Chris Womersley

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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.^[1] He currently lives in Melbourne, Victoria.

Awards

1998, The Australian Short Story Competition: commended for "Men and Women"
2006, Victorian Premier's Literary Award, Prize for an Unpublished Manuscript by an Emerging Victorian Writer: shortlisted for The Low Road
2007, Josephine Ulrick Literature Prize: winner for "The Possibility of Water"^[2]
2008, Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing, Best First Novel: winner for The Low Road
2011, ALS Gold Medal: shortlisted for Bereft^[3]
2011, Miles Franklin Award, shortlisted for "Bereft'.^[4]

Bibliography

Novels

The Low Road (2007)
Bereft (2010)^[1]
Cairo (2013)

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 Australian Crime Fiction Database
↑ "Josephine Ulrick Prizes > Literature Prize Past Winners". Griffith University. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
↑ "ALS Gold Medal: The shortlist for the ALS Gold Medal for 2011". ASAL. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
↑ http://www.milesfranklin.com.au/shortlist

External links

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Name	Womersley, Chris
Alternative names
Short description	Australian author
Date of birth	1968
Place of birth	Melbourne, Victoria
Date of death
Place of death

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