| Emma Viskic | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Author |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Period | 2015–present |
| Genre | Crime fiction |
Emma Viskic is an Australian novelist and musician.
Biography
Viskic grew up near the Melbourne suburb of Frankston. Her father is from Dalmatia and her mother is Irish-Australian from Tasmania.
Viskic won the Ned Kelly Award for Best First Fiction in 2016 for Resurrection Bay and the Davitt Awards for Best Adult Novel, Best Debut Novel and readers' choice, as well as the Davitt Award for Best Adult Novel in 2018 for And Fire Came Down.
The Caleb Zelic series has been optioned for television adaptation in the US.
Personal life
She is married with two grown daughters.
Viskic trained in classical clarinet at the Victorian College of the Arts and the Rotterdam Conservatorium in The Netherlands before working as a chamber musician, including performing with José Carreras and Kiri Te Kanawa.
Bibliography
Caleb Zelic Series
- Resurrection Bay (2015)
- And Fire Came Down (2017)
- Darkness for Light (2019)
- Those Who Perish (2022)
External links
References
- ^ "Emma Viskic". Retrieved 31 December 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.