Rosanne Hawke
Author's name:
Rosanne Hawke
Author description:
Rosanne Hawke has written 14 books for young people including Soraya, the Storyteller (shortlisted in the 2006 SA Festival Awards and the 2005 CBCA Awards). Mustara was shortlisted in the 2007 NSW Premier's Awards; Wolfchild was shortlisted in the 2004 Aurealis Awards; Across the Creek won the Cornish 2005 Holyer an Gof award. Rosanne has been a teacher and aidworker in Pakistan and the UAE. She is an Asialink, Varuna & May Gibbs Fellow, a Bard of Cornwall, and teaches Creative Writing at Tabor Adelaide. She has a PhD in Creative Writing from the University of Adelaide.
Latest book:
The Last Virgin in Year 10
Lothian, Melbourne, 2006
Caz is living a lie. It takes incredible effort to fit in with the popular crowd. She doesn't like the music they do, doesn't have the same clothes and doesn't have a boyfriend. Actually she's never been kissed. A candid and funny novel for young adults about finding the courage to be yourself.
Sample bibliography:
Soraya, the Storyteller
Lothian, Melbourne, 2004
Mustara
Lothian, Melbourne, 2006
Zenna Dare
Lothian, Melbourne, 2002
Yardil
Benchmark (Windy Hollow), Montrose, Victoria, 2004
The Keeper
Lothian, Melbourne, 2000
Genres:
Middle childhood, Multicultural, Picture book, Young adult fiction
Web site:
www.rosannehawke.com
Contact booking agent:
Carole Carroll
Email: c.carroll@bigpond.com
Phone: 8376 4662
Address: 2 Second Ave, Glenelg East 5045
Available for:
school visits, workshops, mentoring, assessments, speaking engagements
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.