Emma Viskic Explained

Emma Viskic
Nationality:	Australian
Occupation:	Author
Genre:	Crime fiction
Period:	2015 - present

Emma Viskic is an Australian novelist and musician.^[1]

Biography

Viskic grew up near the Melbourne suburb of Frankston.^[2] Her father is from Dalmatia and her mother is Irish-Australian from Tasmania.

Viskic won the Ned Kelly Award for Best First Fiction in 2016 for Resurrection Bay^[3] and the Davitt Awards for Best Adult Novel, Best Debut Novel and readers' choice,^[4] as well as the Davitt Award for Best Adult Novel in 2018 for And Fire Came Down.^[5]

The Caleb Zelic series has been optioned for television adaptation in the US.

Personal life

She is married with two grown daughters.

Viskic trained in classical clarinet at the Victorian College of the Arts and the Rotterdam Conservatorium in The Netherlands^[6] before working as a chamber musician,^[7] including performing with José Carreras and Kiri Te Kanawa.

Bibliography

Caleb Zelic Series

• Resurrection Bay (2015)
• And Fire Came Down (2017)
• Darkness for Light (2019)
• Those Who Perish (2022)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Emma Viskic. en-GB. 2019-12-31.
2. Web site: The long and winding road that leads to Emma Viskic's gritty fiction. Cosic. Miriam. 2019-11-30. The Age. en. 2020-01-01.
3. Web site: Winners. Australian Crime Writers Association. en-US. 2019-12-31.
4. Web site: It's a crime spree as Emma Viskic snaffles four writing awards. Steger. Jason. 2016-08-26. The Age. en. 2019-12-31.
5. Web site: Sisters in Crime: Davitt Awards 2018. 2018-08-14. The Booktopian. en-AU. 2019-12-31.
6. Web site: Emma Viskic answers Booktopia’s Ten Terrifying Questions. 2016-02-01. The Booktopian. en-AU. 2020-01-01.
7. Web site: How crime writing is like music: Emma Viskic’s secrets for writing a lyrical, rhythmic crime novel Sisters in Crime Australia. en-US. 2020-01-01.