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 |
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 |