Claire Zorn

Claire Zorn
Born	Penrith, New South Wales
Occupation	Writer
Education	University of Technology Sydney
Genre	Young adult fiction
Notable works	The Sky So Heavy; The Protected
Notable awards	CBCA Book of the Year (2015, 2017)

Claire Zorn (born in Penrith, New South Wales ^[1] ) is an Australian writer of young adult fiction. She was awarded the CBCA Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers in 2015 and 2017.

Personal life

Zorn grew up in the Blue Mountains ^[1] and attended St Columba's Catholic College. ^[2] She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts and a post graduate diploma in writing ^[3] from University of Technology Sydney. ^[4] As a writer of both fiction and non-fiction, her work has been published in literary journals including Wet Ink and the Overland Literary Journal , ^[5] and she blogs. ^[6] She is a Christian and has spoken publicly about how her faith influences her writing. She says she tries to view her characters with the same compassion and judgement as Christ views people. ^[7]

Published works and awards

• The Sky So Heavy (2013). University of Queensland Press. ISBN   9780702249761Set in the Blue Mountains, Zorn's first novel tells the story of a group of teenagers struggling to survive a nuclear winter.
  • Honour Book 2014 Children's Book Council of Australia Award for Older Readers
  • Shortlisted 2014 Inky Gold Award
  • Shortlisted 2014 Aurealis Awards – Best Young Adult Novel
  • Shortlisted 2015 REAL Children's Choice Award – Fiction for Years 7-9 ^[8]
• The Protected (2014). University of Queensland Press. ISBN   9780702250194 ^[9]
  • Winner, Prime Minister's Literary Awards 2015 – Young Adult Fiction
  • Winner of the 2015 Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Young Adult
  • Winner, 2015 CBCA Book of the Year for Older Readers
  • Shortlisted, 2015 Inky Gold Award
  • Selected in New Zealand Listener's Top 50 Children's Books for 2014
• One Would Think the Deep (2016). University of Queensland Press. ISBN   9780702253942 ^[10] A novel about a 17-year-old boy learning to deal with the death of his mother and life in a small coastal town.
  • Winner, 2017 CBCA Book of the Year for Older Readers ^[11]
• When We Are Invisible (2021). University of Queensland Press. ISBN   9780702263132. Sequel to The Sky So Heavy.
  • Shortlisted, 2022 Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature – Young Adult Fiction Award ^[12]

References

1. "Claire Zorn - Booked Out". Booked Out. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
2. Stanisic, Annabella Noussis (2016). "Year 10 Author Visit" (PDF). The Dove. St Columba's Catholic College. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 February 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
3. "The Sky So Heavy Teacher's notes". University of Queensland Press. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
4. Arts, Department of Communications and the (5 August 2016). "The Protected by Claire Zorn". www.arts.gov.au. Archived from the original on 19 August 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
5. "Author biography". Overland. 2011.
6. "Claire Zorn". Claire Zorn. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
7. "Sydney Writers' Festival: What's God Got to do with It?". 10 May 2019.
8. "UQP - The Sky So Heavy". www.uqp.uq.edu.au. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
9. "The Sky so heavy Teacher's notes" (PDF). University of Queensland Press.
10. "One would think the deep. Teacher's notes" (PDF). University of Queensland Press.
11. Convery, Stephanie; Harmon, Steph (17 August 2017). "Claire Zorn's grief-and-surfing story wins children's book of the year award". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 19 August 2017.
12. "2022 Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature shortlists announced". Books+Publishing. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.

External links

• Official website