Ned Kelly Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 13 (2008) Winner
Chris Womersley
クリス・ウォマーズレー
Kurisu Wōmāzurē
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1968-01-01 （Melbourne, Victoria, Australia）
- Nationality
- Australian
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Melbourne
Career
- Occupations
- author, crime fiction writer, radio journalist
- Active Years
- 1998-2024
- Nominations
- Victorian Premier's Literary Award 2006 shortlist (The Low Road), ALS Gold Medal 2011 shortlist (Bereft), Miles Franklin Award 2011 shortlist (Bereft)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Ned Kelly Awards | The Low Road | Best First Novel | Australian Crime Writers Association | winner |
| 2007 | Josephine Ulrick Literature Prize | The Possibility of Water | — | Griffith University | winner |
Ned Kelly Awards
2008
Work:
The Low Road
Category:
Best First Novel
Organization:
Australian Crime Writers Association
Result:
winner
Josephine Ulrick Literature Prize
2007
Work:
The Possibility of Water
Organization:
Griffith University
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Low Road
2007 crime fictionDebut crime novel.
crimeredemption
Bereft
2010 literary fictionStory set in Australia after World War I.
lossfamily
A Lovely and Terrible Thing
2019 short story collectionCollection of short stories.
Bibliography
- The Low Road
- Bereft
- Cairo
- City of Crows
- The Diplomat
- Ordinary Gods and Monsters
- A Lovely and Terrible Thing
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- dark, poetic prose
- Recurring Motifs
- crime and moralityloss
Legacy
Prominent Australian crime fiction author who won the Ned Kelly Award. Resides in Melbourne.
Trivia
- Shares name with a New Zealand alpine skier