Garry Disher

Garry Disher (born August 15, 1949 in Burra, South Australia) is an Australian author of crime fiction and children's literature.

Awards

*Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing, Best Novel, 2007: winner for "Chain of Evidence"
*Deutsche Krimi Preis, International, 2002: winner for "The Dragon Man"
*Deutsche Krimi Preis, International, 2000: winner for "Kickback"
*New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards, Ethnic Affairs Commission Award, 1999: shortlisted for The "The Divine Wind"
*Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Award, Book of the Year: Older Readers, 1999: shortlisted for "The Divine Wind"
*New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards, The Ethel Turner Prize for Young People's Literature, 1999: winner for "The Divine Wind"
*NBC Banjo Awards, NBC Banjo Award for Fiction, 1996: shortlisted for "The Sunken Road"
*IBBY Honour Diploma, Writing, 1994 for "The Bamboo Flute"
*Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Award, Book of the Year: Younger Readers, 1993: winner for "The Bamboo Flute"
*The Canberra Times National Short Story Competition, 1986: winner for "Amateur Hour"

Bibliography

Novels

*"Steal Away" (1987)
*"The Stencil Man" (1988)
*"Kickback" (1991)
*"Paydirt" (1992)
*"Deathdeal" (1993)
*"Crosskill" (1994)
*"The Sunken Road" (1996)
*"Port Vila Blues" (1996)
*"The Fallout" (1997)
*"The Dragon Man" (1999)
*"Past the Headlands" (2001)
*"Kitty Hawk Down" (2003)
*"Snapshot" (2005)
*"Chain of Evidence" (2007)

Short Story Collections

*"Approaches" (1981)
*"The Difference to Me" (1988)
*"Flamingo Gate" (1991)
*"Straight, Bent and Barbara Vine" (1998)

Young Adult

*"The Bamboo Flute" (1992)
*"Ratface" (1993)
*"Ermyntrude Takes Charge" (1995)
*"Blame the Wind" (1995)
*"Restless : Stories of Flight & Fear" (1995)
*"Walk Twenty, Run Twenty" (1996)
*"The Half Dead" (1997)
*"The Apostle Bird" (1997)
*"The Divine Wind" (1999)
*"From Your Friend, Louis Deane" (2000)
*"Moondyne Kate" (2001)
*"Maddie Finn" (2002)
*"Eva's Angel" (2003)
*"Two-Way Cut" (2004)

Children's

*" Switch Cat" (1994)

Edited

*"The Man Who Played Spoons" (1987)
*"Personal Best" (1989)
*"Personal Best 2" (1991)
*"Below the Waterline" (1999)

Non-Fiction

*"Wretches and Rebels: The Australian Bushrangers" (1981)
*"Writing Fiction: An Introduction to the Craft" (1983)
*"Bushrangers" (1984)
*"Total War: The Home Front, 1939-1945" (1985)
*"Australia Then & Now" (1987)
*"Writing Professionally: The Freelancer's Guide to Writing and Marketing" (1989)
*"Writing Fiction: An Introduction to the Craft" (revised edition) (2001)

Notes

Disher has written two series of crime novels as follows:

The "Wyatt" series comprising "Kickback", "Paydirt", "Deathdeal", "Crosskill", "Port Vila Blues" and "The Fallout".

The "Challis/Destry" series comprising "The Dragon Man", "Kitty Hawk Down", "Snapshot", and "Chain of Evidence".

External links

* [http://ehlt.flinders.edu.au/english/GarryDisher/GarryDisher.html Garry Disher's website]