Danielle Wood (born 11 August 1972) is a

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n journalist, writer and academic. Her first book, ''The Alphabet of Light and Dark'', won

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in 2002.

Biography

Wood was born in Hobart,

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. She was educated at The Friends' School in Hobart and went on to complete a

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with honours from the

University of Tasmania The University of Tasmania (UTAS) is a public research university, primarily located in Tasmania, Australia. Founded in 1890, it is Australia's fourth oldest university. Christ College, one of the university's residential colleges, first prop ...

, before working as a cadet journalist. At age 26, Wood moved to

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and enrolled in a PhD through

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, starting work on her book at the same time. She has since returned to Tasmania where she is a lecturer at University of Tasmania, Sandy Bay.

Books

*''The Alphabet of Light and Dark'', Allen & Unwin, 2003, *''Rosie Little’s Cautionary Tales for Girls'', Allen & Unwin, 2006, *''Housewife Superstar: the very best of Marjorie Bligh'', Text Publishing, 2011, *''Marjorie Bligh’s HOME: Hints On Managing Everything'', Text Publishing, 2012, *''Deep South: Stories from Tasmania'', co-edited with Ralph Crane, Text Publishing, 2012, *''Mothers Grimm'', Allen & Unwin, 2014, *''Island Story, Tasmania in Object and Text,'' Text Publishing, 2018,

As Angelica Banks, with
Heather Rose Heather Rose (born 1964) is an Australian author born in Hobart, Tasmania. She is the author of the acclaimed memoir Nothing Bad Ever Happens Here. She is best known for her novels ''The Museum of Modern Love'', which won the 2017 Stella Prize, ...

Tuesday McGillycuddy series: *''Finding Serendipity'', Allen & Unwin, 2013, *''A Week Without Tuesday'', Allen & Unwin, 2015, *''Blueberry Pancakes Forever'', Allen & Unwin, 2016,

As Minnie Darke

* ''Star-crossed'', Penguin, 2019, * ''The Lost Love Song'', Penguin, 2020,

Awards and nominations

* 1999: Famine Commemorative Literary Prize * 2002:

Australian/Vogel Literary Award ''The Australian''/Vogel Literary Award is an Australian literary award for unpublished manuscripts by writers under the age of 35. The prize money, currently A$20,000, is the richest and most prestigious award for an unpublished manuscript in ...

for ''The Alphabet of Light and Dark'' * 2004: Dobbie Literary Award for ''The Alphabet of Light and Dark'' * 2004: Best Young Novelist, Sydney Morning Herald * 2004: shortlisted for the

Commonwealth Writers' Prize Commonwealth Foundation presented a number of prizes between 1987 and 2011. The main award was called the Commonwealth Writers' Prize and was composed of two prizes: the Best Book Prize (overall and regional) was awarded from 1987 to 2011; the Best ...

in the Best First Book category for the SE Asia and South Pacific Region for ''The Alphabet of Light and Dark'' * 2005: listed for IMPAC Dublin Literary Award for ''The Alphabet of Light and Dark'' * 2007: Best Young Novelist, Sydney Morning Herald * 2012: Alex Buzo Prize * 2019: Tasmanian Premier's Literary Prizes: Margaret Scott Prize People's Choice for ''Star-crossed''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wood, Danielle 1972 births Living people 21st-century Australian novelists Writers from Tasmania University of Tasmania alumni University of Tasmania faculty