Penni Russon
| Penni Russon | |
|---|---|
| Born |
27 December 1974 Tasmania, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Genre | Children's literature, young adult fiction |
Penni Russon (born 27 December 1974) is an Australian writer of children's literature and young adult fiction.
Biography
Russon was born in 1974 in Tasmania, Australia.[1] Russon has studied children's literature at Monash University and professional writing and editing at RMIT University. She is a freelance editor and originally wrote poems.[2] In 2004 her first novel was published by Random House, entitled Undine.[3] Undine was a finalist in the 2004 Aurealis Award for best young-adult novel but lost to Scott Westerfeld's The Secret Hour.[4] In 2005 she released the sequel to Undine, entitled Breathe which was published by Random House and in 2007 she concluded the Undine trilogy with Drift.[5][6] Breathe received a note of high commendation at the 2005 Aurealis Awards.[7] Russon has written two novels in the Girlfriend Fiction series and in 2007 she released Josie and the Michael Street Kids which was a finalist for the 2009 Children's Peace Literature Award.[8][9][10] She currently lives in Melbourne with her husband and two children.[2] She currently releases stories on the online website Storybird and is a CP author there, under the name of Eglantine.
Bibliography
Undine trilogy
- Undine (2004)
- Breathe (2005)
- Drift (2007)
Other novels
- Josie and the Michael Street Kids (2007, part of the Aussie Chomps series)
- Indigo Girls (2008, book 2 in the Girlfriend Fiction series)
- Little Bird (2009, book 13 in the Girlfriend Fiction series)
- Dear Swoosie (2010, with Kate Constable, book 17 in the Girlfriend Fiction series)
Nominations
Aurealis Awards
- Best young-adult novel
- 2004: Nomination: Undine
Children's Peace Literature Award
- 2009: Nomination: Josie and the Michael Street Kids
References
- ↑ "About Penni Russon". pennirusson.com. Retrieved 2010-05-02.
- 1 2 "Penni Russon". Fantastic Fiction. Retrieved 2010-05-02.
- ↑ "Undine". Random House. Retrieved 2010-05-02.
- ↑ "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2005 Aurealis Awards". Locus Online. Retrieved 2010-05-02.
- ↑ "Breathe". Random House. Retrieved 2010-05-02.
- ↑ "Drift". Random House. Retrieved 2010-05-02.
- ↑ "Aurealis Awards, previous years' results" (PDF). Aurealis Awards. 1995–2008. Archived from the original on 2010-05-02. Retrieved 2010-01-19.
- ↑ "Little Bird (Girlfriend Fiction 13)". Allen & Unwin. Retrieved 2010-05-02.
- ↑ "Indigo Girls (Girlfriend Fiction 2)". Allen & Unwin. Retrieved 2010-05-02.
- ↑ "Josie and the Michael Street Kids: Aussie Chomps by Penni Russon". Penguin Books. Retrieved 2010-05-02.