Chris Womersley
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.
Chris Womersley
- Name
- Chris Womersley
- Born
- 1968
- Birthplace
- Melbourne, Victoria
- Awards
- Ned Kelly Awards 2008
- Nationality
- Australia
- Occupation
- journalist · writer · poet · novelist
- Known for
- The Low Road
- Languages
- English
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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.
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Chris Womersley (born 1968) is an Australian journalist, novelist and poet, among other activities. The journalist was born in Melbourne.
Works include The Low Road. Languages used include English.
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• Name — Chris Womersley • Born — 1968 • Birthplace — Melbourne, Victoria • Language — English • Notable Works — The Low Road • Awards — Ned Kelly Awards 2008 • Years Active — 1998-
Novels =
Novels =
• The Low Road (2007) • Bereft (2010) • Cairo (novel) (2013) • City of Crows (2017) • The Diplomat (2022) • Ordinary Gods and Monsters (2023)
Short stories
Short stories
• A Lovely and Terrible Thing (2019)
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Short Story Competition: commended for "Men and Women" • 2006, Victorian Premier's Literary Award, Prize for an Unpublished Manuscript by an Emerging Victorian Writer: shortlisted for The Low Road • 2007, Josephine Ulrick Literature Prize: winner for "The Possibility of Water" •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
References ==== External links
References ==== 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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- 1.Australian Crime Fiction Database
- 2.Auslit. The Australian Short Story Competition.
- 3.Chris Womersley. AustLit: Discover Australian Stories.
- 4.Griffith University. Josephine Ulrick Prizes > Literature Prize Past Winners.
- 5.ASAL. ALS Gold Medal: The shortlist for the ALS Gold Medal for 2011.
- 6.Miles Franklin Literary Award. The 2011 Shortlist.
- 7.Scribe Publishing website
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