Dianne Bates

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Dianne (Di) Bates
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Born (1948-03-20) 20 March 1948 (age 77)
Sydney, Australia
OccupationAuthor, teacher
Period1980–present
GenreChildren's literature, non-fiction, young adult fiction, fiction
Website
diannedibates.blogspot.com.au

Dianne "Di" Bates is an Australian writer and teacher .

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Early years

Bates was born 20 March 1948 in Sydney, daughter of Richard Amos and Moira Power, and spent her early years in Appin, New South Wales. [1] She attended Campbelltown Performing Arts High School.

Career

Bates completed teaching training in Wollongong, since gaining a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Wollongong.

While teaching, Bates began her writing career with her first book, Terri, published by Penguin Books in 1980. [2] [3] Since then, she has published over 140 books, [4] mostly for young readers. [5] [6] [7] Some of these books have won state and national awards; others have been translated into French, Danish and German. Her junior verse novel, Nobody's Boy and junior novel, The Shape, have won CBCA Notable Awards.

Bates has received Grants and Fellowships from the Literature Board of the Australia Council for the Arts and has toured for the National Book Council.

Bates has undertaken commissioned writing for a large number of organisations and has worked on the editorial team of the New South Wales Department of Education School Magazine. She was co-editor of a national children's magazine, Puffinalia (Penguin Books) and editor of another national magazine, Little Ears. [6]

Bates has founded several sub-branches of the Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) of NSW. She has presented community radio and television programs about children's literature and reviewed books in numerous magazines. She has also worked as a regional newspaper editor.

In 2008, Bates was awarded The Lady Cutler Award for distinguished services to children's Literature. [8]

Bates is married to prize-winning YA author, Bill Condon, whose awards include the Prime Minister's Literary Award in the inaugural category of young adult fiction and two CBCA Honor Books of the Year. She lives in Wollongong, NSW where she works as a freelance writer and manuscript assessor and writes a popular blog Writing for Children.

Awards and Commendations

Published books

References

  1. ↑ "Bates, Dianne 1948- | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  2. ↑ "Terri / Dianne Bates". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  3. ↑ Muir, Marcie, 1919-2007; White, Kerry, 1958- (1992), Australian children's books : a bibliography, vol. 2, Melbourne University Press ; International Specialized Book Services, p. 809, ISBN   0522844561 , retrieved 12 January 2026– via National Library of Australia{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ↑ Bates, Dianne, Writing for Children About page. Blogspot. Accessed 2013-11-20 at http://diannedibates.blogspot.com.au/p/about-di-bates.html
  5. ↑ Norris, W. (1992). James Hardie write to read program 1992. Scan: The Journal for Educators, 11(4), 20–21. https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/informit.115550333989540
  6. 1 2 Masson, Sophie (21 October 2015). "Double Act 4: Dianne Bates and About Kids Books". Feathers of the Firebird. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  7. ↑ Potter, Troy (4 July 2022). "Spectral motherhood and maternal grieving: language and sudden unexplained death in infancy in Australian juvenile fiction". Journal of Gender Studies. 31 (5): 598–609. doi:10.1080/09589236.2021.1942805. ISSN   0958-9236.
  8. ↑ "Dianne Bates". Simon & Schuster. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
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