Penni Russon

Penni Russon (born 27 December 1974) is an Australian writer of children's literature and young adult fiction.

Penni Russon
Born (1974-12-27) 27 December 1974
Tasmania, Australia
NationalityAustralian
GenreChildren's literature, young adult fiction

Biography

Russon was born in 1974 in Tasmania, Australia.[1] Russon studied children's literature at Monash University and professional writing and editing at RMIT University. She is a freelance editor and originally wrote poems.[2] In 2004, her first novel was published by Random House, entitled Undine.[3] Undine was a finalist in the 2004 Aurealis Award for best young-adult novel but lost to Scott Westerfeld's The Secret Hour.[4] In 2005, she released the sequel to Undine, entitled Breathe, which was published by Random House, and in 2007 she concluded the Undine trilogy with Drift.[5][6] Breathe received a note of high commendation at the 2005 Aurealis Awards.[7] Russon has written two novels in the Girlfriend Fiction series, and in 2007 she released Josie and the Michael Street Kids, which was a finalist for the 2009 Children's Peace Literature Award.[8][9][10] She currently lives in Melbourne with her husband and three children.[11][2] She currently releases stories on the online website Storybird and is a CP author there, under the name of Eglantine.

Bibliography

Undine trilogy

  • Undine (2004)
  • Breathe (2005)
  • Drift (2007)

Other novels

  • Josie and the Michael Street Kids (2007, part of the Aussie Chomps series)
  • Indigo Girls (2008, book 2 in the Girlfriend Fiction series)
  • Little Bird (2009, book 13 in the Girlfriend Fiction series)
  • Dear Swoosie (2010, with Kate Constable, book 17 in the Girlfriend Fiction series)
  • Only Ever Always (2011)
  • The Endsister (2018)

Nominations

Aurealis Awards

  • Best young-adult novel
    • 2004: Nomination: Undine
  • Best children's fiction
    • 2018: Winner: The Endsister

Children's Peace Literature Award

  • 2009: Nomination: Josie and the Michael Street Kids

References
  1. "About Penni Russon". pennirusson.com. Archived from the original on 28 October 2010. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
  2. "Penni Russon". Fantastic Fiction. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
  3. "Undine". Random House. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
  4. "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2005 Aurealis Awards". Locus Online. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
  5. "Breathe". Random House. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
  6. "Drift". Random House. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
  7. "Aurealis Awards, previous years' results" (PDF). Aurealis Awards. 1995–2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
  8. "Little Bird (Girlfriend Fiction 13)". Allen & Unwin. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
  9. "Indigo Girls (Girlfriend Fiction 2)". Allen & Unwin. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
  10. "Josie and the Michael Street Kids: Aussie Chomps by Penni Russon". Penguin Books. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
  11. "eglantine's cake:: Penni Russon". eglantine's cake. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
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