Wendy James (author)
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Wendy James is an Australian author of crime and literary fiction. James received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Sydney
and an MA (writing) from University of Technology, Sydney
.
James is the eldest sister of Young Adult author Rebecca James.
She currently lives in Newcastle, New South Wales
.
University of Sydney
The University of Sydney is a public university located in Sydney, New South Wales. The main campus spreads across the suburbs of Camperdown and Darlington on the southwestern outskirts of the Sydney CBD. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and Oceania...
and an MA (writing) from University of Technology, Sydney
University of Technology, Sydney
The University of Technology Sydney is a university in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The university was founded in its current form in 1981, although its origins trace back to the 1870s. UTS is notable for its central location as the only university with its main campuses within the Sydney CBD...
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James is the eldest sister of Young Adult author Rebecca James.
She currently lives in Newcastle, New South Wales
Newcastle, New South Wales
The Newcastle metropolitan area is the second most populated area in the Australian state of New South Wales and includes most of the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie Local Government Areas...
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Awards
- Ned Kelly AwardsNed Kelly AwardsThe Ned Kelly Awards are Australia's leading literary awards for crime writing in both the crime fiction and true crime genres...
for Crime Writing, Best first crime novel, 2006: Out of the Silence : A Story of Love, Betrayal, Politics and Murder - Dobbie Encouragement AwardNita Kibble Literary AwardThe Kibble Literary Awards comprise two awards which are presented annually: the Nita B Kibble Literary Award, which recognises the work of an established Australian female writer, and the Dobbie Literary Award, which is for a first published work by a female writer. The Awards recognise the works...
, 2006: shortlisted for Out of the Silence : A Story of Love, Betrayal, Politics and Murder
Novels
- ''Out of the Silence : A Story of Love, Betrayal, Politics and Murder'' (Random HouseRandom HouseRandom House, Inc. is the largest general-interest trade book publisher in the world. It has been owned since 1998 by the German private media corporation Bertelsmann and has become the umbrella brand for Bertelsmann book publishing. Random House also has a movie production arm, Random House Films,...
, 2005) - The Steele Diaries (Vintage, 2008)
- ''Where Have You Been?'' (UWAP, 2010)
- ''The Mistake'' (forthcoming, Penguin, 2012)
Short stories
- ''Why She Loves Him'' (UWAP, 2009)
External links
- Author's website
- The Steele Diaries – Wendy James by Angela Meyer, Crikey.com blog LiteraryMinded