Language English Role Author Name Kerry Greenwood | Nationality Australian | |
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Born Kerry Greenwood
17 June 1954 (age 69)
Melbourne ( 1954-06-17 ) Occupation Writer, locum solicitor Alma mater University of Melbourne Genre Crime, historical, science-fiction Awards Aurealis Award for best young-adult novel Books Cocaine Blues, Earthly Delights, Flying Too High, Murder on the Ballarat train, Murder and Mendelssohn Similar People Goldie Alexander, Sophie Masson, Anita Heiss, Patricia Bernard, Nadia Wheatley | ||
Notable works Phryne Fisher series Education University of Melbourne | ||
Author Kerry Greenwood Dishes on Miss Fisher
Kerry Isabelle Greenwood (born 17 June 1954 in Footscray, Victoria) is an Australian author and lawyer. She has written many plays and books, most notably a string of historical detective novels centred on the character of Phryne Fisher. She writes mysteries, science-fiction, historical fiction, and children's stories, as well as plays. She is unmarried but lives with a "registered wizard".
Contents
- Author Kerry Greenwood Dishes on Miss Fisher
- Early life and education
- Delphic Women
- Spinouts with Michael Pryor and Catherine Randle
- Stormbringer
- Collections
- Anthologies edited
- Short fiction
- Non fiction
- TV and film
- Awards and nominations
- References
Early life and education
Greenwood grew up in the Melbourne suburb of Footscray, where she still lives today. She attended Geelong Road State School (now Footscray Primary School), Maribyrnong College and the University of Melbourne, where she graduated with Bachelor of Arts (English) and Bachelor of Laws degrees in 1979. Whilst at university, Greenwood worked at a women's refuge. In 1982, she was admitted as a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Victoria, and worked full-time as a criminal defence lawyer for Victoria Legal Aid until becoming a professional writer. Since that time, she has remained a locum duty solicitor for Legal Aid, practicing in the Sunshine Magistrates' Court.
Delphic Women
Spinouts (with Michael Pryor and Catherine Randle)
Stormbringer
The Broken Wheel, Whaleroad, Cave Rats and Feral are prequels to the Stormbringer trilogy. Characters in Stormbringer refer to events in those books, but are otherwise independent.
Collections
Anthologies edited
Short fiction
"Jetsam" (1998) in Dreaming Down-Under (ed. Jack Dann, Janeen Webb)
Non-fiction
TV and film
The Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries television series was filmed in and around Melbourne in 2011 and premiered on ABC1 on 24 February 2012. A second series was commissioned in August 2012 and filming began in February 2013 and aired starting 6 September 2013.