Chris Womersley's debut novel, The Low Road, won the Ned Kelly Award for Best First Fiction. his second novel, Bereft, won the Indie Award for Best Fiction, the ABIA Award for Literary Fiction and was shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Award, The Gold Dagger Award for International Crime Fiction and the ALS Gold Medal for Literature. His third novel Cairo was longlisted for the Dublin IMPAC Award. Chris's short fiction has appeared in Granta, The Best Australian Stories, Meanjin and Griffith Review and has won or been shortlisted for numerous prizes. He lives in Melbourne with his wife and son. Contact him at: chriswomersley.com