Fiona Wood (writer) explained

Fiona Anna Wood is an Australian writer of young adult fiction. She is a three-time winner of the award.

Career

Fiona Wood is a graduate of the University of Melbourne. She worked for 12 years as a scriptwriter for television series, including episodes of Neighbours, Home and Away and MDA,^[1] before her first novel, Six Impossible Things, was published in 2010.

Awards and recognition

• Six Impossible Things
  • Winner, Eleanor Dark Flagship Fellowship for Fiction, 2008^[2]
  • Shortlisted, CBCA (Children’s Book Council of Australia) Book of the Year, Older Readers, 2011
  • Shortlisted, YABBA (Young Australians Best Book Awards), 2014
  • Shortlisted, YABBA (Young Australians Best Book Awards), 2016
• Wildlife
  • Shortlisted, Queensland Literary Awards, Young Adult Book Award, 2013^[3]
  • Shortlisted, Victorian Premier's Literary Awards, Young Adult Fiction Award, 2014^[4]
  • Shortlisted, NSW Premier's Literary Award, Ethel Turner Prize, 2014^[5]
  • Winner, CBCA Book of the Year, Older Readers, 2014^[6]
  • Shortlisted, Reading & Enjoying Australian Literature (REAL) Awards, Fiction for Year 7–9, 2015^[7]
  • Honour book, Kids Own Australian Literature Awards (KOALAs), Fiction for years 7–9, 2015^[8]
• Cloudwish
  • Winner, Indie Award, Best Young Adult (Independent Booksellers Awards), 2016^[9]
  • Winner, CBCA Book of the Year, Older Readers, 2016
  • Shortlisted, ABIA Awards (Australian Book Industry Awards)
  • Shortlisted, WA Young Readers' Book Award
• Take Three Girls
  • Winner, CBCA, Book of the Year, Older Readers, 2018
  • Shortlisted, Gold Inky Award
  • Shortlisted, Indie Award (Independent Booksellers Awards)

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Fiona Wood. 2020-08-30. AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. en.
2. Web site: Fiona Wood. 2020-08-30. Varuna. en-US.
3. Web site: 2013-08-20. Queensland Literary Awards 2013 shortlists announced. 2020-08-30. Books+Publishing. en-AU.
4. Web site: 2013-11-29. Victorian Premier's Literary Awards 2014 shortlists announced. 2020-08-30. Books+Publishing. en-AU.
5. Web site: 2014-04-08. NSW Premier's Literary Awards 2014 shortlists announced. 2020-08-30. Books+Publishing. en-AU.
6. Web site: 2014-08-15. CBCA Book of the Year Awards 2014 winners announced. 2020-08-30. Books+Publishing. en-AU.
7. Web site: 2015-04-15. REAL Awards 2015 shortlists announced. 2020-08-30. Books+Publishing. en-AU.
8. Web site: 2015-11-10. KOALAs 2015 winners announced. 2020-08-30. Books+Publishing. en-AU.
9. Web site: 2016-03-24. 'The Natural Way of Things' wins Indie Book of the Year for 2016. 2020-08-30. Books+Publishing. en-AU.