Christian White
About the author

Christian White

Christian White is an Australian author and screenwriter whose projects include feature film RelicThe Nowhere Child is his first book and one of Australia’s bestselling debut novels ever. An early draft of this novel won the 2017 Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for an Unpublished Manuscript. Since publication The Nowhere Child has been shortlisted for major awards including the Australian Book Industry Awards’ General Fiction Book of the Year and Matt Richell Award for New Writer of the Year, and the Indie Book Awards’ Debut Fiction Book of the Year. Rights to The Nowhere Child have been sold in 17 international territories, and has been acquired for a major screen deal. Clickbait, a television series Christian co-created with Tony Ayres (The Slap) is currently in production for Netflix. Christian’s keenly awaited second book, The Wife and the Widow, was published by Affirm Press in 2019 and became an instant bestseller. Christian lives in Melbourne with his wife, filmmaker Summer DeRoche, and their adopted greyhound, Issy.

Books by Christian White

Christian White Articles

PODCAST: James Colley & Christian White on Crime, Comedy and Their Kids

Podcast

23 March 2026

PODCAST: James Colley & Christian White on Crime, Comedy and Their Kids

    PODCAST: Crime Special with Christian White & Tim Ayliffe

    Podcast

    26 January 2026

    PODCAST: Crime Special with Christian White & Tim Ayliffe

      PODCAST: Christian White on How His Daughter Changed His Writing

      Podcast

      5 January 2026

      PODCAST: Christian White on How His Daughter Changed His Writing

        Bold, Vivid and Heart-Racingly Intense: Read an Extract from The Long Night by Christian White

        Review | Extract

        3 November 2025

        Bold, Vivid and Heart-Racingly Intense: Read an Extract from The Long Night by Christian White

          PODCAST: Christian White on the importance of trusting readers to engage actively with his stories

          Podcast

          25 November 2024

          PODCAST: Christian White on the importance of trusting readers to engage actively with his stories

            An Utterly Intense And Emotionally Twisted Thriller: Read Our Review of The Ledge by Christian White

            Review | Our Review

            15 October 2024

            An Utterly Intense And Emotionally Twisted Thriller: Read Our Review of The Ledge by Christian White

              Christian White on Conspiracy Theories and Satanic Panic

              Review | Author Related

              3 November 2021

              Christian White on Conspiracy Theories and Satanic Panic

                Live Book Event: Christian White, Author of Wild Place

                News | Events & Festivals

                28 October 2021

                Live Book Event: Christian White, Author of Wild Place

                  Breathless Menace in Suburbia: Read an Extract from Wild Place by Christian White

                  Review | Extract

                  26 October 2021

                  Breathless Menace in Suburbia: Read an Extract from Wild Place by Christian White

                    You Won’t Put This Down: Read Our Review of Wild Place by Christian White

                    Review | Our Review

                    25 October 2021

                    You Won’t Put This Down: Read Our Review of Wild Place by Christian White