Julie Ireland Julie Ireland i(A36008 works by) (a.k.a. Julie Hills)
Born: Established: 1939 Brighton, East Sussex,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe,
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Gender: Female
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BiographyHistory

Julie Ireland was educated at St Hugh's College, Oxford (BA Hons, Italian and French) 1958-61 and the London School of Economics (Social Administration) 1962. While studying, she travelled in Europe and worked "au pair" in Italy and Spain. She was employed as a social worker in the UK before emigrating to SA in 1970 to marry a SA schoolteacher she had met while travelling overland from London to Katmandu.

Seeing her two children enjoying books, and enjoying reading with them, Ireland promised herself that she would one day "have a go" at writing for children. She returned to part-time social work in 1984, but in 1989 she gave up paid employment in order to write. She had a grant from the Department for the Arts and Cultural Heritage in 1993, and Literature Board Grants 1993-1994 and 1995-1996. She belongs to several writers' groups and has also been involved in many other activities, such as researching local history, helping migrant women learn English, tutoring in French and growing Trees for Life.

Most Referenced Works

Affiliation Notes

  • Born elsewhere; moved to SA

Awards for Works

Hanging by a Thread 1997 single work short story science fiction young adult
— Appears in: Hanging by a Thread and Other Stories 1997; (p. 1-40)
1997 shortlisted Aurealis Awards for Excellence in Australian Speculative Fiction Young Adult Division Best Short Story
y separately published work icon A Kind of Dreaming Pymble : Angus and Robertson , 1995 Z266609 1995 single work children's fiction children's mystery
1996 CBCA Book of the Year Awards Notable Book
y separately published work icon Face at the Window Pymble : Angus and Robertson , 1994 Z833522 1994 single work children's fiction children's 'When Toby discovered Barney and his mother living in squalor at Wundilla he knew they were hiding from the past. When Toby vowed not to tell Barney's secret, he didn't know how hard it would be to keep. How can he help his friend without betraying their friendship?' (Source: back cover).
1995 CBCA Book of the Year Awards Notable Book
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