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Garry Disher
Australian writer

Garry Disher

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Australian writer
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Place of birth
Burra, Australia
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75 years
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Biography

Garry Disher (born 15 August 1949 in Corporate Town of 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
  • Deutscher Krimi Preis (German Crime Fiction Award), International, 2002: winner for The Dragon Man
  • Deutscher Krimi Preis (German Crime Fiction Award), International, 2000: winner for Kickback
  • New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards, Ethnic Affairs Commission Award, 1999: shortlisted for 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"
  • Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing, Best Novel, 2010: winner for Wyatt
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