- ''The Mistake'', (Penguin, 2012)
- The Lost Girls, (Penguin, 2014)
Short stories[]
- ''Why She Loves Him'' (UWAP, 2009)
References[]
- ^ Editor MacMillan.
- ^ Austlit - Wendy James
- ^ "Charlotte Wood author". Charlottewood.com.au. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
External links[]
Categories:
- 21st-century Australian novelists
- Australian crime writers
- Australian women short story writers
- Australian women novelists
- 1966 births
- Living people
- Ned Kelly Award winners
- 21st-century Australian women writers
- Women crime writers
- 21st-century Australian short story writers
- Australian writer stubs