Catherine Jinks
Australian writer
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Catherine Jinks (born 1963) is an Australian writer of fiction books for all age groups. She has won many awards including the Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Award four times, the Victorian Premier's Literary Award, the Aurealis Award for science fiction, the IBBY Australia Ena Noel Encouragement Award, the Adelaide Festival Award, and the Davitt Award for crime fiction.[1]
Born1963 (age 62–63)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAustralian
Yearsactive1986-present
Catherine Jinks | |
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| Born | 1963 (age 62–63) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Years active | 1986-present |
Early life
Jinks was born in Brisbane, Queensland, and grew up in Papua New Guinea where her father worked as a patrol officer. She went to Ku-ring-gai High School in Sydney, where the library was named after her[2] in 2007.
Books
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Fiction series
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Awards
- 1996 winner Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers – Pagan's Vows
- 1997 co-winner Aurealis Award for best young-adult novel – Eye to Eye
- 1998 winner Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers – Eye to Eye
- 2001 winner Children's Book of the Year Award: Younger Readers – You'll Wake the Baby
- 2006 winner Davitt Award — Best Young Adult Book – Evil Genius
- 2009 winner Davitt Award — Best Young Adult Book – Genius Squad
- 2014 winner Children's Book of the Year Award: Younger Readers – A Very Unusual Pursuit
- 2019 winner Best Novel, Australian Shadow Awards – Shepherd[3]
- 2020 shortlisted Colin Roderick Award — Shepherd[4]
