David Whish-Wilson

Name David Whish-Wilson
Email Address d.whish-wilson@curtin.edu.au
Profession writer and lecturer
Professional Services
  • Master classes
  • Master discussions
  • Public readings
  • Talks
Areas of Work
  • Crime
  • Fiction
Country Australia
State WA
Suburb South Fremantle
Address 3 Nelson Street
Website http://www.davidwhish-wilson.com
Phone 0439 010 459
Biography David Whish-Wilson was born in Newcastle, NSW but raised in Singapore, Victoria and WA. 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. During this time he began to publish short stories in Australia (anthologised in Pascoe Publishing's Best Fifty Stories Collection) and had a longer piece short-listed for the Vogel/Australian Literary Award. His first novel 'The Summons' was published in 2006 (Vintage - Random House.) His second novel 'Line of Sight' will be published by Penguin in September 2010. He currently lives in Fremantle, Western Australia, where he teaches creative writing at Curtin University.
Publication History BOOKS Whish-Wilson, D. (2010) ‘Line of Sight’, Penguin Australia, Melbourne. Whish-Wilson, D. (2006) ‘The Summons’, Vintage/Random House, Sydney. Whish-Wilson, D. & Prasad, M. (eds) (2006) ‘Saraga! Contemporary Pacific Writing’, Pacific Writing Forum, Suva, Fiji. Whish-Wilson, D (ed.) ‘Dreadlocks Volume 4 - The Literary Journal of the School of Language, Arts & Media’, Pacific Writing Forum, Suva, Fiji. JOURNAL ARTICLE Whish-Wilson, D. ‘Going Home’ in Griffith Review 10 – Family Politics, Summer 2005/2006, ABC Books SHORT FICTION 'The Lake', Australian Short Stories, Number 36. 'Under Slow Fans', Australian Short Stories, No. 38. 'The Mixed Crew', Australian Short Stories, No. 43. 'The Cage', Australian Short Stories, Number 45. 'Prodigals', Australian Short Stories, Number 49. 'Tide', Australian Short Stories, Number 50. SHORT FICTION IN ANTHOLOGY 'Under Slow Fans' in Pascoe Publishing’s 'Fabulous at Fifty Anthology' – Best Fifty Short Stories, 1995.