Elizabeth Fensham
Elizabeth Fensham (born 1953) is an Australian writer.
She was born in Summer Hill, Sydney, Australia, where she grew up as the daughter of a headmaster (James Wilson Hogg) at Trinity Grammar School. She lives in Victoria's Dandenong Ranges, where she is an English teacher at a highschool, and is married to an artist and has two adult sons, the elder a Sydney-based artist[1] Alex Fensham.
Her first novel, The Helicopter Man, won the CBCA Book of the Year for Younger Readers in 2006. According to WorldCat, the book is held in 486 libraries,[2] and has been translated into Italian by Loredana Serratore as Corri e non voltarti mai.[3] Previous young adult novels include Miss McAllister’s Ghost and Goodbye Jamie Boyd. Fensham's book for younger children, Matty Forever, was shortlisted for the Children's Book of the Year Award: Younger Readers in 2009 . The companion, Bill Rules, was published in 2010 and was shortlisted for the Queensland Premier's Literary Awards in 2011.[4] Her third and final book in the "Matty" series, Matty and Bill for Keeps was published in 2012.[5] She has also appeared as a guest speaker at the Melbourne Writers Festival.[6][7] Melbourne theatre company 'Monkey Baa' have toured a performance version of her book Goodbye Jamie Boyd around the eastern side of Australia.[8]
List of titles | Year |
---|---|
Helicopter Man | 2006 |
Miss McAllister's Ghost | 2008 |
Goodbye Jamie Boyd | 2008 |
Matty Forever | 2009 |
Bill Rules | 2010 |
The Invisible Hero | 2011 |
Matty And Bill For Keeps | 2012 |
My Dog Doesn't Like Me | 2015 |
References
- ^ "Alex Fensham". Alex Fensham. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ^ Helicopter man (Book, 2005). [WorldCat.org]. OCLC 57392221.
- ^ Corri e non voltarti mai (Book, 2008). [WorldCat.org]. OCLC 800024575.
- ^ "2011 Queensland Premier's Literary Awards shortlist". Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
- ^ "UQP - Matty and Bill for Keeps". Uqp.uq.edu.au. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ^ "Elizabeth Fensham | Melbourne Writers Festival". Mwf.com.au. Archived from the original on 8 March 2011. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ^ Matty and Bill for keeps (eBook, 2012). [WorldCat.org]. OCLC 815480093.
- ^ "Ticket Request". Sa2.seatadvisor.com. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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