Judith Clarke
Encyclopedia
Judith Holmes Clarke is an Australia
n best-selling author
of short stories
for children and teenagers.
She was born and raised in Sydney
. Judith has worked as a teacher
, lecturer
and librarian
.
She graduated from the University of New South Wales
, and Australian National University
.
Judith is still writing novels today, and lives in Melbourne
with her husband and son.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n best-selling author
Author
An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...
of short stories
Short story
A short story is a work of fiction that is usually written in prose, often in narrative format. This format tends to be more pointed than longer works of fiction, such as novellas and novels. Short story definitions based on length differ somewhat, even among professional writers, in part because...
for children and teenagers.
She was born and raised in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
. Judith has worked as a teacher
Teacher
A teacher or schoolteacher is a person who provides education for pupils and students . The role of teacher is often formal and ongoing, carried out at a school or other place of formal education. In many countries, a person who wishes to become a teacher must first obtain specified professional...
, lecturer
Lecturer
Lecturer is an academic rank. In the United Kingdom, lecturer is a position at a university or similar institution, often held by academics in their early career stages, who lead research groups and supervise research students, as well as teach...
and librarian
Librarian
A librarian is an information professional trained in library and information science, which is the organization and management of information services or materials for those with information needs...
.
She graduated from the University of New South Wales
University of New South Wales
The University of New South Wales , is a research-focused university based in Kensington, a suburb in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
, and Australian National University
Australian National University
The Australian National University is a teaching and research university located in the Australian capital, Canberra.As of 2009, the ANU employs 3,945 administrative staff who teach approximately 10,000 undergraduates, and 7,500 postgraduate students...
.
Judith is still writing novels today, and lives in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
with her husband and son.
Awards
- Young People's Talking Book of the Year Award (1991) from the Variety Club
- Michael L. Printz Honor Book, for One Whole and Perfect Day
- Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book in Fiction and Poetry, for Kalpana's Dream
- Children's Books of the Year Awards Winner-Children's Book Council of Australia, for Wolf on the Fold
- Children's Books of the Year Awards Honor, Older Readers, for Night Train (Holt, 2000), by the Children's Book Council of Australia
- Victorian Premier's Literary Awards Winner, by Young Adult Fiction-State Library of Victoria, Australia
Works
- The boy on the lake: stories of the supernatural, University of Queensland Press, 1989, ISBN 9780702222030
- Riffraff, H. Holt, 1992, ISBN 9780805017748
- Friend of my Heart, University of Queensland Press, 1994, ISBN 9780702226991
- Panic stations, University of Queensland Press, 1995, ISBN 9780702226960
- Big Night Out, Shorts, 1995, ISBN 9781862912663
- Lost Day, Puffin Books, 1997, ISBN 9780140382907
- Nighttrain, Puffin, 1998, ISBN 9780140387728
- Starry Nights, Allen & Unwin, 2001, ISBN 9781865086040
- Wolf on the Fold, Allen & Unwin, 2002, ISBN 9781865087962
- Kalpana's Dream, Allen & Unwin, 2004, ISBN 9781741142532
- One Whole and Perfect Day, Allen & Unwin, 2006, ISBN 9781741148565; (Front Street, 2007) ISBN 9781932425956
- The Winds of Heaven, Allen & Unwin, 2009, ISBN 9781741757316
- Capsella series
- The heroic life of Al Capsella, University of Queensland Press, 1988, ISBN 9780702221095
- Al Capsella takes a vacation, Holt, 1993, ISBN 9780805026856
Illustrated
- Beck and the Great Berry Bat, Laura Driscoll, Illustrated Judith Holmes Clarke, Perfection Learning Prebound, 2006, ISBN 9780756978396
- Lily's Pesky Plant, Kirsten Larsen, Judith Clarke, HarperCollins Children's, 2006, ISBN 9780007209330
- Vidia and the Fairy Crown, Laura Driscoll, Judith Clarke, Collins Children's Books, 2006, ISBN 9780007209316
- Rani in the Mermaid Lagoon
- Disney Fairies: Fira and the Full Moon.
External links
- "Refreshingly Upbeat", January Magazine, Sue Bursztynski
- "One Whole & Perfect Day", revish, Jaemi