Kali Napier
About the author

Kali Napier

Kali Napier worked in Bangladesh as an anthropologist on gender programs before working as an Aboriginal family history researcher for the Queensland government and as a Native Title anthropologist in the mid-west of Western Australia, the setting for The Secrets at Ocean's Edge. The novel was longlisted for the Bath Novel Award as was her first manuscript. Napier was also a finalist in the Hachette Australia Manuscript Development Program and is currently a Master of Philosophy candidate in creative writing at the University of Queensland. The character of Ernie in The Secrets at Ocean's Edge is based on her great-grandfather, who settled briefly in Dongara during the Depression. Napier’s parents were married in Delhi, hence her name, Kali. She led a peripatetic childhood, growing up in rural England, Abu Dhabi, Algeria and Indonesia. Kali now lives in Queensland with her two ‘beautiful and utterly ratbag’ children.

Books by Kali Napier

Kali Napier Articles

Podcast: Globe-trotter extraordinaire with Kali Napier

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15 May 2018

Podcast: Globe-trotter extraordinaire with Kali Napier

    Stunning Australian Debut: The Secrets at Ocean's Edge by Kali Napier

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    29 January 2018

    Stunning Australian Debut: The Secrets at Ocean's Edge by Kali Napier

      Devastatingly Talented New Author:  Start reading The Secrets at Ocean's Edge by Kali Napier

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      29 January 2018

      Devastatingly Talented New Author: Start reading The Secrets at Ocean's Edge by Kali Napier