Danielle Wood (writer)

Danielle Wood
Born (1972-08-11) 11 August 1972
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
EducationBachelor of Arts
Ph.D[1]
Alma materUniversity of Tasmania
Edith Cowan University[1]
OccupationWriter
Writing career
GenreLiterary Fiction
Websitewww.daniellewood.com.au

Danielle Wood (born 11 August 1972) is an Australian journalist, writer, and academic. Her first book, The Alphabet of Light and Dark, won The Australian/Vogel Literary Award in 2002. As Minnie Darke, she writes romance novels. She also writes with Heather Rose using the pseudonym, Angelica Banks.[2]

Biography

Danielle Wood was born on 11 August 1972[3][4] in Hobart, Tasmania. She was educated at The Friends' School in Hobart and went on to complete a Bachelor of Arts with honours from the University of Tasmania, before working as a cadet journalist.[3]

At age 26, Wood moved to Western Australia and enrolled in a PhD through Edith Cowan University, starting work on her book at the same time. She has since returned to Tasmania where she was as of 2025 a senior lecturer at University of Tasmania, Sandy Bay.[4][5][6]

Books

  • The Alphabet of Light and Dark, Allen & Unwin, 2003, ISBN 9781741140651
  • Rosie Little’s Cautionary Tales for Girls, Allen & Unwin, 2006, ISBN 9781741149302
  • Housewife Superstar: the very best of Marjorie Bligh, Text Publishing, 2011, ISBN 9781921758850
  • Marjorie Bligh’s HOME: Hints On Managing Everything, Text Publishing, 2012, ISBN 9781922079077
  • Deep South: Stories from Tasmania, co-edited with Ralph Crane, Text Publishing, 2012, ISBN 9781922079022
  • Mothers Grimm, Allen & Unwin, 2014, ISBN 9781741756746
  • Island Story, Tasmania in Object and Text, Text Publishing, 2018, ISBN 9781925626926

As Angelica Banks, with Heather Rose

Tuesday McGillycuddy series:

  • Finding Serendipity, Allen & Unwin, 2013, ISBN 9781743310311
  • A Week Without Tuesday, Allen & Unwin, 2015, ISBN 9781760110376
  • Blueberry Pancakes Forever, Allen & Unwin, 2016, ISBN 9781760110451

As Minnie Darke

  • Star-crossed, Penguin, 2019, ISBN 9780143792277
  • The Lost Love Song, Penguin, 2020, ISBN 9780143792307
  • With Love from Wish and Co, Michael Joseph, 2022, ISBN 9781760897796
  • Wild Apples, Audible Studios (audiobook), 2023
  • The Yellow Wood, Audible Studios (audiobook), 2024
  • Three Juliets, Penguin, 2025, ISBN 9781760897819

Awards and nominations

  • 1999: Famine Commemorative Literary Prize[4]
  • 2002: Australian/Vogel Literary Award for The Alphabet of Light and Dark[4]
  • 2004: Dobbie Literary Award for The Alphabet of Light and Dark[4]
  • 2004: Best Young Novelist, Sydney Morning Herald[4]
  • 2004: shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers' Prize in the Best First Book category for the SE Asia and South Pacific Region for The Alphabet of Light and Dark
  • 2005: listed for IMPAC Dublin Literary Award for The Alphabet of Light and Dark
  • 2007: Best Young Novelist, Sydney Morning Herald[4]
  • 2012: Alex Buzo Prize[4]
  • 2019: Tasmanian Premier's Literary Prizes: Margaret Scott Prize People's Choice for Star-crossed[7]

References

  1. 1 2 "University of Tasmania - staff profile". Archived from the original on 16 February 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  2. ↑ "Danielle Wood". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
  3. 1 2 "The Alphabet of Light and Dark - Danielle Wood - Allen & Unwin". Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Contemporary Authors Online". Biography in Context. Gale. 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  5. ↑ "Returning to her roots in fertile soil". The Sydney Morning Herald. 16 August 2003. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  6. ↑ "Danielle Wood". University of Tasmania. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
  7. ↑ "2019 Premier's Literary Prizes shortlists". Tasmanian Arts Guide. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
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