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Megan McKinlay Megan McKinlay i(A71488 works by) (a.k.a. Meg McKinlay)
Gender: Female
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BiographyHistory

Megan McKinlay grew up in Bendigo, Victoria. She spent a year in Japan as an exchange student during her secondary education and later completed a PhD in Japanese literature at the University of Western Australia. McKinlay has taught literature, Japanese and creative writing at tertiary level. Her poetry has appeared in a range of Australian journals and she has also written children's and young adult books (as Meg McKinlay).

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Personal Awards

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y separately published work icon Ella and the Useless Day Newtown : Walker Books Australia , 2022 24831378 2022 single work children's fiction children's

'A heartwarming picture book about community, sustainability and how one neighbour’s rubbish is another’s treasure.

'Ella’s house is full of things... useless things! At least that’s what she and Dad think. But when they decide to have a clean-up day, something very curious happens. Maybe what is useless to them is treasure to someone else?' (Publication summary)

2023 CBCA Book of the Year Awards Notable Book Early Childhood
y separately published work icon How to Make a Bird Newtown : Walker Books Australia , 2020 19897910 2020 single work picture book

'Extraordinary imagery and rich language spark the reader's imagination as they enter the creative world of a young girl.

'From award-winning author Meg McKinlay and celebrated artist Matt Ottley comes a moving and visually stunning picture book that celebrates the transformative power of the creative process from inception through recognition to celebration and releasing into the world. We shadow the protagonist as she contemplates the blue print of an idea, collects the things that inspire from the natural world to shape a bird. And breathes life into it before letting it fly free. It shows how small things, combined with a little imagination and a steady heart, can transform into works of magic.'

(Source: publisher's blurb)

2021 joint winner Prime Minister's Literary Awards Children's Fiction
2021 shortlisted Queensland Literary Awards Griffith University Children’s Book Award
2020 winner Western Australian Premier's Book Awards Premier's Prize for Writing for Children
2021 winner Crystal Kite Award Australian and New Zealand Division
2021 winner CBCA Book of the Year Awards Picture Book of the Year
2021 CBCA Book of the Year Awards Notable Book Picture Books
y separately published work icon Let Me Sleep, Sheep! Newtown : Walker Books Australia , 2019 14798356 2019 single work picture book children's

'When Amos starts counting sheep, there’s one thing he doesn’t quite count on … How’s he supposed to sleep when the sheep land – THUD! THUD! – in his bedroom?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

2020 CBCA Book of the Year Awards Notable Book Picture Book
2019 shortlisted Western Australian Premier's Book Awards Premier's Prize for Writing for Children
2020 CBCA Book of the Year Awards Notable Book Early Childhood
2020 shortlisted West Australian Young Readers' Book Award Picture Books
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