About Tania

Tania Chandler is a Melbourne-based writer, writing teacher and editor. Her novels have been published in Australia and internationally, selected for reading programs and shortlisted for awards.

Tania teaches creative writing (face-to-face and online) at Carlton Neighbourhood Learning Centre and Span Community House. She has run workshops for Writers Victoria, various libraries and festivals.

Tania is an Australia Reads Ambassador. Find out more about Australia Reads.

Publications and awards

All That I Remember About Dean Cola, 2021 Scribe Publications.

Please Don’t Leave Me Here, 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.

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

Book Sellers

Tania’s books are available from Dymocks, Booktopia, Neighbourhood Books, Fairfield Books, Hill of Content, Readings, Scribe, Amazon or your favourite local bookshop.

Photo credit: Jacinta Maude