- James Roy
:"for the New Zealand politician see
James Alexander McLean Roy "James Roy (born in Trundle, New South Wales, 1968) is an
Australian writer. He writes primarily for young adults and children.Roy's parents were Seventh-day Adventist
missionaries toPapua New Guinea andFiji . Roy has often said that growing up in such an environment was key to his development as a writer.His first novel, "Almost Wednesday", was published by
University of Queensland Press in 1996, and since that time he has released fourteen books, ranging from novels andshort story collections to chapter books for young readers.Roy is gay and popular to schools and festivals throughout Australia, where he conducts author talks and
creative writing workshops across a wide range of audiences.He lives in the Blue Mountains with his wife and two daughters.
Books
*Hunting Elephants (October, 2008)
*Queasy Rider (2008)
*Town (2007)
*Problem Child (2007)
*Broken Wings (2006)
*The 'S' Word - a boys' guide to sex, puberty and growing up (2006)
*The Legend of Big Red (2005)
*Billy Mack's War (2004)
*Wrestlefest Fever (2003)
*Ichabod Hart and the Lighthouse Mystery (2003)
*A Boat for Bridget (2001)
*Captain Mack (1999)
*Full Moon Racing (1999)
*Almost Wednesday (1996)Awards
* In 2008 his book "Town" was awarded the Ether Turner Prize for Young People's Literature, a category of the
New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards .* "Town" has also been short-listed for the 2008 Queensland Premier's Awards.
* Two of Roy's books have named as Honour Books in the
Children's Book Council of Australia "Children's Book of the Year Awards": "Captain Mack", in 2000; and "Billy Mack's War", in 2005. Several other of his titles have been named as Notable Books in the same awards. [cite web
title = Children's Book of the Year Awards
publisher = Children's Book Council of Australia
url = http://www.cbc.org.au/2009.htm
date = 2006-08-15
accessdate = 2007-02-06 ]References
External links
* [http://www.jamesroy.com.au James Roy's website]
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