Chris Womersley
Chris Womersley (* 1968 , Melbourne , Victoria , Australia ) is an Australian author of novels, short stories and poems.
Life
Womersley was trained as a radio journalist. He traveled extensively in South and Southeast Asia, North and South America and West Africa . He currently lives and works in his hometown.
Honourings and prices
- 1998: The Australian Short Story Competition : Commendation for its short story Men and Women .
- 2006: Victorian Premier's Literary Award , on the nomination list for the Prize for an Unpublished Manuscript by an Emerging Victorian Writer for The Low Road .
- 2007: Winner of the Josephine Ulrick Literature Prize for the short story The Possibility of Water .
- 2008: Winner of the Ned Kelly Award / Best First Novel for Crime Writing for The Low Road .
- 2011: On the list of suggestions for the ALS (Australian Literature Society) Gold Medal for Bereft .
- 2011: On the nomination list for the Miles Franklin Award for Bereft .
- 2012: Winner Best Australian Stories for A Lovely and Terrible Thing .
Publications
- Short stories
- 1998: Men and Women .
- 2007: The Possibility of Water .
- 2012: A Lovely and Terrible Thing .
- Novels
- 2007: The Low Road .
- 2012: Ready . Silver Oak, New York City, USA, ISBN 978-1-402798139 .
- 2013: German by Thomas Gunkel : Beraubt . Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, Munich, ISBN 978-3-421-04572-0 .
- 2013: Cairo . Scribe, Brunswick, Victoria, Australia, ISBN 978-1-922070517 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Chris Womersley in the catalog of the German National Library
- Website of the author (Engl.)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Womersley, Chris |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian writer and journalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1968 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Melbourne , Victoria , Australia |