Veronica Lando is an Australian writer and won the 2021 Banjo Prize for her unpublished crime fiction manuscript, The Whispering. She brings a fresh twist to the genre and has been described as an unmissable new voice on the Australian crime fiction scene.
As a child, Veronica grew up above her parents’ Melbourne bookshop, living and breathing other people’s stories. Now, as an adult she resides in Townsville, Queensland, and enjoys using the uniquely wild and sometimes dangerous landscapes of the far north to shape her stories.
Veronica underwent her training in creative writing with the Australian Writers’ Centre, trying her hand at short stories before attempting a novel. She is a member of the Australian Crime Writers Association and Sisters in Crime Australia and placed third in the 2020 Scarlet Stiletto Award, gaining the confidence to tackle a full-length novel.
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