Danielle Wood (writer)


Danielle Wood is an Australian journalist, writer, and academic. Her first book, The Alphabet of Light and Dark, won The Australian/Vogel Literary Award in 2002. As Minnie Darke, she writes romance novels. She also writes with Heather Rose using the pseudonym, Angelica Banks.
WWW daniellewood.com.au

Biography

Danielle Wood was born on 11 August 1972 in Hobart, Tasmania. She was educated at The Friends' School in Hobart and went on to complete a Bachelor of Arts with honours from the University of Tasmania, before working as a cadet journalist.
At age 26, Wood moved to Western Australia and enrolled in a PhD through Edith Cowan University, starting work on her book at the same time. She has since returned to Tasmania where she was as of 2025 a senior lecturer at University of Tasmania, Sandy Bay.

Books

  • The Alphabet of Light and Dark, Allen & Unwin, 2003,
  • Rosie Little’s Cautionary Tales for Girls, Allen & Unwin, 2006,
  • Housewife Superstar: the very best of Marjorie Bligh, Text Publishing, 2011,
  • Marjorie Bligh’s HOME: Hints On Managing Everything, Text Publishing, 2012,
  • Deep South: Stories from Tasmania, co-edited with Ralph Crane, Text Publishing, 2012,
  • Mothers Grimm, Allen & Unwin, 2014,
  • Island Story, Tasmania in Object and Text, Text Publishing, 2018,

As Angelica Banks, with [Heather Rose]

Tuesday McGillycuddy series:
  • Finding Serendipity, Allen & Unwin, 2013,
  • A Week Without Tuesday, Allen & Unwin, 2015,
  • Blueberry Pancakes Forever, Allen & Unwin, 2016,

As Minnie Darke

Star-crossed, Penguin, 2019, The Lost Love Song, Penguin, 2020, With Love from Wish and Co, Michael Joseph, 2022, Wild Apples, Audible Studios, 2023The Yellow Wood, Audible Studios, 2024Three Juliets, Penguin, 2025,

Awards and nominations