Penni Russon

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Penni Russon
Born (1974-12-27) 27 December 1974 (age 47)
Tasmania, Australia
GenreChildren's literature, young adult fiction
Website
www.pennirusson.com

Penni Russon (born 27 December 1974) is an Australian writer of children's literature and young adult fiction.

Biography[]

Russon was born in 1974 in Tasmania, Australia.[1] Russon studied children's literature at Monash University and professional writing and editing at RMIT University. She is a freelance editor and originally wrote poems.[2] In 2004, her first novel was published by Random House, entitled Undine.[3] Undine was a finalist in the 2004 Aurealis Award for best young-adult novel but lost to Scott Westerfeld's The Secret Hour.[4] In 2005, she released the sequel to Undine, entitled Breathe, which was published by Random House, and in 2007 she concluded the Undine trilogy with Drift.[5][6] Breathe received a note of high commendation at the 2005 Aurealis Awards.[7] Russon has written two novels in the Girlfriend Fiction series, and in 2007 she released Josie and the Michael Street Kids, which was a finalist for the 2009 Children's Peace Literature Award.[8][9][10] She currently lives in Melbourne with her husband and three children.[11][2] She currently releases stories on the online website and is a CP author there, under the name of Eglantine.

Bibliography[]

Undine trilogy

  • Undine (2004)
  • Breathe (2005)
  • Drift (2007)

Other novels

  • Josie and the Michael Street Kids (2007, part of the series)
  • Indigo Girls (2008, book 2 in the Girlfriend Fiction series)
  • Little Bird (2009, book 13 in the Girlfriend Fiction series)
  • Dear Swoosie (2010, with Kate Constable, book 17 in the Girlfriend Fiction series)
  • Only Ever Always (2011)
  • The Endsister (2018)

Awards and Nominations[]

Aurealis Awards

  • Best young-adult novel
    • 2004: Nomination: Undine
  • Best children's fiction
    • 2018: Winner: The Endsister

Children's Peace Literature Award

  • 2009: Nomination: Josie and the Michael Street Kids

References[]

  1. ^ "About Penni Russon". pennirusson.com. Archived from the original on 28 October 2010. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Penni Russon". Fantastic Fiction. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
  3. ^ "Undine". Random House. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
  4. ^ "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2005 Aurealis Awards". Locus Online. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
  5. ^ "Breathe". Random House. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
  6. ^ "Drift". Random House. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
  7. ^ "Aurealis Awards, previous years' results" (PDF). Aurealis Awards. 1995–2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
  8. ^ "Little Bird (Girlfriend Fiction 13)". Allen & Unwin. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
  9. ^ "Indigo Girls (Girlfriend Fiction 2)". Allen & Unwin. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
  10. ^ "Josie and the Michael Street Kids: Aussie Chomps by Penni Russon". Penguin Books. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
  11. ^ "eglantine's cake:: Penni Russon". eglantine's cake. Retrieved 2 May 2018.

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