Lindsay Simpson

Lindsay Jane Simpson (born 30 September 1957) is an Australian journalist, a university teacher and a writer of crime fiction. Born in Scotland, Simpson arrived in Australia in 1974.cite web |title= Simpson, Lindsay (a.k.a. Simpson, Lindsay Jane) |publisher= Austlit |url= http://www.austlit.edu.au/run?ex=ShowAgent&agentId=A%23wA |accessdate= 2007-09-15]

Simpson worked as an investigative journalist for The Sydney Morning Herald for twelve years. She has written seven books, the most recent being her first fiction novel, "The Curer of Souls". 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. An option to turn the book into a feature film has been purchased by Martin Brown films. 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.

Simpson and her husband, Grant, have five children and they live on Magnetic Island.

Awards

* 2007 Ned Kelly Awards Lifetime Achievement Award (joint winner with Sandra Harvey)

Bibliography

Fiction

*"The Curer of Souls" (Random House, 2006)

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 Mikac (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)

Notes

References

* [http://www.randomhouse.com.au/Authors/Default.aspx?Page=Author&ID=Simpson,%20Lindsay Random House biography] (Retrieved 15 September 2007)
* [http://www.faess.jcu.edu.au/soh/staff/lindsay.simpson.html Ms Lindsay Simpson, Lecturer, Journalism and Head of Discipline] James Cook University, Department of Humanities (Retrieved 15 September 2007)
* [http://www.byronbaywritersfestival.com.au/writers/2007/Simpson_Lindsay.pdf 2007 Byron Bay Writers Festival, Festival Writer: Lindsay Simpson] (Retrieved 15 September 2007)

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