Lindsay Simpson
Encyclopedia
Lindsay Jane Simpson is an Australia
n journalist
, a university teacher
and a writer of crime fiction
. Born in Scotland
, Simpson arrived in Australia in 1976.
Simpson worked as an investigative journalist for The Sydney Morning Herald for twelve years. She has written seven books, the most recent being Honeymoon Dive, co-authored with Jennifer Cooke, was published by Pan MacMillan on September 2010 about the scuba diving death of Tina Watson on the Great Barrier Reef. Her first fiction novel, The Curer of Souls was published in 2006 by Random House One of her crime books, My Husband My Killer, co-authored with Sandra Harvey was made into a telemovie starring Colin Friels
(2000). Brothers in Arms was written about the Milperra bikie massacre
. Published in 1989 this was also co-written with Sandra Harvey. Her third crime book, co-written with Sandra is about the serial killer John Wayne Glover
.
As of 2006 Simpson heads the journalism program, lecturing in journalism and writing, at James Cook University
.
She is also co-ordinator and founder of the Master of Arts (Writing) at James Cook University.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
, a university teacher
Lecturer
Lecturer is an academic rank. In the United Kingdom, lecturer is a position at a university or similar institution, often held by academics in their early career stages, who lead research groups and supervise research students, as well as teach...
and a writer of crime fiction
Crime fiction
Crime fiction is the literary genre that fictionalizes crimes, their detection, criminals and their motives. It is usually distinguished from mainstream fiction and other genres such as science fiction or historical fiction, but boundaries can be, and indeed are, blurred...
. Born in Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, Simpson arrived in Australia in 1976.
Simpson worked as an investigative journalist for The Sydney Morning Herald for twelve years. She has written seven books, the most recent being Honeymoon Dive, co-authored with Jennifer Cooke, was published by Pan MacMillan on September 2010 about the scuba diving death of Tina Watson on the Great Barrier Reef. Her first fiction novel, The Curer of Souls was published in 2006 by Random House One of her crime books, My Husband My Killer, co-authored with Sandra Harvey was made into a telemovie starring Colin Friels
Colin Friels
-Background and training:Friels was born in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland. His mother was a mill worker and his father a joiner. He lived in Kilbirnie until 1963, when his family moved to Australia, arriving in Darwin, Northern Territory before settling in the Melbourne suburb of Broadmeadows...
(2000). Brothers in Arms was written about the Milperra bikie massacre
Milperra massacre
The Milperra Massacre was a firearm battle between rival motorcycle gang members on September 2 1984, in Milperra, a south-western suburb of Sydney...
. Published in 1989 this was also co-written with Sandra Harvey. Her third crime book, co-written with Sandra is about the serial killer John Wayne Glover
John Wayne Glover
John Wayne Glover was a British-born Australian serial killer convicted for the murders of six elderly women on Sydney's North Shore....
.
As of 2006 Simpson heads the journalism program, lecturing in journalism and writing, at James Cook University
James Cook University
James Cook University is a public university based in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. The university has two Australian campuses, located in Townsville and Cairns respectively, and an international campus in Singapore. JCU is the second oldest university in Queensland—proclaimed in 1970—and the...
.
She is also co-ordinator and founder of the Master of Arts (Writing) at James Cook University.
Awards
- 2007 Ned Kelly AwardsNed Kelly AwardsThe Ned Kelly Awards are Australia's leading literary awards for crime writing in both the crime fiction and true crime genres...
Lifetime Achievement Award (joint winner with Sandra Harvey) - 2007 ([Colin Roderick Awards])shortlisted for The Curer of Souls
Non-fiction
- My husband my killer : the murder of Megan Kalajzich co-written with Sandra Harvey (Allen & Unwin, 1992)
- The Australian Geographic Guide to Tasmania (Australian Geographic, 1997)
- To Have & To Hold co-written with Walter MikacWalter MikacWalter Mikac is an Australian pharmacist who became widely known in the aftermath of the Port Arthur massacre, where his wife Nanette Mikac and daughters, six-year-old Alannah Mikac and three-year-old Madeline Mikac were among 35 people killed by Martin Bryant on 28 April 1996.In the subsequent...
(Pan MacMillan, 1997) - The Killer Next Door co-written with Sandra Harvey (Random House, 1994)
- Brothers in Arms co-written with Sandra Harvey (Allen & Unwin, 1986, 2006)
- Honeymoon Dive co-written with Jennifer Cooke (Pan MacMillan 2010)