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Name
  
Catherine Jinks


Role
  
Writer

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Education
  
University of Sydney, Ku-ring-gai Creative Arts High School

Awards
  
Aurealis Award for best young-adult novel

Books
  
Evil Genius, The reformed vampire s, How to Catch a Bogle, Genius Squad, Genius Wars

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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.

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Personal 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 in 2007.

Awards

  • 1996 winner Children's Book of the Year Award: Older ReadersPagan'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 ReadersEye to Eye
  • 2001 winner Children's Book of the Year Award: Younger ReadersYou'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 ReadersA Very Unusual Pursuit
  • References

    Catherine Jinks Wikipedia


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