Wendy James (author)

For other people named Wendy James, see Wendy James (disambiguation).

Wendy James
Born	1966 (age 57–58) Sydney
Occupation	writer
Language	English
Nationality	Australian
Years active	1995-
Notable works	Out of the Silence : A Story of Love, Betrayal, Politics and Murder
Notable awards	Ned Kelly Award

Wendy James (born in Sydney,[1] 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.[2]

James is the eldest sister of Young Adult author Rebecca James.[3] She lives in Newcastle, New South Wales.[4]

Awards

• Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing, Best first crime novel, 2006: Out of the Silence : A Story of Love, Betrayal, Politics and Murder[2]
• Dobbie Encouragement Award, 2006: shortlisted for Out of the Silence : A Story of Love, Betrayal, Politics and Murder[2]
• Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing, Best Novel, 2017: shortlisted for The Golden Child[2]

Bibliography

Novels

• Out of the Silence : A Story of Love, Betrayal, Politics and Murder (2005)
• The Steele Diaries (Vintage, 2008; Momentum, 2013)
• Where Have You Been? (UWAP, 2010)
• The Mistake (Penguin, 2012)
• The Lost Girls (Penguin, 2014)
• The Golden Child (HarperCollins, 2017)
• The Accusation (HarperCollins, 2019)
• A Little Bird (Lake Union, 2021)

Short stories

• ''Why She Loves Him'' (UWAP, 2009)

References

1. Editor MacMillan.
2. "Wendy James". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
3. "Charlotte Wood author". Charlottewood.com.au. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
4. Connors, Mark (3 March 2014). "Newcastle author Wendy James reprises history in latest book". Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 13 March 2022.

External links

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