Jessica Dettmann

Jessica Dettmann is an Australian author and performer.[1]

Jessica Dettmann
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAustralian
Alma materUniversity of Sydney
Lincoln College, Oxford
Notable worksHow to Be Second Best

Career

Dettmann worked as an editor for Random House Australia and HarperCollins Publishers Australia before becoming a writer.

In late 2018 her debut novel How to Be Second Best was published through HarperCollins, drawing comparisons to Liane Moriarty and Marian Keyes.[2][3] The novel was endorsed by both Mia Freedman and Ben Elton, who labelled Dettmann "a fine comic writer".[4][5] The Daily Telegraph called it "the first book you have to read in the new year".[6]

In 2019 the Telegraph tipped her as "Australia’s next Liane Moriarty".[7]

Dettmann has regularly performed her work at Giant Dwarf's Story Club.[8] In July 2016 she performed 'The Chairs Are Gone'. In October 2018 she performed 'Yuletide MacGyver'.[9]

Bibliography

Novels

Short stories

  • 'In Recognition of Fifteen Years’ Service' in Thanks for The Mammaries (Penguin, 2009)[10]

Performance pieces

  • '64: The Chairs Are Gone' (Giant Dwarf Story Club, 2016)[11]
  • '139: Yuletide MacGyver' (Giant Dwarf Story Club, 2018)[12]

Other

Reviews

References
  1. "Jessica Dettmann". Cameron's Management. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  2. "How to Be Second Best". HarperCollins Australia. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  3. Council, Kiama Municipal. "Kiama Conversation Hour: Jessica Dettmann". www.kiama.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  4. "How to Be Second Best". HarperCollins Australia. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  5. "Ben Elton". www.fantasticfiction.com. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  6. "The first book you have to read in the new year". www.dailytelegraph.com.au. 29 December 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  7. "Dailytelegraph.com.au | Subscribe to The Daily Telegraph for exclusive stories". www.dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  8. "Jessica Dettman". Cameron's. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  9. "Best episodes of Story Club". Podyssey Podcasts. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  10. Darmody, Sarah Jane; Foundation (Australia), National Breast Cancer (2009). Thanks for the mammaries. Camberwell, Vic. : Penguin Books. ISBN 9780143009078.
  11. podcasters, Omny Studio is the complete audio management solution for; Stations, Radio. "#64. Jessica Dettmann - The Chairs Are Gone - Story Club: The Podcast - Omny.fm". omny.fm. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  12. "Listen to #139. Jessica Dettmann - Yuletide MacGyver from Giant Dwarf". Podyssey Podcasts. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  13. "Books That Changed Me: Jessica Dettmann". The Sydney Morning Herald. 9 February 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
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