Shelley Burr
About the author

Shelley Burr

Shelley Burr grew up on Newcastle's beaches and her grandparents' farm in Glenrowan, and on the road between the two. When not writing, she works in environmental policy in Canberra and is studying agriculture at the University of New England, with a focus on soil science. She is an alumnus of the ACT Writers Hardcopy program (2018) and a Varuna fellow. WAKE won the CWA Debut Dagger Award in 2019 and was shortlisted for the Kill Your Darlings Unpublished Manuscript Award and the Bath Novel Award.

Books by Shelley Burr

Shelley Burr Articles

Podcast: Shelley Burr on the Challenges of Writing Her Second Book

Podcast

11 September 2023

Podcast: Shelley Burr on the Challenges of Writing Her Second Book

    Q&A: Shelley Burr, Author of Ripper

    Review | Author Related

    5 September 2023

    Q&A: Shelley Burr, Author of Ripper

      A Town in Shreds: Read an Extract from Ripper by Shelley Burr

      Review | Extract

      5 September 2023

      A Town in Shreds: Read an Extract from Ripper by Shelley Burr

        Ripping Rural Aussie Crime: Read Our Review of Ripper by Shelley Burr

        Review | Our Review

        5 September 2023

        Ripping Rural Aussie Crime: Read Our Review of Ripper by Shelley Burr

          Your Preview Verdict: Ripper by Shelley Burr

          Review | Preview

          28 August 2023

          Your Preview Verdict: Ripper by Shelley Burr

            Better Reading Preview: Ripper by Shelley Burr

            Review | Preview

            10 July 2023

            Better Reading Preview: Ripper by Shelley Burr

              Podcast: Shelley Burr on Her Award-Winning Crime Debut WAKE

              Podcast

              12 May 2022

              Podcast: Shelley Burr on Her Award-Winning Crime Debut WAKE

                Unputdownable: Read an Extract from WAKE by Shelley Burr

                News

                29 April 2022

                Unputdownable: Read an Extract from WAKE by Shelley Burr

                  5 Quick Questions with Shelley Burr, Author of WAKE

                  Review | Author Related

                  29 April 2022

                  5 Quick Questions with Shelley Burr, Author of WAKE

                    Compulsive Debut Crime: Read Our Review of WAKE by Shelley Burr

                    Review | Our Review

                    27 April 2022

                    Compulsive Debut Crime: Read Our Review of WAKE by Shelley Burr