Lolo Houbein
Author's name:
Lolo Houbein
Author description:
Lolo Houbein, of Aldgate in the Adelaide Hills, came to Australia from The Netherlands with her husband and children in 1958 at the age of 24. She did not speak English, yet eleven years later she matriculated as an adult student and Lolo is now an accomplished and prolific writer in English, with an extensive portfolio and an impressive list of awards and commendations.
Latest book:
One Magic Square: Grow Your Own on One Square Metre
Wakefield Press, Adelaide, 2008
A timely, hands-on manual for meeting the rising food crisis in the easiest way possible: at home, in the garden, on the balcony. With over twenty food plot designs and many colour photographs.
Sample bibliography:
Tibetan Transit
Simon & Schuster, Sydney, 1999
Lily Makes a Living
Hodder & Stoughton, Sydney, 1996
The Sixth Sense
University of Queensland Press, Brisbane, 1992
Wrong Face in the Mirror
University of Queensland Press, Brisbane, 1990
Walk a Barefoot Road
ABC Books, Sydney, 1988
Genres:
Adventure, (Auto)biography, Essays/articles, Historical fiction, Literary fiction, Multicultural, Non-fiction, Poetry, Travel, Young adult fiction, Other
Contact SAWC:
SA Writers' Centre
Email: sawriters@sawc.org.au
Phone: +61 (8) 8223 7662
Address: PO Box 43 Rundle Mall Adeaide SA 5000
The SA Writers' Centre is assisted by the South Australian Government through Arts SA, and the Commonwealth Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory bodies.