Danielle Wood | |
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Born | 11 August 1972 Hobart, Tasmania |
Occupation | Writer |
Nationality | Australian |
Education | Bachelor of Arts Ph.D |
Alma mater |
University of Tasmania Edith Cowan University |
Genre | Literary Fiction |
Website | |
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Danielle Wood (born 11 August 1972) is a Tasmanian journalist, writer and academic. Her first book, The Alphabet of Light and Dark, won The Australian/Vogel Literary Award in 2002.
Wood was born in Hobart, Tasmania. She was educated at The Friends' School in Hobart and went on to complete a Bachelor of Arts with honours from the University of Tasmania, before working as a cadet journalist. At age 26, Wood moved to Western Australia and enrolled in a PhD through Edith Cowan University, starting work on her book at the same time. She has since returned to Tasmania where she is a lecturer at University of Tasmania, Sandy Bay.