Emma Viskic

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Emma Viskic
OccupationAuthor
NationalityAustralian
Period2015present
GenreCrime fiction

Emma Viskic is an Australian novelist and musician. [1]

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Biography

Viskic grew up near the Melbourne suburb of Frankston. [2] Her father is from Dalmatia and her mother is Irish-Australian from Tasmania. [2]

Viskic won the Ned Kelly Award for Best First Fiction in 2016 for Resurrection Bay, [3] and the Davitt Awards for Best Adult Novel, best debut novel and readers' choice in 2016 for Resurrection Bay, [4] as well as the Davitt Award for Best Adult Novel in 2018 for And Fire Came Down. [5]

The Caleb Zelic series has been optioned for television adaptation in the US. [5]

Personal life

She is married with two grown daughters. [2]

Viskic trained in classical clarinet at the Victorian College of the Arts and the Rotterdam Conservatorium in The Netherlands [6] before working as a chamber musician, [2] [7] including performing with José Carreras and Dame Kiri Te Kanawa. [1]

Bibliography

Caleb Zelic Series

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References

  1. 1 2 "Emma Viskic" . Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Cosic, Miriam (30 November 2019). "The long and winding road that leads to Emma Viskic's gritty fiction". The Age. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  3. "Winners". Australian Crime Writers Association. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  4. Steger, Jason (26 August 2016). "It's a crime spree as Emma Viskic snaffles four writing awards". The Age. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  5. 1 2 "Sisters in Crime: Davitt Awards 2018". The Booktopian. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  6. "Emma Viskic answers Booktopia's Ten Terrifying Questions". The Booktopian. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  7. "How crime writing is like music: Emma Viskic's secrets for writing a lyrical, rhythmic crime novel | Sisters in Crime Australia" . Retrieved 1 January 2020.