image of person or book cover 6999231462468645242.jpg
This image has been sourced from Coral Vass's website.
Coral Vass Coral Vass i(6602323 works by)
Born: Established: Sydney, New South Wales, ;
Gender: Female
The material on this page is available to AustLit subscribers. If you are a subscriber or are from a subscribing organisation, please log in to gain full access. To explore options for subscribing to this unique teaching, research, and publishing resource for Australian culture and storytelling, please contact us or find out more.

BiographyHistory

Sydney-born Coral Vass has lived in Bangladesh, Queensland, Japan and Victoria. She studied media at university and has worked in script writing, radio drama, video production and marketing.

Most Referenced Works

Awards for Works

y separately published work icon The Forgotten Song : Saving the Regent Honeyeater Canberra : CSIRO Publishing , 2023 25674257 2023 single work picture book children's

'The song of the regent honeyeater has been heard in the bush for many generations - but could it soon be lost forever?

'Regent's father had learnt the song from his father, who learnt it from his father too. But with Regent's species now facing extinction, there is no one around to teach him. Regent tries to mimic the sounds of different birds but without success.

'Will Regent learn his mating call before it's too late? Or will his ancient song be forgotten forever?

'Reading level varies from child to child, but we recommend this book for ages 5 to 9.'(Publication summary)

2024 shortlisted The Wilderness Society Environment Award for Children's Literature Picture Fiction
2024 CBCA Book of the Year Awards Notable Book Eve Pownall Award
y separately published work icon Jorn’s Magnificent Imagination Wollombi : EK Books , 2022 25216118 2022 single work picture book children's 'Celebrating new ideas that can make a world of difference, Jørn’s Magnificent Imagination is the true story of Jørn Utzon, the architect of the world-renowned Sydney Opera House. In this gorgeously illustrated book, we follow Jørn through his life as he discovers his love of building and creating, gathering ideas from everything around himself. Along the way, young readers will be reminded of the importance of taking the time to dream and create, and of the incredible power of the imagination.' 

(Publication summary)

2023 shortlisted Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards Five to 8 Years
2023 CBCA Book of the Year Awards Notable Book Picture Book
y separately published work icon Please Handle with Care Frenchs Forest : New Frontier , 2022 24805521 2022 single work picture book children's

'Bear is having a bad day. Nothing is going right, and he wishes he was somewhere else ... a long way from home.

'What will it take for Bear to feel better?

'An uplifting tale about a bear discovering what truly matters at the end of the day.' (Publication summary)

2023 CBCA Book of the Year Awards Notable Book Early Childhood
Last amended 26 May 2017 13:15:14
Other mentions of "" in AustLit:
    X