R.W.R. McDonald (Author of The Nancys)

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R.W.R. McDonald (Rob) is an award-winning author, a kiwi living in Melbourne with his two daughters and one HarryCat.

His debut novel, The Nancys, won Best First Novel in 2020 Ngaio Marsh Awards, as well as a finalist in the Best Novel category, and it was shortlisted for Best First Novel in 2020 Ned Kelly Awards.

His second novel, Nancy Business, a sequel to The Nancys was published in June 21, and was a finalist in 2022 Ngaio Marsh Awards for Best Novel.

Rob was also a contributor to Dark Deeds Down Under, a crime fiction anthology, published by Clan Destine Press June 2022, with a short story, Nancys Undercover, which features his crime fighting trio.

Happy Millionth Birthday, published September, 2023 by Larrikin House, is Rob's first pic ...more

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Average rating: 3.82 · 2,416 ratings · 445 reviews · 5 distinct works 鈥� Similar authors

	The Nancys 3.77 avg rating — 1,800 ratings — published 2019 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nancy Business 3.95 avg rating — 544 ratings — published 2021 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dark Deeds Down Under: A Crime & Thriller Anthology by Craig Sisterson (欧宝娱乐 Author) (Editor), Nikki Crutchley (欧宝娱乐 Author) (Contributor), Aoife Clifford (Contributor) 3.89 avg rating — 70 ratings — published 2022 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Happy Millionth Birthday by R.W.R. McDonald (欧宝娱乐 Author), Alexandra Colombo (Illustrator) 4.64 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2023	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	An Ambush of Widows 4.56 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2024 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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How Faber Writing Academy helped me write The Nancys

Extract and link below from Faber Writing Academy on writing The Nancys from an idea to publication.

"After ten years with the ideas for his novel The Nancys in his head, it took our Faber Writing Academy courses to finally bring Rob McDonald鈥檚 story to the page, and here he discusses how the Writing a Novel course, his tutors and fellow students helped him on the path to publication."

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Published on May 11, 2019 16:22 • Tags: allenandunwin, debutauthor, faberwritingacademy, paddyo-reilly, rwrmcdonald, thenancys, tonijordan, writersonwriting

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