Danielle Wood
Born11 August 1972
Hobart, Tasmania
OccupationWriter
NationalityAustralian
EducationBachelor of Arts
Ph.D[1]
Alma materUniversity of Tasmania
Edith Cowan University[1]
GenreLiterary Fiction
Website
www.daniellewood.com.au

Danielle Wood (born 11 August 1972)[2][3] is a Tasmanian journalist, writer and academic. Her first book, The Alphabet of Light and Dark, won The Australian/Vogel Literary Award in 2002.[4]

Biography

Wood was born in Hobart, Tasmania. She was educated at The Friends' School in Hobart and went on to complete a Bachelor of Arts with honours from the University of Tasmania, before working as a cadet journalist.[2] At age 26, Wood moved to Western Australia and enrolled in a PhD through Edith Cowan University, 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.[3][4]

Books

  • The Alphabet of Light and Dark, Allen & Unwin, 2003, ISBN 9781741140651
  • Rosie Little’s Cautionary Tales for Girls, Allen & Unwin, 2006, ISBN 9781741149302
  • Housewife Superstar: the very best of Marjorie Bligh, Text Publishing, 2011, ISBN 9781921758850
  • Marjorie Bligh’s HOME: Hints On Managing Everything, Text Publishing, 2012, ISBN 9781922079077
  • Deep South: Stories from Tasmania, co-edited with Ralph Crane, Text Publishing, 2012, ISBN 9781922079022
  • Mothers Grimm, Allen & Unwin, 2014, ISBN 9781741756746
  • Island Story, Tasmania in Object and Text, Text Publishing, 2018, ISBN 9781925626926

As Angelica Banks, with Heather Rose

Tuesday McGillycuddy series:

  • Finding Serendipity, Allen & Unwin, 2013, ISBN 9781743310311
  • A Week Without Tuesday, Allen & Unwin, 2015, ISBN 9781760110376
  • Blueberry Pancakes Forever, Allen & Unwin, 2016, ISBN 9781760110451

As Minnie Darke

  • Star-crossed, Penguin, 2019, ISBN 9780143792277
  • The Lost Love Song, Penguin, 2020, ISBN 9780143792307
  • Wild Apples, Penguin, 2023,

Awards and nominations

  • 1999: Famine Commemorative Literary Prize[3]
  • 2002: Australian/Vogel Literary Award for The Alphabet of Light and Dark[3]
  • 2004: Dobbie Literary Award for The Alphabet of Light and Dark[3]
  • 2004: Best Young Novelist, Sydney Morning Herald[3]
  • 2004: shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers' Prize 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[3]
  • 2012: Alex Buzo Prize[3]
  • 2019: Tasmanian Premier's Literary Prizes: Margaret Scott Prize People's Choice for Star-crossed[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "University of Tasmania - staff profile". Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  2. 1 2 "The Alphabet of Light and Dark - Danielle Wood - Allen & Unwin". Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Contemporary Authors Online". Biography in Context. Gale. 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Returning to her roots in fertile soil". The Sydney Morning Herald. 16 August 2003. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  5. ↑ "2019 Premier's Literary Prizes shortlists". Tasmanian Arts Guide. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
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