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BiographyHistory
Most Referenced Works
Personal Awards
- 2024 commended Australasian Association of Writing Programs Awards — AAWP and Spineless Wonders Novella Prize for 'Protest'.
- 2011 recipient ACT Arts Grant to assist with costs of a Varuna professional development residency and travel costs, in 2011 - $1,566
Awards for Works
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Where the Heart Is
Chatswood
:
EK Books
,
2021
23293230
2021
single work
picture book
children's
'Inspired by an extraordinary true story, Where the Heart Is explores the friendship between Dindim the Magellanic penguin and his rescuer, Joao.
'With gorgeous illustrations and flowing prose, it depicts Dindim’s 8000-mile journey to his Patagonian home, and his longing to return. Young readers will delight in travelling across the ocean with Dindim, meeting whales and albatross! Heartfelt and educational, this is a celebration of the power of friendship and the beauty of the natural world.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
- 2021 winner ACT Notable Awards ACT Literary Awards — Children's — Small Press
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y
The Breaking
Adelaide
:
MidnightSun
,
2021
20482096
2021
single work
novel
'Hannah Bird has just arrived in Thailand. Disoriented and out of her depth, she meets Deven, a fierce and gutsy Australian expat who sweeps her into thrilling adventures rescuing elephants.
'As they head deeper and deeper into the fraught world of elephant tourism, their lives become tangled in ways Hannah never imagined. But how far will they go to save a life?
'Hannah is about to make a critical decision from which there will be no turning back, with shattering consequences.'
Source : publisher's blurb
- 2021 winner Canberra Critics Circle Awards — Writing
- 2021 shortlisted ACT Notable Awards ACT Literary Awards — Fiction — Big Press
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y
Seree’s Story
Newtown
:
Walker Books Australia
,
2020
20483220
2020
single work
picture book
children's
'Life in the jungle is good for young Seree and her mother until the day poachers come. Seree is forced to work in a circus far from the life she knows and is separated from her mother. Will they ever be reunited? An uplifting and thought-provoking tale about elephant conservation.' (Publication summary)
- 2023 shortlisted ACT Notable Awards ACT Literary Awards — Children's
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