Gabrielle Wang Explained
Gabrielle Wang is an Australian writer and illustrator for children and young adults based in Melbourne. Her writing career spans 20 years and has produced more than 20 books.
Biography
Wang was born in Melbourne and is a fourth generation Australian, her ancestors having come to Australia during the Australian gold rushes of the mid-1800s. Wang trained as a graphic designer in Melbourne, then studied painting and language in Taiwan and China. She lectured in Chinese at RMIT University in Melbourne before writing full time. Her work is influenced by her experiences of growing up between two cultures.[1]
Wang's children's novel, A Ghost in my Suitcase, was adapted for the stage by Vanessa Bates of Barking Gecko Theatre and toured in 2019.[2]
In March 2022 she was named the Australian Children's Laureate for 2022–2023.[3]
Bibliography
- 'The Garden of Empress Cassia' Penguin Australia (2002)[4]
- 'The Pearl of Tiger Bay' Penguin Australia (2004)
- 'Kids Night In 2' Penguin Australia (2005)[5]
- 'The Hidden Monastery' Puffin Books (2006)
- 'The Lion Drummer' Puffin Books (2008)
- 'A Ghost in my Suitcase' Penguin Australia (2009)
- 'Little Paradise' Puffin Books (2010)
- 'The Race for the Chinese Zodiac' Black Dog Books (2012)
- 'Poppy Comes Home' Bk 4 Puffin Books (2011)
- 'Poppy and the Thief' Bk 3 Puffin Books (2011)
- 'Poppy at Summerhill' Bk 2 Puffin Books (2011)
- 'Meet Poppy' Bk1 Puffin Books (2011)
- 'The Wishbird' Penguin Australia (2013)
- 'Pearlie's Ghost' Bk 4 Penguin Australia (2014)
- 'Pearlie the Spy' Bk 3 Penguin Australia (2014)
- 'Pearlie's Pet Rescue' Bk 2 Penguin Australia (2014)
- 'Meet Pearlie' Bk 1 Penguin Australia (2014)
- 'The Poppy Stories (4 books in 1) Penguin Australia (2016)
- 'Two Enchanted Tales from Old China' Christmas Press (2017)
- 'The Beast of Hushing Wood' Penguin Australia (2017)
- 'The Pearlie Stories' (4 books in 1) Penguin RH (2018)
- 'Ting Ting the Ghost Hunter' Penguin RH (2018)
- 'Zadie Ma and the Dog Who Chased the Moon' Penguin RH (2022)[6]
Awards
- The Garden of Empress Cassia
- The Pearl of Tiger Bay
- The Lion Drummer
- A Ghost in my Suitcase
- The Race for the Chinese Zodiac
- Shortlisted for the WAYRBA, YABBA, KOALA Awards 2011[13]
- Our Australian Girl: Meet Poppy
- Shortlisted for the YABBA, Kroc, COOL, KOALA Awards 2012[14]
- Shortlisted in the 2012 WAYRBA Awards[15]
- The Wishbird
- The Beast of Hushing Wood
- Shortlisted for the Speech Pathology Awards 2018[20]
- Ting Ting the Ghosthunter
- Zadie Ma and the Dog Who Chased the Moon
Notes and References
- Web site: Booked Out Speakers Agency - Gabrielle Wang. bookedout.com.au. 10 November 2020.
- Web site: A Ghost in my Suitcase - Barking Gecko Theatre. barkinggecko.com.au. 10 November 2020.
- Web site: 2022-03-08 . Opportunities and awards wrap . 2022-03-08 . ArtsHub Australia . en-AU.
- Web site: Booktopia Search Results for Gabrielle Wang . booktopia.com.au . 11 November 2020.
- Web site: Kids' Night in 2: A Feast of Stories . penguin.com.au . 11 November 2020.
- Web site: Zadie Ma and the Dog Who Chased the Moon . penguin.com.au . 10 April 2022.
- Web site: Aurealis awards Previous winners . AurealisAwards.files.wordpress.com . 19 November 2020.
- Web site: Aurealis awards Previous winners . AurealisAwards.files.wordpress.com . 19 November 2020.
- Web site: CBCA Notable Books - Younger Readers . librarything.com . 19 November 2020.
- Web site: Sakura Medal Winners Goodreads . goodreads.com . 12 November 2020.
- Web site: Notable Australian Children's Books 2010 . indigenousliteracyfoundation.org.au . 19 November 2020.
- Web site: Aurealis awards Previous winners . AurealisAwards.files.wordpress.com . 19 November 2020.
- Web site: The Race for the Chinese Zodiac - Books . walkerbooks.com.au . 19 November 2020.
- Web site: 2012 Shortlist Young Australians Best Book Award . yabba.org.au . 19 November 2020.
- Web site: Younger Readers 2012 West Australian Young Readers' Book Awards . wayrba.org.au . 23 January 2012 . 19 November 2020.
- Web site: CBCA - Notables 2014 . cbca.org.au . 11 November 2020.
- Web site: https://abda.com.au/awards-archive/books/?order=asc&orderby=name&swpquery=wishbird&abda_year[=2012&abda_year[]=2020 Books Australian Book Designers Association ]. abda.com.au . 12 November 2020.
- Web site: 2014 Shortlist Young Australians Best Book Awards . yabba.org.au . 12 November 2020.
- Web site: SCBWI Crystal Kite Finalists . scbwi.org . 12 November 2020.
- Web site: Speech Pathology Australia book awards 2018 shortlists announced . booksandpublishing.com.au . 11 November 2020.
- Web site: 2018 Aurealis Awards shortlist announcement . aurealisawards.org . 20 February 2019 . 11 November 2020.
- Web site: 2023-08-02 . Queensland Literary Awards 2023 shortlists . 2023-08-02 . Books+Publishing.
- Web site: 2023-10-26 . Prime Minister’s Literary Awards 2023 shortlists announced . 2023-10-26 . Books+Publishing.