Chris Womersley

Chris Womersley (born 1968 in Melbourne, Victoria) is an Australian author of crime fiction, short stories and poetry. He trained as a radio journalist and has travelled extensively to such places as India, South-East Asia, South America, North America, and West Africa. He lives in Melbourne.

Awards

 * 1998, The Australian Short Story Competition: commended for "Men and Women"
 * 2006, Victorian Premier's Literary Award, Prize for an Unpublished Manuscript by an Emerging Victorian Writer: shortlisted for The Low Road
 * 2007, Josephine Ulrick Literature Prize: winner for "The Possibility of Water"
 * 2008, Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing, Best First Novel: winner for The Low Road 
 * 2011, ALS Gold Medal: shortlisted for Bereft
 * 2011, Miles Franklin Award, shortlisted for Bereft

Novels

 * The Low Road (2007)
 * Bereft (2010)
 * Cairo (novel) (2013)
 * City of Crows (2017)
 * The Diplomat (2022)
 * Ordinary Gods and Monsters (2023)

Short stories

 * A Lovely and Terrible Thing (2019)