5/30/2023 0 Comments Emma viskic books![]() Her musical career ranged from performing with José Carreras and Dame Kiri Te Kanawa to playing at an engagement party that ended in a brawl. ![]() Her attempts to learn to lipread were a dismal failure.īorn in Melbourne, Emma made a name for herself as a classical clarinettist before becoming a novelist. She studied at the Victorian College of the Arts in Australia and the Rotterdam Conservatorium in The Netherlands. She learnt Australian sign language (Auslan) and continues to enjoy studying the language. Its sequels And Fire Came Down, Darkness For Light, and Those Who Perish, won a further two Davitt Awards, and cemented her reputation as one of Australia’s most talented contemporary writers.Įmma consulted extensively with people in the D/deaf communities to create the character of Caleb, who is profoundly deaf. It was shortlisted for two CWA Daggers in the UK and voted one of the decade’s best Crime novels by the UK’s Crime Time Magazine. Emma’s debut novel, Resurrection Bay, won the Ned Kelly Award for Best Debut and an unprecedented three Davitt Awards. 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 in 2016 for Resurrection Bay, 4 as well as the Davitt Award for Best Adult Novel in 2018 for And Fire Came Down. ![]() ![]() Her Caleb Zelic series has been published worldwide to popular and critical success. Emma Viskic is an award-winning Australian author. ![]()
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