Danielle Wood (writer)

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Danielle Wood
Born (1972-08-11) 11 August 1972 (age 52)
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
OccupationWriter
EducationBachelor of Arts
Ph.D [1]
Alma mater University of Tasmania
Edith Cowan University [1]
GenreLiterary Fiction
Website
www.daniellewood.com.au

Danielle Wood (born 11 August 1972) is an Australian journalist, writer, and academic. Her first book, The Alphabet of Light and Dark, won The Australian/Vogel Literary Award in 2002.

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Biography

Danielle Wood was born on 11 August 1972 [2] [3] in Hobart, Tasmania. She was educated at The Friends' School in Hobart and went on to complete a Bachelor of Arts with honours from the University of Tasmania, before working as a cadet journalist. [2]

At age 26, Wood moved to Western Australia and enrolled in a PhD through Edith Cowan University, starting work on her book at the same time. She has since returned to Tasmania where she was as of 2025 a senior lecturer at University of Tasmania, Sandy Bay. [3] [4] [5]

Books

As Angelica Banks, with Heather Rose

Tuesday McGillycuddy series:

As Minnie Darke

Awards and nominations

References

  1. 1 2 "University of Tasmania - staff profile". Archived from the original on 16 February 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  2. 1 2 "The Alphabet of Light and Dark - Danielle Wood - Allen & Unwin" . Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Contemporary Authors Online". Biography in Context. Gale. 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  4. "Returning to her roots in fertile soil". The Sydney Morning Herald. 16 August 2003. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  5. https://discover.utas.edu.au/Danielle.Wood
  6. "2019 Premier's Literary Prizes shortlists". Tasmanian Arts Guide. Retrieved 18 August 2020.