David Vernon (writer)
David Vernon (born 1965 in
Biography
Vernon is the only son of Michael Vernon and Jeanette Vernon. He established two businesses while at University, Whiahwe Waiting Services that provided catering to diplomatic missions in Canberra, and MangoSoft, a software development house. He graduated from the Australian National University with qualifications in political science and economics in 1988. He subsequently obtained a Graduate Diploma in Law from University of Canberra and completed a Master of Environmental Science from Griffith University. He was editor of Argos, the Journal of the Canberra Skeptics from 1986 until 1991. He was assistant editor of the Australian Sinclair Gazette. He later became a contributor to the journal of the Australian Skeptics, The Skeptic. He writes occasional science articles for The Canberra Times and also writes short stories for adults[1] and children.
He spent ten years working in the Australian Public Service, working in the Attorney-General's Department and the Environment Department before resigning in 2007. He was Chair of the
He co-edited the book Skeptical – A handbook of pseudoscience and the paranormal in 1989 with
On 13 December 2007 his book Men at Birth was awarded Best Non-Fiction Book for 2007 in the 2007 ACT Writing and Publishing Awards[6]
He is married to Barbara Vernon with two children.
References
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- Who's Who in Australia, Information Australia Group, 1997
- Lonely Beginnings for Fathers of the Revolution, Danielle Teutsch, Sun Herald, 26 March 2006, p76
- Who Let the Dads In? The Age, 30 April 2006
- Birth and Beyond, Birth Resources Centre, Edinburgh, April 2006, p20
- Men at Birth, radio interview with Richard Aedy, ABC National, Life Matters, 2 August 2006
- Rebirth of the Father, Herald Sun, 1 September 2006
- Birth Rights for Men, Sydney Morning Herald, 28 September 2006
Notes
- ^ The Writers in Writer's Block #5, Australian National University, Oct 2007
- ^ ACTWRITE vol 18, No 4, p2, May 2012
- ^ ACTWRITE vol 20, No 4, p2, May 2014
- ^ The Hunt for Marasmus Archived 13 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Australians Talk – surviving perinatal depression Archived 29 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Canberra Times, 14 December 2007, p9
Published works
- Skeptical – A handbook of pseudoscience and the paranormal, ISBN 0-7316-5794-2
- ISBN 0-9751674-3-X
- ISBN 0-9751674-4-8
- ISBN 978-0-9751674-5-8
- The Umbrella's Shade and other award-winning stories from the Stringybark Short Story Award, Edited by David Vernon, Stringybark Publishing, Canberra, 2011, ISBN 9781458179883
- ISBN 978-1-921462-23-8
- Between Heaven and Hell and other award-winning stories from the Stringybark Flash Fiction Award, Edited by David Vernon, Stringybark Publishing, Canberra, 2011, ISBN 978-0-9870922-2-9
- Our Name Wasn't Written – A Malta Memoir – 1936–1943, by ISBN 9781458197887
- A Visit from the Duchess – and other award-winning stories from the Stringybark Speculative Fiction Award. Edited by David Vernon, Stringybark Publishing, Canberra, 2011, ISBN 978-0-9870922-4-3
- Birth Stories – Real and inspiring accounts from Australian women, Edited by David Vernon, Finch Publishing, Sydney, 2011, ISBN 978-1-921462-28-3
- The Heat Wave of '76 and other award-winning stories from the Stringybark Erotic Fiction Award Edited by David Vernon, Stringybark Publishing, Canberra, 2011, ISBN 978-0-9870922-6-7
- The Bridge – 21 short stories from the Stringybark Fiction Awards Edited by David Vernon, Stringybark Publishing, Canberra, 2011, ISBN 978-0-9870922-5-0
- Marngrook and other award-winning stories from the Stringybark Australian History Award Edited by David Vernon, Stringybark Publishing, Canberra, 2011, ISBN 978-0-9870922-8-1
- Into the Darkness – One Young Australian's Journey from Sydney to the deadly skies over Germany 1939–1945 by ISBN 978-0987092274
- The Road Home and other award-winning stories from the Stringybark Short Story Awards Edited by David Vernon, Stringybark Publishing, Canberra, 2012, ISBN 9780987092298
- Between the Sheets – seventeen short stories from the Stringybark Erotic Fiction Awards Edited by David Vernon, Stringybark Publishing, Canberra, 2012, ISBN 9780987255808
- Tainted Innocence and other award-winning short stories from the Twisted Stringybark Award Edited by David Vernon, Stringybark Publishing, Canberra, 2012, ISBN 978-0-9872558-1-5
- The Seven Deadly Sins and other award-winning stories from the Stringybark Seven Deadly Sins Short Fiction Award Edited by David Vernon, Stringybark Publishing, Canberra, 2012, ISBN 978-0-987255-83-9
- Write for Your Life Compiled by David Vernon, Stringybark Publishing, Canberra, 2012, ISBN 978-0-9872558-4-6
- Yellow Pearl – Eighteen short stories from the Stringybark Australian History Awards, Selected and edited by David Vernon, Stringybark Publishing, Canberra, 2012, ISBN 978-0-9872558-2-2
- Tainted Innocence - and other award-winning short stories from the Twisted Stringybark Award, Edited by David Vernon, Stringybark Publishing, Canberra, 2012, ISBN 9780987255815
- Behind the Wattles - 77 award-winning short stories from the Stringybark Flash and Microfiction Awards, Edited by David Vernon, Stringybark Publishing, Canberra. 2012 ISBN 9780987255853
- Fight or Flight - 20 award-winning stories from the Stringybark Young Adult Short Fiction Awards. Edited by David Vernon, Stringybark Publishing, Canberra, 2013 ISBN 9780987255884
- The Very End of the Affair - twenty-seven award-winning stories from the Stringybark Humorous Short Fiction Award, Edited by David Vernon, Stringybark Publishing, Canberra, 2013 ISBN 9781301589449
- Hitler Did It - twenty-one short stories from the Stringybark Short Story Awards, Edited and selected by David Vernon, Stringybark Publishing, Canberra, 2013, ISBN 9781301810017
- Valentine's Day - twenty-three award-winning stories from the Stringybark Erotic Fiction Awards, Edited by David Vernon, Stringybark Publishing, Canberra, 2013, ISBN 9780987523914
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