Jackie French
Jackie French AM | |
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Born | Anne French 29 November 1953 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Occupation | Author |
Alma mater | Brisbane State High School |
Genre | Juvenile fiction, historical fiction, gardening books |
Notable works | |
Spouse | Bryan Sullivan |
Website | |
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Jacqueline Anne French
Early life
French was born Jacqueline Anne Ffrench in Sydney in 1953 and grew up in Brisbane. She attended Brisbane State High School. Her parents divorced in 1967, and when her mother changed her surname from Ffrench to French, Jackie also did so.[3]
Career
French began writing Rain Stones, her first book for children, when she was 30 years old, living in a shed and in need of money to register her car.[4][5]
French's books include both fictional,
Her books Hitler's Daughter and Pete the Sheep were adapted for the stage by Monkey BAA Theatre Company. Hitler's Daughter toured Australia in 2012 and the United States in 2013. Pete the Sheep toured Australia in 2014.[11]
She is a regular contributor to the
Awards and recognition
French has won more than 60 awards in Australia and overseas and a number of her books have been shortlisted for numerous Australian and United States awards.[15][16]
In 2014, she was awarded the
Diary of a Wombat, lustrated by Bruce Whatley, has been translated into 23 languages and is the only picture book to win the
French was the 2014-15
Personal life
In her early twenties she and her first husband moved to Araluen, near Braidwood, where she now lives with her second husband Bryan Sullivan. They have turned their property into a conservation refuge for the area's rare and endangered species.[33]
In 1996, her sister Wendy vanished. She was presumed dead but her body was never found. In 2003, Wendy's husband committed suicide during an investigation into his wife's disappearance.[3]
French studied the behaviour and ecology of wombats for 40 years and is the ambassador and former director of The Wombat Foundation, which raises funds for research into the preservation of wombats.[11] She is also the ACT Children's Week Ambassador, 2011 Federal Literacy Ambassador, patron of Books for Kids, YESS, Speld ACT, Speld Qld, DAGS (Dyslexia Association Gawler), and joint patron of Monkey BAA Theatre for Young People with Susanne Gervais and Morris Gleitzman.[34][35][36][37]
French is
References
- ^ "Primary School Resources to support the Australian History Curriculum" (PDF). Australian School Library Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 March 2015.
- ^ "Text Choices for the Australian Curriculum" (PDF). English Teachers' Association Conference. 23 November 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 December 2014.
- ^ a b Nikki Barrowclough, The escape artist", The Age, 3 March 2012, Good Weekend, p. 27
- ^ "Jackie French". Australian of the Year Awards. Australian Government. 2015. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020.
- ^ "Jackie French: Multi-award-winning author". Australian Writers' Centre.
- ^ Mitchell, Natasha (11 October 2013). "Let the land speak: how has the landscape shaped your family history?". Radio National. Australia: Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
- ^ "The Beach They called Gallipoli: Jackie French and Bruce Whatley in conversation at the State Library of NSW". NSW Veterans. Government of New South Wales. Archived from the original on 26 November 2014.
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- ^ 100 Years of Anzac, Government of New South Wales
- ^ "The Hairy-Nosed Wombats Find a New Home Jackie French". Trove. National Library of Australia.
- ^ a b c Plater, Diana (24 November 2012). "A decade in wombat years". The Age. Melbourne.
- ^ Aliento, Willow (13 April 2014). "Jackie French on listening to the land and lessons from history". The Fifth Estate.
- ^ "Jackie French: Best plants for the barbecue". The Canberra Times. 13 December 2014.
- ABC TV. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ a b The Library University of Canberra (October 2009). "A Guide to the Jackie French Papers". Loe Rees Archives.
- ^ a b "Jackie French". Australian Children's Laureate.
- ^ "2014 Queensland Literary Award Winners". Queensland Literary awards. 2014.
- ^ "Book of the Year Awards Notables 2014". The Children's Book Council of Australia. Archived from the original on 18 December 2014.
- ^ "2014 Winners and Shortlists". State Library of New South Wales. 25 March 2020.
- ^ "New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards" (PDF). SL Magazine. 8 (4): 35. Summer 2016.
- ^ "Booksellers Choice Award". The Children's Book Council of Australia. Archived from the original on 5 January 2010.
- ^ "Canberra's Own Outstanding List (COOL) Award Winners". Good Reads.
- ^ "Awards Night 2003". K.O.A.L.A. Kids Own Australian Literature Awards. 21 June 2012.
- ^ "Previous winners of the BILBY Awards" (PDF). Children's Book Council of Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2015.
- ^ "Diary of a Wombat by Jackie French ages 3-7". Story Mama.
- ^ Warden, Ian (28 November 2013). "Jackie French: Australian Children's Laureate makes waves". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ Herbertson, Lisa (7 October 2014). "Nib: Waverley Library Award for Literature winners short-listed". Wentworth Courier. News Local Sydney.
- ^ Maley, Jacqueline. "NSW finalists for Australian of the Year announced". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ Mitchell, Georgina (25 January 2015). "Author Jackie French named Senior Australian of the Year". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ Brissenden, Michael (26 January 2015). "Jackie French named Senior Australian of the Year". Australia: ABC Radio.
- ^ "Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia (A-L)" (PDF). Australia Day 2016 Honours Lists. Office of the Governor-General of Australia. 25 January 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
- ^ "2016 Winners: 2016 Industry Award Winners". abiawards.com.au. ABIA. Archived from the original on 4 September 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ^ Schriever, Jordanna (8 May 2014). "Children's author Jackie French spreads the word on the worth of wombats". The Advertiser.
- ^ "The People Involved in ACT Children's Week". ACT Children's Week.
- ^ "Time to register for National Literacy and Numeracy Week". Independent Education Union of Australia. 7 February 2013.
- ^ "Festival of Children's Literature 2013, Jackie French". University of Canberra. Archived from the original on 18 December 2014.
- ^ "New ACT Dyslexia support". ACT Council of Parents & Citizens Associations. Archived from the original on 18 December 2014.
- ^ Radio New Zealand National. "Australian Children's Laureate Jackie French". Nine to Noon.
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