Jessica Dettmann

Jessica Dettmann is an Australian author and performer.[1]

Jessica Dettmann
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAustralian
Alma materUniversity of Sydney; Lincoln College Oxford
Notable worksHow to Be Second Best

Career

Dettmann worked as an editor for Random House Australia and HarperCollins Publishers Australia before becoming a writer.

In late 2018 her debut novel How to Be Second Best was published through HarperCollins, drawing comparisons to Liane Moriarty and Marian Keyes.[2][3] The novel was endorsed by both Mia Freedman and Ben Elton, who labelled Dettmann “a fine comic writer”.[4][5] The Daily Telegraph called it “the first book you have to read in the new year”.[6]

In 2019 the Telegraph tipped her as “Australia’s next Liane Moriarty”.[7]

Dettmann has regularly performed her work at Giant Dwarf's Story Club.[8] In July 2016 she performed 'The Chairs Are Gone'. In October 2018 she performed 'Yuletide MacGyver'.[9]

Bibliography

Novels

  • How to Be Second Best (HarperCollins, 2018)

Short stories

  • 'In Recognition of Fifteen Years’ Service' in Thanks for The Mammaries (Penguin, 2009)[10]

Performance pieces

  • '64: The Chairs Are Gone' (Giant Dwarf Story Club, 2016)[11]
  • '139: Yuletide MacGyver' (Giant Dwarf Story Club, 2018) [12]

Other

Reviews

References
  1. "Jessica Dettmann". Cameron's Management. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  2. "How to Be Second Best". HarperCollins Australia. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  3. Council, Kiama Municipal. "Kiama Conversation Hour: Jessica Dettmann". www.kiama.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  4. "How to Be Second Best". HarperCollins Australia. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  5. "Ben Elton". www.fantasticfiction.com. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  6. "The first book you have to read in the new year". www.dailytelegraph.com.au. 29 December 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  7. "Dailytelegraph.com.au | Subscribe to The Daily Telegraph for exclusive stories". www.dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  8. "Jessica Dettman". Cameron's. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  9. "Best episodes of Story Club". Podyssey Podcasts. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  10. Darmody, Sarah Jane; Foundation (Australia), National Breast Cancer (2009). Thanks for the mammaries. Camberwell, Vic. : Penguin Books. ISBN 9780143009078.
  11. podcasters, Omny Studio is the complete audio management solution for; Stations, Radio. "#64. Jessica Dettmann - The Chairs Are Gone - Story Club: The Podcast - Omny.fm". omny.fm. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  12. "Listen to #139. Jessica Dettmann - Yuletide MacGyver from Giant Dwarf". Podyssey Podcasts. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  13. "Books That Changed Me: Jessica Dettmann". The Sydney Morning Herald. 9 February 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.



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