Emma Viskic is an Australian novelist and musician.[1]
Emma Viskic | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Author |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Period | 2015–present |
| Genre | Crime fiction |
Biography
editViskic 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
editShe 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
editCaleb Zelic Series
edit- Resurrection Bay (2015)
- And Fire Came Down (2017)
- Darkness for Light (2019)
- Those Who Perish (2022)
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Emma Viskic". Retrieved 31 December 2019.
- ^ a b c d Cosic, Miriam (30 November 2019). "The long and winding road that leads to Emma Viskic's gritty fiction". The Age. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ "Winners". Australian Crime Writers Association. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
- ^ Steger, Jason (26 August 2016). "It's a crime spree as Emma Viskic snaffles four writing awards". The Age. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
- ^ a b "Sisters in Crime: Davitt Awards 2018". The Booktopian. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
- ^ "Emma Viskic answers Booktopia's Ten Terrifying Questions". The Booktopian. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ "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.