Leanne Hall (author) explained

Leanne Hall is an Australian author of young adult and children's fiction.

Hall's debut novel This is Shyness won the Text Prize for Young Adult and Children's Writing (2009). Her novel Iris and the Tiger won the Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children's Literature (2017). Her most recent novel, The Gaps, won the Davitt Award for Best Young Adult Novel, Adelaide Festival Award for Literature: Young Adult Fiction, Ethel Turner Prize for Young People's Literature, and Prime Minister's Literary Award for Young Adult.

Biography

In 2013, Hall was an Asialink Artist in Residence at Peking University.^[1] In 2014, she participated in Australian Writers Week in China.

Hall is currently completing a Ph.D. in Ultra Running at RMIT University.^{[2] [3]}

Awards and honors

Iris and the Tiger was selected for The White Ravens Catalogue (2017).^[4]

In 2022, Kirkus Reviews named The Gaps one of the best young adult novels of the year.^[5]

Awards for Hall's writing!Year!Title!Award!Result!Ref.

2009	This Is Shyness	Text Prize for Young Adult and Children's Writing	Winner	^[6] ^[7]
2010		Western Australian Premier's Book Award for Young Adult	Shortlist	^[8]
2011		Inky Award for Gold Inky	Shortlist
2012	Queen of the Night	Inky Award for Gold Inky	Shortlist	^[9]
2016	Iris and the Tiger	INDIES Award for Juvenile Fiction (Children's)	Finalist	^[10]
2017		Australian Book Design Awards for Children's Fiction	Shortlist	^[11]
		Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children's Literature	Winner	^[12]
2018		Young Australians Best Book Awards: Fiction for Older Readers	Shortlist	^[13]
2022	The Gaps	Davitt Award for Best Young Adult Novel	Winner	^[14]
		Adelaide Festival Award for Literature Young Adult Fiction	Winner	^[15]
		NSW Premier's Literary Award Ethel Turner Prize for Young People's Literature	Winner	^[16] ^[17]
		Victorian Premier's Prize for Writing for Young Adults	Shortlist	^[18]
		Australian Book Industry Award Book of the Year for Older Children	Shortlist	^[19]
		Prime Minister's Literary Award for Young Adult	Winner	^[20]
		Children's Book Council of Australia	Shortlist	^[21]

Publications

Hall's short stories have been published in Meanjin, The Age, Best Australian Stories, Sleepers Almanac, Kill Your Darlings, and Growing Up Asian In Australia.

Standalone books

• Iris and the Tiger (2016)
• The Gaps (2022)

Shyness series

• This Is Shyness (2010)
• Queen of the Night (2012)

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bond . Madeleine . 2021-10-26 . Creative Exchanges: 2013 . 2022-12-13 . Asialink . en.
2. Web site: Leanne Hall . 2022-12-13 . . en.
3. Web site: Leanne Hall . 2022-12-13 . The Wheeler Centre . en-US.
4. Web site: Iris and the Tiger . 2022-12-13 . The White Ravens Database.
5. Web site: Simeon . Laura . 2022-12-11 . Best of 2022: Our Favorite Teen & YA Books . 2022-12-13 . Kirkus Reviews . en.
6. Web site: This is Shyness . 2022-12-13 . Text Publishing.
7. Web site: 25 August 2009 . Hall wins Text Young Adult Prize . 2022-12-13 . Books+Publishing . en-AU.
8. Web site: June 21, 2011 . 2010 WA Premier's Book Awards Shortlist Announced . 2022-12-13 . The Tales Compendium . en.
9. Web site: Winners of the Inky Awards 2012 — Readings Books . 2022-12-13 . Readings . en.
10. Web site: "Iris and the Tiger" is a 2016 Foreword INDIES Finalist . 2022-12-13 . Foreword Reviews . en.
11. Web site: 18 April 2017 . ABDA Book Design Awards 2017 shortlists announced . 2022-12-13 . Books+Publishing . en-AU.
12. Web site: Iris and the Tiger by Leanne Hall . 2022-12-13 . Text Publishing.
13. Web site: 2018 Shortlist . 2022-12-13 . Young Australians Best Book Awards . en-AU.
14. Web site: August 29, 2022 . Awards: Ned Kelly, Davitt Winners . 2022-12-13 . Shelf Awareness.
15. Web site: Dunford . George . 2022-03-05 . Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature showcase excellence . 2022-12-13 . ArtsHub Australia . en-AU.
16. Web site: Cain . Sian . 2022-05-16 . ‘Unflinching’: Villawood graphic novel wins book of the year at NSW premier’s literary awards . 2022-12-13 . . en.
17. Web site: 2022-03-08 . The Gaps . 2022-12-13 . State Library of NSW.
18. Web site: 7 December 2021 . VPLAs 2022 shortlists announced . 2022-12-13 . Books+Publishing . en-AU.
19. Web site: Admin . APA General . 2022-05-23 . 2022 Book Awards Shortlist . 2022-12-13 . ABIA . en-AU.
20. Web site: Burke . Kelly . 2022-12-13 . Prime Minister’s Literary awards 2022: Nicolas Rothwell and Mark Willacy win major prizes . 2022-12-13 . . en.
21. Web site: CBCA Book of the Year Notables - 2022 . 2022-12-13 . Children's Book Council of Australia.