Emma Viskic

Emma Viskic
Occupation	Author
Nationality	Australian
Period	2015–present
Genre	Crime fiction

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

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, ^[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 Kiri Te Kanawa. ^[1]

Bibliography

Caleb Zelic Series

• Resurrection Bay (2015)
• And Fire Came Down (2017)
• Darkness for Light (2019)
• Those Who Perish (2022)

External links

• Official website

References

1. "Emma Viskic" . Retrieved 31 December 2019.
2. 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. "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". 2 September 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2020.