Chris Womersley

Chris Womersley (born 1968 in Melbourne, Victoria) is an Australian author of crime fiction, short stories and poetry. He trained as a radio journalist and has travelled extensively to such places as India, South-East Asia, South America, North America, and West Africa. He lives in Melbourne.

Awards 1998, The Australian Short Story Competition: commended for "Men and Women" 2006, Victorian Premier's Literary Award, Prize for an Unpublished Manuscript by an Emerging Victorian Writer: shortlisted for The Low Road 2007, Josephine Ulrick Literature Prize: winner for "The Possibility of Water" 2008, Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing, Best First Novel: winner for The Low Road 2011, Miles Franklin Award, shortlisted for Bereft