Jane Godwin
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Jane Godwin (born 1964 in Melbourne, Australia[1]) is an Australian author, and is a publisher at Penguin Books Australia for children and young adult books.
Recognition and awards[edit]
Godwin has sole-authored fifteen books which have been published internationally, and she has earned many commendations.
- 1999: shortlisted for New South Wales State Literary Award Patricia Wrightson Prize - Sebby, Stee, The Garbos and Me
- 1999: finalist Young Australian Best Book Award - Sebby, Stee, The Garbos and Me
- 2000: winner of the Queensland Premier's Literary Award - The Family Tree
- 2006: shortlisted for CBC Book of the Year Awards in the Younger Readers category - The True Story of Mary
- 2021: shortlisted for the Children's prize at the Indie Book Awards - Sing Me The Summer[2]
- 2021: shortlisted for CBCA Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers - When Rain Turns to Snow[3]
- 2024: winner of Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) - Children's Picture Book of the Year (ages 0–6) - A Life Song[4]
She lives in Melbourne with her husband and has two children, including Wil Wagner.[5][6]
Books[edit]
- The Family Tree (1998)
- Poor Fish (2000)
- When Anna Slept Over (2001)
- Millie Starts School (2001)
- Jessie and Mr Smith (2003)
- The Day I Turned Ten (2004)
- Minnie and The Super Guys (2004)
- The True Story of Mary (2005)
- When Elephants Lived In The Sea (2006)
- Falling from Grace (2006)
- Little Cat and the Big Red Bus (2008)
- Sam Sullivan's Scooter (2009)
- Where's Sunday? (2010)
- Today We Have No Plans (2012)
- Starting School (2013)
- How Big is Too Small? (2016)
- Go Go and the Silver Shoes (2018)
- What Do You Wish For? (2018)
- As Happy as Here (2019)
- Sing Me The Summer (2020)
- When Rain Turns to Snow (2020)
References[edit]
- ^ "Jane Godwin". Penguin Books. Archived from the original on 7 February 2008.
- ^ "Indie Book Awards 2021 shortlists announced". Books+Publishing. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ "CBCA 2021 Book of the Year shortlists announced". Books+Publishing. 30 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ ABIA (9 May 2024). "Australian Book Industry Award Winners 2024". ABIA. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ "Show & Tell Promotions with Jane Godwin". showtell.com.au. Archived from the original on 13 September 2009.
- ^ "Michael Wagner & Jane Godwin: talented literary partners". The Boomerang Books Blog blog.boomerangbooks.com.au. 8 April 2018.