Wendy James (author)

Wendy James (born 1966) is an Australian author of crime and literary fiction. James received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Sydney an MA (writing) from University of Technology, Sydney and a PhD from the University of New England, Armidale.

James is the eldest sister of Young Adult author Rebecca James.^[1] She currently lives in Newcastle, New South Wales.

Awards

• Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing, Best first crime novel, 2006: Out of the Silence : A Story of Love, Betrayal, Politics and Murder
• Dobbie Encouragement Award, 2006: shortlisted for Out of the Silence : A Story of Love, Betrayal, Politics and Murder

Bibliography

Novels

• ''Out of the Silence : A Story of Love, Betrayal, Politics and Murder'' (Random House, 2005; Momentum, 2013)
• The Steele Diaries (Vintage, 2008; Momentum, 2013)
• ''Where Have You Been?'' (UWAP, 2010)
• ''The Mistake'', (Penguin, 2012)
• The Lost Girls, (Penguin, 2014)

Short stories

• ''Why She Loves Him'' (UWAP, 2009)

References

External links

• Author's website
• Author profile at Penguin Books Australia