David Whish-Wilson
David Whish-Wilson (born 1966) is an Australian author of nine novels and three non-fiction books. He was born in Newcastle, New South Wales but raised in Singapore, Victoria and Western Australia. He left Australia in 1984 to live in Europe, Africa and Asia, where he worked as a barman, actor, streetseller, labourer, exterminator, factory worker, gardener, clerk, travel agent, teacher and drug trial guinea pig. David’s first novel in the Frank Swann crime series, Line of Sight (Penguin Australia) was shortlisted for a Ned Kelly Award in 2012, and his novel True West was shortlisted for a Ned Kelly Award for Best Fiction in 2020. He has since written three more in the series – the first three being published in Germany by Suhrkamp Verlag. David wrote the Perth book in the NewSouth Books city series, which was short-listed for a WA Premiers Book Award. David also teaches in the prison system in Perth and previously in Fiji, where he started the countries first prisoner writing program. He currently lives in Fremantle, Western Australia, where he coordinates the creative writing program at Curtin University. Awards and nominations 2010 Ned Kelly Awards: Shortlisted for Line of Sight 2014 Shortlisted WA Premier's