Chris Womersley
{{Short description|Australian writer}}
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| birth_date = 1968
| birth_place = Melbourne, Victoria
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| notableworks = The Low Road
| awards = Ned Kelly Awards 2008
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Chris Womersley (born 1968 in Melbourne, Victoria) is an Australian author of crime fiction, short stories and poetry. He trained as a radio journalist and has travelled extensively to such places as India, South-East Asia, South America, North America, and West Africa.[http://www.crimedownunder.com/chriswomersley.html Australian Crime Fiction Database] He lives in Melbourne.
Awards
- 1998, The Australian Short Story Competition: commended for "Men and Women"{{cite web|title=The Australian Short Story Competition|url=http://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/v387?mainTabTemplate=awardWorksAndAgents|publisher=Auslit|accessdate=30 August 2014}}
- 2006, Victorian Premier's Literary Award, Prize for an Unpublished Manuscript by an Emerging Victorian Writer: shortlisted for The Low Road {{Cite web|last=|title=Chris Womersley|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A1765|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-17|website=AustLit: Discover Australian Stories|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170315125927/http://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A1765 |archive-date=15 March 2017 }}
- 2007, Josephine Ulrick Literature Prize: winner for "The Possibility of Water"{{cite web|title=Josephine Ulrick Prizes > Literature Prize Past Winners|url=http://www.griffith.edu.au/humanities-languages/school-humanities/news-and-events/josephine-ulrick-prizes/literature-prize-past-winners|publisher=Griffith University|accessdate=13 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403025418/http://www.griffith.edu.au/humanities-languages/school-humanities/news-and-events/josephine-ulrick-prizes/literature-prize-past-winners|archive-date=3 April 2012|url-status=dead}}
- 2008, Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing, Best First Novel: winner for The Low Road
- 2011, ALS Gold Medal: shortlisted for Bereft{{cite web|title=ALS Gold Medal: The shortlist for the ALS Gold Medal for 2011|url=http://asaliterature.com/?page_id=9|publisher=ASAL|accessdate=13 February 2012}}
- 2011, Miles Franklin Award, shortlisted for Bereft{{cite web|url=http://www.milesfranklin.com.au/shortlist |title=The 2011 Shortlist | publisher=Miles Franklin Literary Award |accessdate=23 February 2020 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510151923/http://www.milesfranklin.com.au/shortlist |archivedate=2013-05-10 }}
Bibliography
=Novels=
- The Low Road (2007)
- Bereft (2010)[http://www.scribepublications.com.au/author/chriswomersley Scribe Publishing website] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091112014320/http://www.scribepublications.com.au/author/chriswomersley |date=12 November 2009 }}
- Cairo (novel) (2013)
- City of Crows (2017)
- The Diplomat (2022)
- Ordinary Gods and Monsters (2023)
=Short stories=
- A Lovely and Terrible Thing (2019)
References
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External links
- [http://chriswomersley.com/ Author's website]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20091112014320/http://www.scribepublications.com.au/author/chriswomersley Author's page at Scribe Publications]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130510223323/http://www.milesfranklin.com.au/bio_chrisw Miles Franklin website]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130918130129/http://austcrimefiction.org/category/author-name/chris-womersley Aust Crime Fiction Database: Chris Womersley]
- [http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/books/miles-franklin-honour-for-age-journalist-20110419-1dmna.html/ The Age newspaper website]
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Category:Australian crime writers
Category:Australian male novelists
Category:Ned Kelly Award winners
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