Emma Viskic is an Australian novelist and musician.
Biography
Viskic grew up near the Melbourne suburb of
Frankston.
Her father is from
Dalmatia and her mother is
Irish-Australian from
Tasmania
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Viskic won the
Ned Kelly Award
The Ned Kelly Awards (named for bushranger Ned Kelly) are Australia's leading literary awards for crime writing in both the crime fiction and true crime genres. They were established in 1996 by the Crime Writers Association of Australia to rewar ...
for Best First Fiction in 2016 for ''Resurrection Bay'', and the
Davitt Awards for Best Adult Novel, best debut novel and readers' choice in 2016 for ''Resurrection Bay'', as well as the Davitt Award for Best Adult Novel in 2018 for ''And Fire Came Down.''
The Caleb Zelic series has been optioned for television adaptation in the US.
Personal life
She is married with two grown daughters.
Viskic trained in classical clarinet at the
Victorian College of the Arts
The Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) is the arts school at the University of Melbourne in Australia. It is part of the university's Faculty of Fine Arts and Music. It is located near the Melbourne city centre on the Southbank campus of the ...
and the Rotterdam Conservatorium in
The Netherlands
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before working as a
chamber musician,
including performing with
José Carreras and
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa.
Bibliography
Caleb Zelic Series
* ''Resurrection Bay'' (2015)
* ''And Fire Came Down'' (2017)
* ''Darkness for Light'' (2019)
* ''Those Who Perish'' (2022)
External links
Emma Viskic's website
References
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Writers from Melbourne
21st-century Australian writers
Victorian College of the Arts alumni
Australian women novelists
Australian people of Croatian descent
Australian people of Irish descent
Australian crime fiction writers