Ned Kelly Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 7 (2002) Winner
Emma Darcy
エマ・ダーシー
Ema Dāshī
Aliases:
Wendy Brennan / Frank Brennan
Pen Names:
Emma Darcy（Husband-wife joint pen name）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1940-11-28 （Dorrigo, New South Wales）
- Died
- 2020-12-12 （Forresters Beach, New South Wales） age 80
- Nationality
- Australian
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown （Baptismal Name: Unknown）
- Residence History
- New South Wales, Australia
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, High school English teacher, Computer programmer
- Active Years
- 1983-2013
- Nominations
- Ned Kelly Award for Best Novel Finalist (Who Killed Bianca?, 2003)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | — | Latin | Honours degree in Latin | — | Australia |
Unknown
Latin
Degree:
Honours degree in Latin
Country:
Australia
Honours degree in Latin. Worked as a high school English teacher. Reputedly the first woman computer programmer in the southern hemisphere.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Ned Kelly Award | Who Killed Angelique? | Best First Novel | Australian Crime Writers Association | Winner |
Ned Kelly Award
2002
Work:
Who Killed Angelique?
Category:
Best First Novel
Organization:
Australian Crime Writers Association
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Who Killed Angelique?
2001 Crime RomanceWho Killed Bianca?
2002 Crime RomanceTangle of Torment
1983 Romance novelStyle & Themes
- Literary Style
- Passionate romanceSuspense
- Recurring Motifs
- MarriageRevengeBillionairesSheikhs
Legacy
Pseudonym used by Australian husband-wife writing team. Wrote over 45 romance novels from 1983 to 2013, selling 60 million copies. Won Ned Kelly Award and created the Emma Darcy Award Contest.
Trivia
- Emma Darcy is the pseudonym of Wendy Brennan (1940–2020) and Frank Brennan (1936–1995), an Australian husband-wife team.
- After Frank's death in 1995, Wendy continued writing alone.
- Wendy was reputedly the first woman computer programmer in the southern hemisphere.
- Survived by three adult sons and five grandchildren.
- Wendy's sister was romance writer Miranda Lee.
- Created the Emma Darcy Award Contest in 1993 for the pseudonym's 10th anniversary.