Emma Viskic
OccupationAuthor
NationalityAustralian
Period2015–present
GenreCrime 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 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

External links

References

  1. ^ a b "Emma Viskic". Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  2. ^ 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.
  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. ^ a b "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.
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