Karen Foxlee Karen Foxlee i(A96770 works by)
Born: Established: 1971 Mount Isa, Far North Queensland, Queensland, ;
Gender: Female
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BiographyHistory

The granddaughter of Finnish immigrants, Foxlee grew up in Mount Isa but came to Brisbane when she was seventeen. She has worked most of her life as a Registered Nurse.

She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in creative writing, and has written for children and adults. Her first novel, The Anatomy of Wings, was published in 2007 and won the Commonwealth Writers Prize for Best First Book. Her second novel The Midnight Dress, won the Sisters in Crime Best Young Adult Debut Crime Novel.

Karen is based in South-East Queensland.

Most Referenced Works

Personal Awards

2017 recipient Australia Council Grants, Awards and Fellowships Literature Board Fellowship Literature Arts Projects For Individuals and Groups $17,590.00
2015 winner Queensland Literary Awards Queensland Writers Fellowship
2006 winner One Book One Brisbane for 'May Girl and the River'.

Awards for Works

y separately published work icon The Wrath of the Woolington Wyrm Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2022 24389471 2022 single work children's fiction children's fantasy

Miss Mary-Kate Martin might be anxious, but she's not scared of monsters. Travelling the globe with her famous archaeologist mother, Mary-Kate helps solve legendary problems in this fun fantasy adventure suitable for fans of the Travelling Bookshop or the Magnolia Moon series.

'There are those that hunt monsters to harm them and there are those that hunt monsters to help them. Which one are you?

'Dressed in sparkly red shoes and carrying her strawberry-scented notebook, Mary-Kate is accompanying her archaeologist mother to the tranquil English countryside to investigate some interesting bones found in an old well. But once they arrive, they realise that the village of Woolington is not as peaceful as it seems. Mysterious noises, earth tremors and a terrifying legend have the locals frightened.

'Could there be any truth in the myth of the beastly worm who lives in the ancient well? And if so, why would it return? Mary-Kate might be anxious but she is not afraid to get to the bottom of this monstrous mystery.

'A delightful fantasy-adventure from the award-winning and bestselling author of Lenny's Book of Everything and Dragon Skin, with lively line illustrations by Freda Chiu.  (Publication summary)

2024 shortlisted The DANZ Children's Book Award Middle Grade
2022 shortlisted Aurealis Awards for Excellence in Australian Speculative Fiction Children's Division
2022 shortlisted Dymocks Book of the Year Younger Readers
y separately published work icon Miss Mary-Kate Martin's Guide to Monsters 2022 Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2022 24389444 2022 series - author children's fiction children's fantasy
2023 longlisted APA Book Design Awards Best Designed Children's and Young Adult Series designed by Hannah Janzen.
y separately published work icon Dragon Skin Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2021 22584140 2021 single work children's fiction children's

'From the bestselling and multi-award-winning author of Lenny's Book of Everything comes a magical tale about a girl who saves a dragon and rescues her family.

How to save a dragon:
1) Assemble equipment. Water, Weet-Bix, sugar, syringe, sticky tape, scissors.
2) Believe in everything.

'Pip never wants to go home. She likes to sit at the waterhole at dusk and remember Mika, her best friend. At home her mother's not the same since her boyfriend moved in. They don't laugh anymore and Pip has to go to bed early, turn off her light and pretend she doesn't exist. When she finds a half-dead creature at the waterhole, everything changes. She knows she has to save this small dragon and return it to where it comes from. But how?

'A story about surviving and saving those you love, by the multi-award-winning author of Lenny's Book of Everything.

''I'm in love with this book. Dragon Skin is surprising, beautiful, unique. The characters are wonderfully drawn - tough but vulnerable, hurt but hopeful, damaged but strong. They've lodged themselves in my heart forever.' Katrina Nannestad, award-winning author of We Are Wolves' (Publication summary)

2024 honour book YABBA Fiction Years 7-9
2024 shortlisted REAL Awards Fiction for Years 7-9
2023 shortlisted REAL Awards Fiction for Years 7-9
2022 shortlisted Prime Minister's Literary Awards Children's Fiction
2022 shortlisted Booksellers Choice Award BookPeople Book of the Year Children's Book of the Year
2021 winner Aurealis Awards for Excellence in Australian Speculative Fiction Children's Division
2022 shortlisted New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children's Books
2022 honour book CBCA Book of the Year Awards Book of the Year: Younger Readers
2022 shortlisted Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) Australian Book of the Year for Younger Children
2022 longlisted APA Book Design Awards Best Designed Children’s Fiction Book designed by Hannah Janzen.
2022 CBCA Book of the Year Awards Notable Book Younger Readers
2022 shortlisted Indie Awards Children's
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