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Chris Nyst

クリス・ニスト

Kurisu Nysuto

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1953-11-01 (Blackall, Queensland)
Nationality
Australian
Languages
English
Residence History
Blackall, Queensland → Near Ipswich

Career

Occupations
Solicitor, Novelist, Screenwriter
Active Years
1977-
Affiliations
Nyst Legal, Griffith University
Memberships
Past President of the Gold Coast Law Association, Senior member of the International Commission of Jurists
Nominations
Short-listed for Queensland Premier's Literary Awards (Gone), Nominated Film Critics Circle of Australia (FCAA) Awards, Best Screenplay Original (Gettin' Square), Nominated Australian Film Institute (AFI) Awards, Best Original Screenplay (Gettin' Square)

Education

University of Queensland
Law
Degree: Law Degree
Year of Graduation: 1977
Country: Australia

Awards

Ned Kelly Award
2006
Work: Crook as Rookwood
Category: 最優秀小説賞
Organization: Australian Crime Writers Association
Result: 受賞
Lexus IF Award
2003
Work: Gettin' Square
Category: 最優秀脚本賞
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Cop This!

1999 Crime fiction

Gone

2000 Crime fiction

Crook as Rookwood

2005 Crime fiction

Bibliography

  • Cop This! (1999), Gone (2000), Crook as Rookwood (2005)
  • Gettin' Square (2003), Crooked Business (2008)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Crime fiction style

Legacy

Australian solicitor and crime fiction writer.