Joanne Horniman
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Joanne Horniman is an Australian author who has won several awards for her books for children, teenagers and young adults. Her novels often set in country New South Wales
, and often deal with such themes as the search for identity, family relationships, growing up in rural communities, and teenage parenthood.
in country New South Wales, Australia. She started writing at the age of about six, and has written stories on a regular basis since then. Growing up, she had an avid interest in politics, regularly reading the works of Karl Marx
. She studied at university in Sydney
, and has worked as an editor, a colleges and university teacher, and as an author. She now lives in Lismore
in northern New South Wales.
Her novel Loving Athena (2001) won a Notable Book title in the Australian Children's Book Council Awards in 1998; and her novel Mahalia (2001) won an Honour Book title in the same awards in 2002. After writing a number of books for teenagers and young adults, she wrote her first book for adults, A Charm of Powerful Trouble in 2002.
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, and often deal with such themes as the search for identity, family relationships, growing up in rural communities, and teenage parenthood.
Biography
Joanne Horniman grew up in MurwillumbahMurwillumbah, New South Wales
Murwillumbah is a town of approximately 7,500 people in far north-eastern New South Wales, Australia in the Tweed Shire. It lies on the Tweed River, 848 km north-east of Sydney, 13 km south of the Queensland border and 132 km south of Brisbane. At the 2006 census, Murwillumbah had a...
in country New South Wales, Australia. She started writing at the age of about six, and has written stories on a regular basis since then. Growing up, she had an avid interest in politics, regularly reading the works of Karl Marx
Karl Marx
Karl Heinrich Marx was a German philosopher, economist, sociologist, historian, journalist, and revolutionary socialist. His ideas played a significant role in the development of social science and the socialist political movement...
. She studied at university in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, and has worked as an editor, a colleges and university teacher, and as an author. She now lives in Lismore
Lismore, New South Wales
Lismore is a subtropical town in northeastern New South Wales, Australia. Lismore is the main population centre in the City of Lismore local government area. Lismore is a regional centre in the Northern Rivers region of the State.-History:...
in northern New South Wales.
Her novel Loving Athena (2001) won a Notable Book title in the Australian Children's Book Council Awards in 1998; and her novel Mahalia (2001) won an Honour Book title in the same awards in 2002. After writing a number of books for teenagers and young adults, she wrote her first book for adults, A Charm of Powerful Trouble in 2002.
Novels for Older Readers
- Sand MonkeysSand MonkeysSand Monkeys is a young adult novel by the Australian writer Joanne Horniman, who is known for novels centering on realistic depictions of people in unusual relationships. It was published in 1992 by Omnibus Books. The author's work on the novel was assisted by a writer's grant from the Australia...
, 1992 - The Serpentine Belt, 1994
- Loving Athena, 1997
- Mahalia, 2001
- A Charm of Powerful Trouble, 2002
- Secret Scribbled Notebooks, 2004
- Little Wing, 2006
- About a Girl, 2010