Judy Horacek Judy Horacek i(A1262 works by)
Born: Established: 1961 Mooroopna, Shepparton, Shepparton area, Goulburn - Campaspe area, Northern Victoria, Victoria, ;
Gender: Female
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BiographyHistory

Judy Horacek was born in Australia of a Czechoslovakian father. After receiving a Bachelor of Arts (hons) degree in English and Fine Art at the University of Melbourne, she worked as a freelance cartoonist. Horacek has registered as a member of the Victorian Writers' Centre and the Fellowship of Australian Writers and has written poetry, drama and fiction. In 2006 she was awarded a Creative Fellowhip from the State Library of Victoria for research for a body of artwork and published a book of her cartoons Make Cakes Not War. Her other books of cartoons include Life on the Edge (1992 and 2003); Unrequited Love (1994); Woman with Altitude (1997 and 1998); If the Fruit Fits (1998); I Am Woman Hear Me Draw (2002) and If You Can't Stand the Heat (2010).

Most Referenced Works

Notes

  • Author writes in these languages: ENGLISH
  • Judy Horacek's cartoon books are not indexed separately.

Personal Awards

2016 finalist Stanley Awards — Single Gag Cartoonist
2012 recipient May Gibbs Children's Literature Trust Fellowship
2007 recipient ACT Creative Arts Fellowship To develop a set of limited edition prints for exhibition.
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Awards for Works

y separately published work icon Ducks Away Lindfield : Scholastic Australia , 2016 9942782 2016 single work picture book children's

'Five little ducks went out one day... over the bridge, and away!'
2017 CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Notable Book — Early Childhood
y separately published work icon This and That Lindfield : Scholastic Australia , 2015 8601511 2015 single work picture book children's

'The brilliant team that brought you the best-selling Where is the Green Sheep? have a new story to tell.

'A story of THIS, and a story of THAT.

'An utterly delightful bedtime tale.' (Publication summary)
2016 CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Notable Book — Early Childhood
y separately published work icon Good Night, Sleep Tight Lindfield : Scholastic Australia , 2012 Z1888458 2012 single work picture book children's

'Another perfect picture book from the creators of the bestselling classic Where is the Green Sheep?

'Bonnie and Ben have a favourite babysitter whose much loved nursery rhymes ensure a wonderful, whimsical world before bedtime.' (Publication summary)
2013 shortlisted Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) — Australian Book of the Year for Younger Children
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