Wendy James (author)

Wendy James (born in Sydney, 1966) is an Australian author of crime and literary fiction. James received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Sydney an MA (writing) from University of Technology, Sydney and a PhD from the University of New England, Armidale.

James is the eldest sister of Young Adult author Rebecca James. She lives in Newcastle, New South Wales.

Awards

 * Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing, Best first crime novel, 2006: Out of the Silence : A Story of Love, Betrayal, Politics and Murder
 * Dobbie Encouragement Award, 2006: shortlisted for Out of the Silence : A Story of Love, Betrayal, Politics and Murder
 * Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing, Best Novel, 2017: shortlisted for The Golden Child

Novels

 * Out of the Silence : A Story of Love, Betrayal, Politics and Murder (2005)
 * The Steele Diaries (Vintage, 2008; Momentum, 2013)
 * Where Have You Been? (UWAP, 2010)
 * The Mistake (Penguin, 2012)
 * The Lost Girls (Penguin, 2014)
 * The Golden Child (HarperCollins, 2017)
 * The Accusation (HarperCollins, 2019)
 * A Little Bird (Lake Union, 2021)

Short stories

 * Why She Loves Him (UWAP, 2009)