Garry Disher

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Australian writer

Places

Australia

Writer Novelist Children's writer

Work field

Literature

Gender

Male

Birth

15 August 1949 People who share this birthday

Place of birth

Burra, Australia

Star sign

Leo People who share this birthday

Age

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