About Tania

Tania Chandler is the author of three novels which have been published in Australia and internationally, selected for library reading programs and shortlisted for awards. She lives in Melbourne (Naarm).

When not writing, Tania teaches creative writing, mentors writers and hosts online workshops. She is also an actor, amateur photographer, ice skater and co-creator of Writers on Ice interviewing some of Australia’s best writers while ice skating!

Publications and awards

All That I Remember About Dean Cola (2021), 2021 Scribe Publications. Awards: 2022 Davitt Awards – short-listed.

Dead in the Water (2016) , 2016 Scribe Publications (also published in Germany (Suhrkamp) and Poland (Wizard Media, 2021)) Awards: 2017 Davitt Awards – short-listed.

Please Don’t Leave Me Here (2015), 2015 Scribe Publications (also published in UK, Germany (Suhrkamp) and Poland (Wizard Media, 2021)) Awards: 2016 Ned Kelly Awards, Best First Fiction – short-listed | 2016 Davitt Awards for Best Debut Book – short-listed.

Photo credit: Creative Journey