JC Burke
The Story of Tom Brennan won the 2006 CBC Book of the Year – Older Readers and the 2006 Australian Family Therapists Award for Children’s Literature. It is currently on the NSW HSC syllabus list. Pig Boy has been shortlisted for a slew of awards and won Jane the prestigious Ned Kelly Award for crime fiction in 2012.
Meet the Speaker
Since Burke started writing in 1999, she has published a number of acclaimed books for teenagers and young adults, including Children’s Book Council Notable Books White Lies and The Red Cardigan, Aurealis Awards finalist Nine Letters Long, The Story of Tom Brennan, Faking Sweet, Starfish Sisters and Ocean Pearl.
J.C. Burke was born in Sydney in 1965, the fourth of five sisters. With writers for parents, she grew up in a world of noise, drama and books, but she decided to become a nurse after her mother lost a long battle with cancer. Jane lives on Sydney’s Northern Beaches and is married with two children.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=CF1FJeZjsZc
J.C. Burke was born in Sydney in 1965, the fourth of five sisters. With writers for parents, she grew up in a world of noise, drama and books, but she decided to become a nurse after her mother lost a long battle with cancer. Jane lives on Sydney’s Northern Beaches and is married with two children.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=CF1FJeZjsZc
Sessions
The Story of Tom Brennan
The Story of Tom Brennan is discussed from initial idea to the finished novel. The author’s workbook, research and...
General Author Talk
Kirsty talks about her stories and her writing process in detail, highlighting the applications to students’ own writing...
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