Elizabeth Fensham

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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 titlesYear
Helicopter Man2006
Miss McAllister's Ghost2008
Goodbye Jamie Boyd2008
Matty Forever2009
Bill Rules2010
The Invisible Hero2011
Matty And Bill For Keeps2012
My Dog Doesn't Like Me2015

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References

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  2. Helicopter man (Book, 2005). [WorldCat.org]. OCLC   57392221.
  3. Corri e non voltarti mai (Book, 2008). [WorldCat.org]. OCLC   800024575.
  4. "2011 Queensland Premier's Literary Awards shortlist". Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  5. "UQP - Matty and Bill for Keeps". Uqp.uq.edu.au. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  6. "Elizabeth Fensham | Melbourne Writers Festival". Mwf.com.au. Archived from the original on 8 March 2011. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  7. Matty and Bill for keeps (eBook, 2012). [WorldCat.org]. OCLC   815480093.
  8. "Ticket Request". Sa2.seatadvisor.com. Retrieved 26 November 2013.