David Francis' first novel AGAPANTHUS TANGO was published internationally in seven languages and then in the United States as THE GREAT INLAND SEA. David received the Australian Literature Fund Fellowship to the Keesing Studio in Paris in 2002 to write his second novel, STRAY DOG WINTER, which was named “Book of the Year” in The Advocate, Novel of the Year in the Australian Literature Review, was a 2009 LAMBDA Fiction finalist and has won the 2010 American Library Association, Stonewall and Barbara Gittings prizes for Literature. His short fiction has appeared in The Harvard Review, The Southern California Review and elsewhere including 2010 Best Australian Short Stories. Film rights to THE GREAT INLAND SEA and STRAY DOG WINTER have been optioned in France and Australia, respectively.

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David Francis is moderating the Mystery Suspense: Adrenaline Rush panel during Session 1.