Wendy Lewis
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Wendy Lewis, 2016
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| Born | Sydney, Australia |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Genre | Non-fiction books, plays |
| Notable works | Australians of the Year See Australia and Die |
Wendy Lewis is an Australian writer working in Sydney who has written a number of non-fiction books about Australian people, history and events. She has also written plays under the pen-name of Julia Lewis.
Non-fiction[edit]
In 2010, Lewis was commissioned by the National Australia Day Council to write Australians of the Year, the official 50-year history of the Australian of the Year Award.[1]
See Australia and Die describes incidents resulting in harm to people travelling in Australia,[2][3] including from crocodile attacks, the sting of Irukandji jellyfish, and death by hypothermia.
Events That Shaped Australia recounts details, personages, the images and after-effects of important events in Australia's history.[4][5][6]
Caught Out! Scandals, Lies, Cover-ups is a selection of Australian scandals including David Hicks, Muhamed Haneef, Children Overboard, Cheryl Kernot's big secret, The Mufti and the Uncovered Meat.[7]
Gone describes 25 kidnapping cases in various countries.[8]
Lewis' book Celebrating 150 years of Rookwood Catholic Cemetery was commissioned by the Catholic church. The book launch was celebrated with a mass at St Mary's Cathedral, followed by a cocktail party at the Hyde Park Barracks, Sydney.[9]
Theatre[edit]
Lewis has written plays entitled Statues of David,[10] The Baggage Handler (2006) and Life Drawing (2013).[11]
Lewis' musical What's My Color?, co-written with Berlin-based composer Yuval Halpern, premiered in the US in October 2016.
Other works[edit]
Lewis won a poetry competition in connection with Refresh Drummoyne, an urban art installation for the City of Canada Bay in Sydney in 2010. Her winning entry was typographed as a mural by a graphic designer in a manner that "refers to and resembles billboards, poster walls, newspaper headlines and antique film rolls." [12]
Bibliography[edit]
- Lewis, Wendy (2006). Dumbest Criminals. New Holland. ISBN 9781741102857.
- Lewis, Wendy; Balderstone, Simon; Bowan, John (2006). Events That Shaped Australia. New Holland. ISBN 9781741104929.
- Lewis, Wendy (2007). Dumbest Blunders. New Holland. ISBN 9781741105186.
- Lewis, Wendy (2007). See Australia and Die. New Holland. ISBN 9781741105834.
- Lewis, Wendy (2008). Caught Out! Scandals, Lies, Cover-ups. New Holland. ISBN 9781741106466.
- Lewis, Wendy (2010). Gone. Five Mile Press. ISBN 9781741785067.
- Lewis, Wendy (2010). Australians of the Year. Pier 9 Press. ISBN 9781741968095.
- Lewis, Wendy (2011). The Australian Book of Family Murders. Murdoch Books. ISBN 9781742662435.
- Lewis, Wendy (2013). Playing Dead - Twisted Tales of Fake Suicides. The Five Mile Press. ISBN 9781743463017.
- Lewis, Wendy (2016). Jailbreak : Australia's most unforgettable prison escapes. Echo Publishing. ISBN 9781760401238.
- Lewis, Wendy (2017). Celebrating 150 years of Rookwood Catholic Cemetery. Captain Honey. ISBN 9780646972893.
References[edit]
- ^ "Australians of the Year 1960-2010 by Wendy Lewis" (PDF). National Australia Day Council. 22 November 2010. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
"Australians of the Year 1960-2010 by Wendy Lewis". National Australia Day Council. 22 November 2010. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
Elder, Bruce (5 February 2011). "In Short". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 18 March 2011. - ^ Park, Nicky (18 December 2007). "Top summer travel reads". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
- ^ "See Australia and Die". National Library of Australia. 2007. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
- ^ "Events that shaped Australia". National Library of Australia. 2006. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
- ^ Bulletin With Newsweek, 31 January 2007, p68, Making Milestones
- ^ "A Light Look at Australia’s Past", Courier Mail, 27 January 2007, p19,
- ^ "Caught Out! Scandals, Lies, Cover-ups". National Library of Australia. 2008. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
- ^ "Gone". National Library of Australia. 2010. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
- ^ "New Book Chronicles 150 years of history". Catholic Weekly: 10. 17 September 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ^ Martin, David. "Perchance to Dream - 2 new Australian Plays". Retrieved 18 March 2011.
- ^ "Julia Lewis". Actors Australia. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
- ^ "Poetic Public Art—Refresh Drummoyne". City of Canada Bay Council. 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
External links[edit]
- "Wendy Lewis". The Australian Society of Authors. 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
- "Wendy Lewis". 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
