Nationality Australian Name Christine Harris | Role Writer | |
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Born 5 August 1955 (age 68)
Mile End, South Australia ( 1955-08-05 ) Genre Children's, fantasy, science fiction, horror, young-adult, historical Awards Aurealis Award for best horror novel Books Audrey of the Outback, Audrey Goes to Town, Outback: The Diary of Jimmy, Jamil's Shadow, Audrey's Big Secret Similar People Patricia Bernard, Allan Baillie, Libby Gleeson, Sophie Masson, Alan Tucker | ||
Christine Harris (born 5 August 1955) is an Australian writer of children's and young adult with works both in speculative fiction and historical fiction.
Biography
Christine Harris was born in Mile End, South Australia in 1955. In 1992 Harris' first book was released, entitled Outer Face which was a collection of 14 of her short stories. She has since released numerous other short stories and released three other collections. Harris has also had published over ten novels including three series, written seven poems and released a picture book and two anthologies. She has won or been nominated for various awards including the 1999 Aurealis Award best horror novel for Foreign Devil, and the 2009 White Ravens Award for Audrey of the Outback, among others.