John Gunn (Australian writer)

John Gunn (born 26 February 1925) is an Australian writer, sailor and aviator.

Education[]

Gunn attended Newington College aged 12 in 1937.^[1] He entered the Royal Australian Naval College as a cadet-midshipman in 1939.^[2] In 1946 he began training as a Fleet Air Arm pilot, serving in England and the Mediterranean.^[2] He returned to Australia in 1949 and attended Sydney University, aborting the study of medicine to start a family.^[2]

Career[]

Gunn and his young family moved to England, where he began his writing career.^[2] In 1957 they returned to Australia.^[2] He attained various positions including:

• Literary guide and friend to the Australian Broadcasting Commission's children's programme.^[2]
• Aviation correspondent for the Australian Financial Review^[2]

Bibliography[]

Novels[]

• The Wild Abyss (1972)
• Water Hazard (1995)

Novels for children[]

• Barrier Reef Espionage (1955)
• Battle in the Ice (1956)
• Gibraltar Sabotage (1957)
• Sea Menace (1958)
• Submarine Island (1958)
• The Humpy in the Hills (1960)
• Peter Kent's Command (1960)
• Dangerous Enemies (1961)
• City in Danger (1962)
• Conquest of Space (1962)
• The Goodbye Island (1963)

Edited[]

• Dangerous Secret (1960)
• The Gold Smugglers (1962)
• The Gravity Stealers (1965)

Drama[]

• Wren's Nest (1955)
• Hildegard : A Play (1999)

Non-fiction[]

• Barrier Reef by Trimaran (1966)
• Seaspay : The Spoils of War (1967)
• Sailing and Ships for You (1957)

Awards[]

• 1959 – joint winner Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers for Sea Menace

See also[]

• Arthur Piver

References[]

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