Wendy James (author)

Wendy James
Born 1966
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 (Australia), 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

Short stories

References

  1. Editor MacMillan.
  2. Austlit - Wendy James
  3. "Charlotte Wood author". Charlottewood.com.au. Retrieved 2011-11-24.


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