Judith Clarke (24 August 1943 – 14 May 2020) was an Australian best-selling author of short stories for children and young adults.[1]

Life

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Clarke was born on 24 August 1943 and raised in Sydney.[2] She worked as a teacher, lecturer and librarian. She graduated from the University of New South Wales, and Australian National University.[2]

Clarke died on 14 May 2020 in Melbourne.[3]

Awards

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  • Young People's Talking Book of the Year Award (1991) from the Variety Club
  • Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book in Fiction and Poetry, for Kalpana's Dream
  • Children's Books of the Year Awards Winner-Children's Book Council of Australia, for Wolf on the Fold
  • Children's Books of the Year Awards Honor, Older Readers, for Night Train (Holt, 2000), by the Children's Book Council of Australia
  • Victorian Premier's Literary Awards Winner, by Young Adult Fiction-State Library of Victoria, Australia
  • Queensland Premier’s Literary Young Adult Book Award winner (2007) for One Whole and Perfect Day[3]
  • Michael L. Printz Honor Book, for One Whole and Perfect Day[3]
  • Prime Minister's Literary Award, Young Adult Fiction (2018) shortlisted for My Lovely Frankie[3]

Works

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  • The boy on the lake: stories of the supernatural, University of Queensland Press, 1989, ISBN 978-0-7022-2203-0
  • Riffraff, H. Holt, 1992, ISBN 978-0-8050-1774-8
  • Friend of my Heart, University of Queensland Press, 1994, ISBN 978-0-7022-2699-1
  • Panic stations, University of Queensland Press, 1995, ISBN 978-0-7022-2696-0
  • Big Night Out, Shorts, 1995, ISBN 978-1-86291-266-3
  • Lost Day, Puffin Books, 1997, ISBN 9780140382907
  • Nighttrain, Puffin, 1998, ISBN 978-0-14-038772-8
  • Starry Nights, Allen & Unwin, 2001, ISBN 978-1-86508-604-0
  • Wolf on the Fold, Allen & Unwin, 2002, ISBN 978-1-86508-796-2
  • Kalpana's Dream, Allen & Unwin, 2004, ISBN 9781741142532
  • One Whole and Perfect Day, Allen & Unwin, 2006, ISBN 978-1-74114-856-5; (Front Street, 2007) ISBN 978-1-932425-95-6
  • The Winds of Heaven, Allen & Unwin, 2009, ISBN 978-1-74175-731-6
  • Capsella series
  • My Lovely Frankie, Allen & Unwin, 2017, ISBN 9781760296339

References

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  1. ^ "Clarke, Judith : Boyds Mills Contributors". Archived from the original on 25 February 2010. Retrieved 10 April 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Clarke, Judith 1943- | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d "Vale Judith Clarke". Books Publishing. 20 May 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
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