- Kierin Meehan
Kierin Meehan (b. in
Brisbane ,Queensland ) is anAustralian children's bookauthor ,teacher andchoreographer .History
As a child, Meehan wanted to be a ballet dancer or a veterinarian, but her life took a different path when she discovered she didn't like wearing pointe shoes and was afraid of animals. [http://www.bookedout.com.au/queensland/Kierin_Meehan/index.html Booked Out Speakers Agency article] on Kieran Meehan. Accessed May 6, 2008.] Meehan studied at the
University of Queensland , where she received a degree in German and Japanese. She later obtained a graduate degree in performing arts (dance) from theQueensland University of Technology , and worked as a dance teacher and choreographer for ten years. [ [http://www.austlit.edu.au/run?ex=ShowAgent&agentId=AwD Australian Literature Resource article on Meehan] ] Meehan also taught German and Japanese language lessons, and lived in Japan for several years.Books
Meehan began writing in Esashi, a town on the west coast of
Hokkaidō ,Japan , when she was asked to write a monthly column for the town's magazine. [ [http://www.infinitas.com.au/ProductsByAuthor.php?autid=26264 Infinitas Bookshop article] on Kieran Meehan. Accessed May 6, 2008.] To date, she has written three books: "Hannah's Winter" (2001), "Night Singing" (2003) and "In the Monkey Forest" (2005). "Hannah's Winter" was a notable book in the 2002 CBC Awards, and "Night Singing" and "In the Monkey Forest" both received thePatricia Wrightson Prize . [ [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patricia_Wrightson_Prize#Patricia_Wrightson_Prize_for_Children.27s_Literature List of Patricia Wrightson Prize winners] ] She is currently working on a fourth novel, "Ten Rules for Detectives", due to be published in 2008. [http://www.asialink.unimelb.edu.au/our_work/arts/literature/residencies/current University of Melbourne Artists in Residence page.] Accessed May 6, 2008.]Personal life
Meehan is currently a Japenese teacher in Eagle Junction State School in Brisbane ,QLD, Australia. http://www.asialink.unimelb.edu.au/our_work/arts/literature/residencies/current University of Melbourne Artists in Residence page.] Accessed May 6, 2008.]
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