Wendy Lewis is an Australian writer working in
Sydney
Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mounta ...
who has written a number of non-fiction books about Australian people, history and events. She has also written plays under the pen-name of Julia Lewis.
Non-fiction
In 2010, Lewis was commissioned by the
National Australia Day Council to write ''Australians of the Year'', the official 50-year history of the
Australian of the Year Award
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.
''See Australia and Die'' describes incidents resulting in harm to people travelling in Australia, including from crocodile attacks, the sting of
Irukandji jellyfish, and death by
hypothermia
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.
''Events That Shaped Australia'' recounts details, personages, the images and after-effects of important events in Australia's history.
''Caught Out! Scandals, Lies, Cover-ups'' is a selection of Australian scandals including
David Hicks,
Muhamed Haneef
Muhamed Haneef (born 29 September 1979) is an Indian born doctor who was falsely accused of aiding terrorists, and left Australia upon cancellation of his visa amid great political controversy. His visa was later reinstated and he was given som ...
,
Children Overboard,
Cheryl Kernot's big secret, The Mufti and the Uncovered Meat.
''Gone'' describes 25 kidnapping cases in various countries.
Lewis' book ''Celebrating 150 years of Rookwood Catholic Cemetery'' was commissioned by the Catholic church. The book launch was celebrated with a mass at
St Mary's Cathedral, followed by a cocktail party at the
Hyde Park Barracks, Sydney.
Theatre
Lewis has written plays entitled ''Statues of David'', ''The Baggage Handler'' (2006) and ''Life Drawing'' (2013).
Lewis' musical ''What's My Color?'', co-written with Berlin-based composer Yuval Halpern, premiered in the US in October 2016.
In 2018, Lewis adapted ''The Devil's Caress'' by
June Wright to stage. The production presented June Wright's classic murder mystery interwoven with her life and times in post-war Melbourne. It was produced by Factory Space Theatre Company. The script was published by The Australian Script Centre.
In 2020, Lewis wrote the text and composed the music of a musical comedy called ''Defeating Roger Federer''. It was performed at the
New Theatre (Newtown).
Other works
Lewis won a poetry competition in connection with ''Refresh Drummoyne'', an urban art installation for the
City of Canada Bay in Sydney in 2010. Her winning entry was
typographed as a mural by a graphic designer in a manner that "refers to and resembles billboards, poster walls, newspaper headlines and antique film rolls."
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Living people
Australian non-fiction writers
Australian dramatists and playwrights
Writers from Sydney
21st-century Australian women writers
21st-century Australian writers
1962 births