Melina Marchetta, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Melina Marchetta

Australian teen writer

Date of Birth: 25-Mar-1965

Place of Birth: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Profession: screenwriter, writer, children's writer

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Aries

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About Melina Marchetta

  • Melina Marchetta (born 25 March 1965) is an Australian writer and teacher.
  • Marchetta is best known as the author of teen novels, Looking for Alibrandi, Saving Francesca and On the Jellicoe Road.
  • She has twice been awarded the CBCA Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers, in 1993 and 2004.
  • For Jellicoe Road she won the 2009 Michael L.
  • Printz Award from the American Library Association, recognizing the year's best book for young adults.

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