Elaine Forrestal
Western Australian children's writer
Elaine Forrestal (born 1941)[1] is a Western Australian writer of books for children and young adults, including her 1996 book, Someone Like Me.
Career
Elaine Forrestal was born in Perth, Western Australia in 1941.[2] She graduated with a Bachelor of Education and Diploma of Teaching from Edith Cowan University.[3] She worked as a school teacher prior to taking up full-time writing in 1999.[3][4] She also holds a higher degree in creative writing from the University of Western Australia.[3]
Forrestal began publishing short stories in 1983. The Watching Lake, published in 1991, was her first novel[3] and was shortlisted for the 1992 Western Australian Premier's Book Awards.[2]
In 2012 Forrestal was presented with the Muriel Barwell Award for Distinguished Service to Children's Literature by the Western Australian branch of the Children's Book Council of Australia.[2]
Her papers, including manuscripts and correspondence, are held in the State Library of Western Australia.[4]
Awards and recognition
Someone Like Me
- Winner, West Australian Young Readers' Book Award – Hoffman Award, 1997[2]
- Winner, CBCA Children's Book of the Year Award: Younger Readers, 1998[2]
- Shortlisted, YABBA – Fiction for Older Readers, 1999[2]
Selected works
- The Watching Lake, Puffin, 1991
- Someone Like Me, Puffin, 1996
- Leaving No Footprints, Puffin, 2001
- Miss Llewellyn Jones, Fremantle Press, 2008
- Black Jack Anderson, Penguin, 2008
- Goldfields Girl, Fremantle Press, 2020
References
- ^ "Forrestal, Elaine (1941–)". Trove, The National Library of Australia. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f "Elaine Forrestal". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Elaine Forrestal". Writing WA. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Forrestal, Elaine (1941–)" (PDF). State Library of Western Australia. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
External links
- Official website
- Elaine Forrestal on LinkedIn
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Children's Book of the Year Award for Younger Readers
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- Thing by Robin Klein (1983)
- Bernice Knows Best by Max Dann (1984)
- Something Special by Emily Rodda (1985)
- Arkwright by Mary Steele (1986)
- Pigs Might Fly by Emily Rodda (1987)
- My Place by Nadia Wheatley (1988)
- The Best-Kept Secret by Emily Rodda (1989)
- Pigs and Honey by Jeanie Adams (1990)
- Finders Keepers by Emily Rodda (1991)
- The Magnificent Nose and Other Marvels by Anna Fienberg (1992)
- The Bamboo Flute by Garry Disher (1993)
- Rowan of Rin by Emily Rodda (1994)
- Ark in the Park by Wendy Orr (1995)
- Swashbuckler by James Moloney (1996)
- Hannah Plus One by Libby Gleeson (1997)
- Someone Like Me by Elaine Forrestal (1998)
- My Girragunji by Meme McDonald and Boori Pryor (1999)
- Hitler's Daughter by Jackie French (2000)
- Two Hands Together by Diana Kidd (2001)
- My Dog by John Heffernan (2002)
- Rain May and Captain Daniel by Catherine Bateson (2003)
- Dragonkeeper by Carole Wilkinson (2004)
- The Silver Donkey by Sonya Hartnett (2005)
- Helicopter Man by Elizabeth Fensham (2006)
- Being Bee by Catherine Bateson (2007)
- Dragon Moon by Carole Wilkinson (2008)
- Perry Angel's Suitcase by Glenda Millard (2009)
- Darius Bell and the Glitter Pool by Odo Hirsch (2010)
- The Red Wind by Isobelle Carmody (2011)
- Crow Country by Kate Constable (2012)
- The Children of the King by Sonya Hartnett (2013)
- City Of Orphans: A Very Unusual Pursuit by Catherine Jinks (2014)
- The Cleo Stories: The Necklace and the Present by Libby Gleeson (2015)
- Soon by Morris Gleitzman (2016)
- Rockhopping by Trace Balla (2017)
- How To Bee by Bren MacDibble (2018)
- His Name Was Winter by Emily Rodda (2019)
- The Little Wave by Pip Harry (2020)
- Aster's Good, Right Things by Kate Gordon (2021)
- A Glasshouse of Stars by Shirley Marr (2022)
- Runt by Craig Silvey (2023)
- Picture Book (1955–present)
- Early Childhood (2001–present)
- Older Readers (1946–present)
- Eve Pownall Award for Information Books (1988–present)
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