Summary
Tangea Tansley is an award-winning author of five novels, four works of non-fiction and a collection of story and memoir. Her latest historical novel -- Snakes in Paradise -- was released in March 2025. Born in Zimbabwe, she lived and worked around the world before settling in Perth over four decades ago. Her professional background lies in editing, publishing, journalism, public relations and tutoring/lecturing in literature at Murdoch and Notre Dame Universities. She has a PhD from Murdoch in cross-cultural literature.
Biography
Her books include the recently released Snakes in Paradise, The Voices in My Head, A Question of Belonging, the critically acclaimed A Break in the Chain (longlisted: One Australia Reading), Out of Place (shortlisted: Penguin-Varuna unpublished manuscript), the hybrid collection of story/memoir Perspectives and several works of non-fiction. Her short stories and essays have been published, broadcast and anthologised and have appeared in literary journals including Griffith Review, Island and the International Journal of the Humanities. She was winner of the Society of Women Writers’ Launceston Literary Award, joint-winner of the Todhunter Literary Award with further stories honoured in other national awards. She has presented at Writers’ Festivals in both Melbourne and Perth.
Relevant qualifications
University qualifications
PhD "Writing From the Shadowlands" (research into cross-cultural literature)– Murdoch University
BA --First-class Hons in creative writing – UWA
Dip. Business -- Chinese University of Hong Kong
Industry accreditations
Notre Dame University -- Lecturer in Literature
Murdoch University -- Tutor and lecturer in Literature
Public relations -- Director of Publications Quin Spencer Argo
Publishing -- Managing Editor of Off Duty Publications in Hong Kong responsible for assessing
and/or commissioning content, editing and management of a team of journalists and artists
Australian Society of Authors -- full member
Varuna alumna
Centre for Stories -- member
PEN Perth -- member
Get in touch
Website https://www.tangeatansley.com
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/tangeatansley