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Ursula Dubosarsky (Author)
Ursula Dubosarsky is widely regarded as one of the most talented and original writers in Australia today. She is the author of many outstanding books, both for young adults and for children, and has won numerous awards for excellence. Abyssinia was winner of the 2004 South Australian Festival Award for Literature - Young Adult. It was also shortlisted for the Ethel Turner Prize in the 2004 NSW Premier's Literary Awards, the Queensland Premier's Literary Award - Young Adult and the NSW State Literary Award - Young Adult. In 2006 Ursula won both the NSW and Victorian Premier's Awards for Theodora's Gift. In 2007 The Red Shoe won the Queensland Premiers Award, the NSW State Literary Award -Young Adult, and was an Honour Book in the CBC Book of the Year Award: Older Readers. Ursula lives in Sydney with her family. She has recently earned a PhD in English literature at Macquarie University.
Her most recent picture book is The Terrible Plop, illustrated by Andrew Joyner, which since its publication in March 2009, has been made into a very successful play and been published in both the UK and USA. Her collaboration at Penguin with Tohby Riddle for The Word Spy and Return of the Word Spy is already proving how prescient an author she is, with the current emphasis swinging back to teaching the basics of grammer in primary school.
Profile was last updated on the 12th of Apr 2010.
Awards:
3M Talking Book Award-NSW
Short-listed in 1996 for First Book of Samuel
ABPA Book Design Awards
Winner in 2006 for Rex (Best Children's Cover)
ALS Library Services
Long-listed in 2001 for Game Of The Goose (Best seller list)
APA Book Design Awards
Short-listed in 2010 for Terrible Plop (Best Children's Cover)
Winner in 2010 for Terrible Plop (Best Children's Cover)
Australian Book Industry Awards
Short-listed in 2010 for Terrible Plop (Younger Children (0-8 years))
CBC Book of the Year
Short-listed in 2010 for Terrible Plop (Early Childhood)
Notable Book in 2010 for Terrible Plop (Early Childhood)
Notable Book in 2010 for Terrible Plop (Picture Book)
Short-listed in 2009 for Word Spy (Information Book)
Notable Book in 2009 for Jerry: Aussie Nibbles (Young Reader)
Honour Book in 2009 for Word Spy (Information Book)
Short-listed in 2006 for Rex (Early Childhood)
Short-listed in 2001 for Game Of The Goose (Young Reader)
Honour in 1996 for First Book of Samuel
COOL Award
Short-listed in 2008 for Rex (Picture Book)
Crichton Awd for Child. Book Illust.
Short-listed in 2010 for Terrible Plop (for Illustration)
Family Award for Children's Books
Commended in 1995 for First Book of Samuel
Kids Own Aust Literature Award (KOALA)
Winner in 2009 for Rex (Picture Book)
Short-listed in 2008 for Rex (Picture Book)
Short-listed in 2007 for Rex (Picture Book)
KROC Award
Short-listed in 2008 for Rex (Picture Book)
New South Wales State Literary Award
Winner in 2006 for Theodora's Gift (Older Readers)
Short-listed in 2004 for Abyssinia (Young Adult Division)
Winner in 1995 for First Book of Samuel (Ethnic Affairs Award)
NSW Premier's Literary Awards
Winner in 2009 for Word Spy (Patricia Wrightson Awd)
NSW State Literary Award
Winner in 2006 for Theodora's Gift (Older Readers)
Short-listed in 2004 for Abyssinia (Young Adult Division)
Winner in 1995 for First Book of Samuel (Ethnic Affairs Award)
Prime Minister's Literary Award
Short-listed in 2010 for Terrible Plop (Children's Fiction)
Qld Premier's Literary Award
Short-listed in 2003 for Abyssinia (Young Adult Division)
Short-listed in 2001 for Game Of The Goose (Best Book)
S.A. Festival Award for Literature
Winner in 2004 for Abyssinia (Young Adult Division)
Short-listed in 1996 for First Book of Samuel
Speech Pathology Australia
Short-listed in 2009 for Terrible Plop (Young Children)
Winner in 2009 for Terrible Plop (Young Children)
Victorian Premier's Literary Award
Winner in 2006 for Theodora's Gift (Young Adult Division)
White Ravens international catalogue
Long-listed in 1996 for First Book of Samuel
