Allan Baillie

Allan Baillie (born 29 January 1943) is an Australian writer. He was born in Scotland, but moved with his family to Australia when he was seven. He began work as a journalist working on papers such as the Melbourne Sun, Telegraph and the Australian Women's Weekly having studied journalism at Melbourne University. Turning to literature his books include "Adrift", "Little Brother" and "The China Coin". Writing predominantly children's literature he has recently authored his first adult novel. He lives in Sydney, Australia with his wife and two children.

Bibliography

Children's novels

*"Adrift" (1984)
*"Little Brother" (1985)
*"Little Monster" (1991)
*"The Bad Guys" (1993) (aka "The Bad Boys")
*"The Excuse" (1997)
*"Foggy" (2001)
*"Imp" (2002)
*"Riding with Thunderbolt: The Diary of Ben Cross" (2004)

Children's picture books

*"Drac and the Gremlin" (1988)
*"Bawshou Rescues the Sun: A Han Folktale " (1991)
*"The Boss" (1992)
*"Rebel!" (1993)
*"Old Magic" (1996)
*"DragonQuest" (1996)
*"Star Navigator" (1997)
*"Archie: The Big Good Wolf" (1998)
*"Castles" (2005)

Children's non-fiction

*"Legends: Stories of Australia" (1999)

Young adult novels

*"Riverman" (1986)
*"Eagle Island" (1987)
*"Megan's Star" (1988)
*"Hero" (1990)
*"The China Coin" (1991)
*"Magician" (1992)
*"Songman" (1994)
*"Secrets of Walden Rising" (1996)
*"The Last Shot" (1997)
*"Wreck!" (1997)
*"Saving Abbie" (2000)
*"Treasure Hunters" (2002)
*"Cat's Mountain" (2006)

Adult novels

*"Mask Maker" (1974)

Collections

*"Creature" (1987)
*"Mates and Other Stories" (1989)
*"Dream Catcher and Other Stories" (1995)
*"The Phone Book" (1995)
*"Ten Out of Ten" (2003)
*"A Taste of Cockroach" (2005)

Awards and nominations

*Australian Multicultural Children's BOTY Award - Miscellaneous category- Joint Winner - 1992 for "The China Coin"
*CBC Book of the Year - Picture Book category - Joint Winner - 1989 for "Drac & the Gremlin" Various nominations
*W.A. Young Readers Book Award (WAYRA) - listed twice (once shortlisted)
*S.A. Kanga Awards - listed once
*New South Wales State Literary Award - shortlisted twice
*Kids Own Aust Literature Award (KOALA) - shortlisted three times
*Children's Peace Lit Award (PEACE) - Best Book - shortlisted once
*Young Aust Best Book Award (YABBA) - Picture Book - shortlisted once
*S.A. Festival Award for Literature - Children's Book - short listed once

External links

* [http://www.allanbaillie.com.au Author's official website]

Footnotes

References

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*cite web | title=Allan Baillie profile | last= | first= | work=Lateral Learning Speaker' Agency | url=http://www.laterallearning.com/hsc/baillie.html | date= | accessdate=2007-05-22